EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- According to the Jeffrey Sachs Center’s score measurement, Penang achieved a score of 64.2 for its overall SDG performance in 2021.
- The state has attained goals for SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), and will be maintaining these achievements till 2030.
- Major challenges remain in achieving SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cites and Communities) and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
- In order to accelerate SDGs progress, a multi-stakeholder approach is needed to leverage the inter-linkages between the SDGs, and to improve their effectiveness.
- Crucial SDG data are still lacking at state level, and since high-quality statistics are key for measuring and monitoring SDGs progress, improving and strengthening statistics for SDGs at that level remains an essential undertaking.
- A medium-to-long-term approach is needed to guide sustainable development policies, with special focus on the indicators where the state faces major challenges.
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