Over the past five years, we have used data and analytics to help the research and healthcare communities navigate the sea of research and to put collaboration, both interdisciplinary and international, at the heart of scientific progress on the SDGs.

For the first time, we have published graphics covering all SDGs using data and insights from Scopus and SciVal. These graphics show key metrics for research output, collaboration and impact.

They show growth in research related to all SDGs between 2015 and 2019, and a large wealth of research in SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing. While international collaboration is strong, we see an overwhelming volume of research from high income countries. The SDGs most researched are SDGs with strong relevance for industrialised countries. SDGs that directly seek to reduce the burden of the poorest, however, see limited publication activity.

Elsevier's new report - The Power of Data To Advance the SDGs - features the infographics as part of a wider piece of work exploring the pivotal role that research plays in tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. For more information and to read the report (https://sdgresources.relx.com/reports/power-data-advance-sdgs)

What we do impacts the world. Our products and services shed light on some of the most pressing global issues. The RELX SDG Resource Centre will aid researchers and the public by giving them access to critical content that informs understanding about the SDGs.’ Erik Engstrom, CEO, RELX
What are the SDGs?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out the UN agenda for people, planet and prosperity through 2030. The SDGs were adopted by 193 states at the United Nations in September 2015. The 17 goals and 169 targets aim to stimulate action in areas of critical importance to humanity and the environment. RELX is a dedicated signatory of the UN Global Compact which uses the SDGs to chart business participation in achieving these aims.

The goal of the RELX SDG Resource Centre

The SDG Resource Centre showcases the latest in science, law, business, events and more that can help drive forward the SDGs, drawing on content from across the whole of our company and from key partners as well. The aim is to support the UN in implementing the SDGs and to broaden awareness and understanding of the SDGS for our customers, governments, researchers, companies, NGOs and individuals.
What can RELX contribute?

There is strategic alignment with the SDGs across RELX. We focus on our unique contributions as a business – making a positive impact through our knowledge, resources and skills – including universal, sustainable access to information, advance of science and health, protection of society, promotion of the rule of law and justice and fostering communities.

For example:

Elsevier plays an important role in advancing human welfare and economic progress through its science and health information. Reports, such as Sustainability Science in a Global Landscape (which explores the state of science underpinning the SDGs), launched with the release of the SDGs
LexisNexis Legal & Professional advances the rule of law throughout the world and the rule of law underpins all the SDGs. For example, LexisNexis Legal & Professional products and services strengthen SDG 16 focused on peace and justice. See, for example, the Rule of Impact Tracker developed with the World Justice Project. At the 2016 UN General Assembly, we provided the singular private sector view on how business can support the rule of law during a high-level panel on the Global Alliance for Reporting Progress on Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
Risk & Business Analytics open source HPCC systems technology helps protect society, for example by using big data to detect and prevent fraud for governments and a range of business sectors. And its information for professional communities delivers industry solutions: for example, Proagrica, harness data and analytics to improve agricultural yields and ensure sustainable land use.
Reed Exhibitions’ events foster communities and improve the efficiency of markets. They provide platforms for supporting the SDGs, among them, World Future Energy Summit focused on affordable and clean energy and World Travel Market dedicated to sustainable tourism.

As a multinational business and signatory of the UN Global Compact, RELX has a role to play in advancing the SDGs. In the words of Richard Horton, editor of one of our flagship publications, The Lancet: ‘We have the content, we have the international reach. We have the ambition, we have the people, and we have an incredible capacity to innovate. We can use all of that to advocate for better policies and better action to reach these goals.’ The aim of the SDG Resource Centre is to do just that. The content on the SDG Resource Centre includes articles, reports, legal practical guidance, tools, webinars and videos and events, categorised by SDG and tagged with relevant topics and region. You can explore by SDG or content type (articles, reports etc) and search all of the content using the search form. You can also follow a topic by using the tags that will appear as you click through the site.

RELX

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The company serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people, of whom almost half are in North America.

We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.