HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 447

Judgment Statement

• Australian sectors demonstrate moderately successful collaboration in achieving SDGs.
• This assessment is based on individual sector progress and the effectiveness of inter-sector coordination.

Individual Sector Progress

• Government shows considerable commitment through policy integration and SDG alignment.
• Evidence supporting this includes agencies incorporating SDGs into reporting despite data fragmentation challenges.
• The business sector is demonstrating strong voluntary participation through workplace wellness programs.
• Companies are also active in providing safe environments, living wages and reviewing their supply chains.
• Universities achieve significant multiplier effects by training future SDG implementers.
• Overall, collaboration within sectors is demonstrating high effectiveness in building long-term capacity to achieve SDG’s.

Inter-sector Coordination

• Coordination between sectors shows limited effectiveness for integrated transformation.
• Complex challenges require shared measurement frameworks that currently don’t exist.
• Local initiatives like “We’re All in this Together” produce promising results. However, scaling these programs nationally faces major coordination barriers.
• The results indicate weak accountability systems between sectors.
• Different sectors find it much easier to address SDG’s in isolation rather than collaborative partnerships.
• This minimal coordination impact prevents achieving transformative outcomes.

Overall Assessment

• When all factors are considered, Australia shows moderate SDG collaboration success.
• Individual sectors perform well independently but fail to integrate efforts effectively.
• On balance, this proves sufficient for incremental progress but insufficient for transformation.
• The assessment reveals urgent need for formal coordination mechanisms and shared accountability.
• Implications suggest establishing national frameworks to connect sector initiatives for greater impact.