Relative Importance of Sustainable Development Goals by Q-Sort Evaluation

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals offer a comprehensive framework for extensive development actions. purpose of this study is to explore the patterns perception relative importance goals. Although interrelations between diversified goals provide approach decision-makers, may support effective strategies in field. used voluntary online survey among 123 business students by Q-sort ranking method. analysis identified three characteristic goals: (1) global thinkers who prioritize planet-related goals; (2) pathfinders; and (3) human-centric people-related preference orders suggest that can best improve acceptance sustainability Climate change water are most relevant calling words environmental actions, while health, hunger, poverty equivalents social Collaboration partnership not considered be essential items, but position education encouraging. Understanding motivations respondents shaping attitudes line with policy expectations; moreover, factor membership as grouping broader survey. resultant characteristics factors surveys aimed at understanding behind environmentally conscious behavior.