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Tool: Contribution to Sustainable Development

This tool sets how every project shows its contribution to at least four SDGs, including SDG 13, and how it calculates its SD impact factor.

DocumentsLast reviewed 23 October 2026

ReferenceCR-I Tool for Determination of Contribution of Projects towards Sustainable Development
Version1.0
Date16 September 2021
Applies toAll projects, every scope and scale; VVBs
DownloadSustainable Development tool (PDF)

What it covers

  • The four-SDG threshold, including SDG 13 (section 2.1.4)
  • Four steps: identify and categorise, assess and monitor, link to goals, calculate the impact factor (sections 2.2 to 2.5)
  • Validation and verification of SD contribution by VVBs (section 3)

Read the full explanation in Sustainable development: the four-SDG rule.

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with SDG 13 Climate Action highlighted. Every CR-I project contributes to at least four SDGs, including SDG 13.