This guide, originally published in 2020, has been revised to highlight the technical content adopted as part of the new LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing Cities v4.1 rating system. Local leaders can use this document to see how their progress in LEED helps meet the Sustainable Development Goals. View the first version of Tracking Progress on Global Goals.
This document maps the requirements and strategies found in LEED v4.1 for Cities and Communities to corresponding UN Sustainable Development Goals, suggests the LEED for Cities and Communities categories, prerequisites and credits that best align with the goal, and provides specific metrics that cities and communities can use to measure their progress toward the goal at the local level.
The guide is organized by the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals:
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well-Being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
- Reduce Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Under Water
- Life On Land
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Partnerships for the Goals