The scientific community in support of the SDGs: the case of São Paulo Research Foundation

Thais Dibbern; Milena Pavan Serafim

doi:10.48160/18517072re58.227

Authors

Thais Dibbern Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4826-4614
Milena Pavan Serafim Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7541-4182

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re58.227

Keywords:

Sustainable Development Goals, Scientific community, Brazil, FAPESP

Abstract

This paper aims to present how the scientific community has been adopting the agenda of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with special emphasis on the case of the São Paulo Research Foundation. The research was carried out based on bibliographic reviews and access to data published by the funding agency itself. The following results are highlighted: previously to the launch of Agenda 2030, the agency already presented several projects that incorporated the theme of sustainable development; over the years, it was possible to observe a significant growth in relation to the granting of scholarships that refer to the theme of the SDGs and sustainable development, as well as a significant quantitative expansion in relation to the establishment of cooperation agreements and partnerships on the subject; other types of contributions from the agency could be observed, such as with the public sector and with companies.

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