The Social Progress Imperative’s mission is to advance global human well-being by combining national social performance and capacity indicators with solutions-oriented outreach to sector leaders and grassroots champions, who together can effect large-scale change. Social progress is defined as an increasing capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.
SPI and the Skoll Foundation partner to advance social progress. Building on their complementary assets, SPI cultivates a network of leaders in countries, cities, and communities to prioritize development needs and to measure progress. This creates an enabling environment and demand for innovative solutions. The innovations of Skoll social entrepreneurs offer solutions to address these development needs.
Issue Areas: Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsPeacePost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationStandardsWater ManagementWomen's and Girls' Education
We’re 43 years behind schedule in our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. That’s the sobering takeaway from the recently released 2019 Social Progress Index (SPI). The report gauges social…
