SDG Champions 2024-2025

The SDG Champions Programme was developed to raise public awareness of the SDGs and to demonstrate, through the examples provided by the SDG Champions, that everyone in society can make a contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Following an open call for expressions of interest, 12 Champions were chosen to take part in Ireland’s first SDG Champions Programme. For the 2023-2024 Programme, 26 champions were chosen, consisting of 22 newly appointed organisations, along with four former SDG Champions who chose to continue the role cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the 2024-2025 Programme, 20 champions have been selected from across the public, private, community, voluntary, youth and NGO sectors and are represented by larger, national organisations and smaller, community groups.

Role

• Advocate and promoter of the SDGs and sustainable development
• Acts as a good practice example of how an organisation or group can contribute to the SDGs and integrate the SDGs into their work or activities
• Shares learnings with others

Responsibilities

• Ongoing promotion of and linking of work to the SDGs
• Quarterly updates on related work and activities
• Organisation of an SDG-related or promotional event during the lifetime of being an SDG Champion
• Contribution at end-of-term showcasing event

• ALDI Ireland
• Amicitia
• Change Clothes Crumlin
• Cherry Orchard Community Garden
• ConsortiaCo
• Cork Chamber
• Football Cooperative
• Gas Networks Ireland
• IOB
• Irish Girl Guides
• Junk Kouture
• Kinvara Tidy Towns
• Leave No Trace Ireland
• Mayo County Council
• Rubbish Film Festival
• Sligo Rovers Football Club
• Thinkhouse
• Too Good To Go
• University College Dublin
• Waterways Ireland

For more information or media enquiries to the SDG Champions, please see the list of contacts for each organisation on the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications website.