What are the five pillars of sustainable development?

 What are the five pillars of sustainable development?

The 5 pillars, also known as 5 Ps of sustainable development, encompass 5 overarching areas that each of the SDG’s address. These are of critical importance to act towards over the next decade.

They are: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships, sustainability sitting at the core of each. These pillars are there to inform decision making around interventions installed by the government that work towards the SDG’s.

When a new policy is adopted, it must consider the consequences it will have upon any of the 5 Ps. Today, United Nations successfully continues to consider these pillars against each of their development goals. They offer a blueprint that many organisations can measure their own actions against.