This is a live, web-based simulation where participants play of role of founder of a new start-up tech company in the clean tech industry.
SDG Topics: Affordable and Clean Energy / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.
Free online game. Players control a fast-food corporation, exploring the negative impacts such businesses can potentially have on society and the environment (e.g. rainforest destruction, poor worker conditions, faulty ad campaigns, food poisoning, etc.).
SDG Topics: Decent Work and Economic Growth / Responsible Consumption and Production.
Purchase required for access. In this simulation game, players take on the role of managers in large consulting firms. Firms compete with each other, striving to make a profit while still achieving positive social and environmental impacts. The game explores business sustainability and the consequences of decisions.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Sustainable Cities & Communities.
Free online game. Players act as the CEO of the world's biggest oil company (from the 1940s onwards), encountering choices involving environmental degradation and political corruption.
SDG Topics: Decent Work and Economic Growth / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Large-scale participatory simulation game. Players take on roles as stakeholders (farmers, developers, policy-makers) and make decisions that will impact the local watershed.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Sustainable Cities & Communities.
This is an interactive role-play simulation where students and teachers can build awareness and knowledge around mental health issues and suicide prevention. Educators can access a free demo.
SDG Topics: Good Health & Wellness / Quality Education.
These games are good examples of how entrepreneurs and innovators can partner with others to create technological solutions for social and environmental problems.
This downloadable app allows scientists to gather data on "normal" spatial navigational skills of game players, fueling research on dementia.
SDG Topics: Good Health and Wellness / Partnerships for the Goals.
In this online game, players use pattern-matching abilities to predict the primary structure of proteins. The resulting data is used by scientists for research on human health and cures for disease.
SDG Topics: Good Health and Wellness / Partnerships for the Goals.
This app teaches players how to read and analyse data on natural disasters in order to mitigate impacts and predict future events. Help the fictional town of Smithsonville prepare for disasters!
SDG Topics: Sustainable Cities and Communities / Climate Action / Partnerships for the Goals.
This game is available online or as a downloadable app. Players are challenged to control the size of an ice sheet in order to help penguins reach their destination. The ice sheets are affected by climate change events.
SDG Topics: Life Below Water / Climate Action / Partnerships for the Goals.
This game is available both online and as a downloadable app. Players are given a virtual endangered animal to care for, and learn about the effects of climate change on different species around the world.
SDG Topics: Climate Action / Life On Land / Partnerships for the Goals.
The players take on the roles of policy makers in two countries that have access to the same river. They have to match the increasing water demand with adequate supply. In order to achieve this goal, effective collaboration and information exchange must be established between stakeholders both within and across the borders. Since the goals of both countries overlap, the game provides an opportunity for practicing conflict resolution and cooperation at the international level.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Affordable & Clean Energy / Partnerships for the Goals.
Free simulation. This game is a group role-playing simulation game. Participants represent different countries, working with each other face-to-face with the goal of negotiating a global climate change agreement. Best suited for groups of 6 - 40 people, takes about 3 hours to complete.
SDG Topics: Climate Action / Partnerships for the Goals.
This is an online web-based multiplayer simulation game. Players take the role of fishers and try to maximize net worth as they compete with other players and deal with variations in fish stocks. The game involves buying, selling, and negotiations.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life Below Water.
Free online game. Players take on the role of President of the European Nations and are tasked with handling political decisions and negotiations to mitigate climate change between the years 2000 and 2100.
SDG Topics: Zero Hunger / Clean Water & Sanitation / Affordable & Clean Energy / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure / Climate Action / Partnerships for the Goals
In this online game, players are tasked with settling on an uninhabited island. They can harvest trees, develop infrastructure, multiply income and engage with other players -- who may or may not be open to negotiation.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land / Partnerships for the Goals.
Free online game. Developed by the BBC through research and interviews with Syrian refugees, this game is the online interactive story of a Syrian refugee family. Players make choices that guide the story along, seeing how every choice affects the family's chances of making it to safety.
SDG Topics: Reduced Inequalities / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
PeaceMaker is inspired by real events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Players can play both the role of the Israeli Prime Minister or the Palestinian President. Play the news: how would you react to the events in the Middle East presented using real news footage and images? Be a leader and bring peace to the region before your term in office ends.
SDG Topics: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions / Partnerships for the Goals.
Free online game. Players become the editor of a newspaper in the fictional dictatorship country Republica, tasked with deciding how to sway public opinion by choosing which articles to publish.
SDG Topics: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
This is an interactive exploration of current events unfolding in the Syrian civil war, available free for download as an app or PC/MAC game. Players navigate the choices open to the Syrian rebels, pushing the conflict to its endgame through political and military decisions. Can you achieve peace?
SDG Topics: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Free online game. Players act as the CEO of the world's biggest oil company (from the 1940s onwards), encountering choices involving environmental degradation and political corruption.
SDG Topics: Decent Work and Economic Growth / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Free online game. Players take on the role of President of the European Nations and are tasked with handling political decisions and negotiations to mitigate climate change between the years 2000 and 2100.
SDG Topics: Zero Hunger / Clean Water & Sanitation / Affordable & Clean Energy / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure / Climate Action / Partnerships for the Goals
Free online game. Players take on the role of mayor and choose how to develop their town/city, making decisions around energy sources, urban development and natural resources.
SDG Topics: Affordable and Clean Energy / Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Free online game. Players act as the CEO of the world's biggest oil company (from the 1940s onwards), encountering choices involving environmental degradation and political corruption.
SDG Topics: Decent Work and Economic Growth / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Large-scale participatory simulation game. Players take on roles as stakeholders (farmers, developers, policy-makers) and make decisions that will impact the local watershed.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Sustainable Cities & Communities.
Simulation game released by IBM. Players develop a city and make decisions around energy sources, water, banking and retail.
SDG Topics: Affordable and Clean Energy / Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Free online game. This is a disaster simulation game, challenging players to reduce ultimate damage to towns and cities by investing in infrastructure and technologies before the disaster hits. Each scenario takes 10-20 minutes to complete, and is accompanied with information about real natural disasters and impacts.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure / Sustainable Cities and Communities / Climate Action.
This collection of free online games challenges players to create a sustainable environment, construct a sustainable house, and develop a sustainable town. Good for learning about sustainable practices.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure / Sustainable Cities and Communities.
This quick online game asks players to answer a set of ten questions about developing their fictional city, then compares the resulting city with real-life urban locations around the world, scoring factors such as health, life-style, innovation, sustainability and transportation.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure / Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Free simulation. This is a live, web-based simulation. Participants play the role of senior management at a leading firm in the solar photovoltaic industry, competing against computer-simulated firms to learn about the challenges of pricing and strategy.
SDG Topics: Affordable and Clean Energy / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.
This is an online web-based multiplayer simulation game. Players take the role of fishers and try to maximize net worth as they compete with other players and deal with variations in fish stocks. The game involves buying, selling, and negotiations.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life Below Water.
In this online game, players are tasked with settling on an uninhabited island. They can harvest trees, develop infrastructure, multiply income and engage with other players -- who may or may not be open to negotiation.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land / Partnerships for the Goals.
This is a simulation game offered by Wharton University's Learning Lab. Individuals or teams represent different countries in control of fishing fleets, and players are introduced to the concept of "the tragedy of the commons". *Faculty must contact Wharton for access to the simulation materials.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life Below Water / Partnerships for the Goals.
Free online game. Players are given 10 days to catch as many fish as possible to support their families -- while avoiding the depletion of fish stocks. Players decide whether to take 1, 2, 3, or no fish each day, and their choices impact the fish population.
Free online game. Set in Haiti, your goal is to help the Guinard family get an education and improve their lives. During the course of the season, the characters perform their assigned roles. Situations will occasionally appear which change the conditions of the job, and lead you to have them work hard or work casually. Special events will also occasionally pop up that affect the family's fortunes.
SDG Topics: No Poverty / Quality Education / Reduced Inequalities.
Free online game. Players take on the role of an American adult living in poverty, tasked with making difficult decisions of everyday life. Can you make it through the month without going broke?
SDG Topics: No Poverty / Reduced Inequalities.
Online and downloadable app. Users can find in-depth information on sustainable and unsustainable fishing practices globally for different fish species.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life Below Water.
This downloadable app uses the Nike Sustainability Index to provide information on different manufacturing materials, aiming to inspire designers and creators to make better choices in the materials they use.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Responsible Consumption and Production.
Developed by WWF, this online tool helps companies and investors ask questions about water to assess risks and offer guidance on how to respond next.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Life Below Water / Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
This downloadable app is developed by Unilever for professional kitchens and food-related businesses, and offers food waste management tools and tips to reduce food waste.
SDG Topics: Sustainable Cities & Communities / Responsible Consumption and Production.
Developed by ESRI, this interactive map allows users to explore ecological structures, bioclimates, forest cover and rock types from any geographic location on the planet.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land.
This online tool allows users to assess forest cover changes and risks related to sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life On Land.
This online tool allows users to track changes in global forest cover over past years, using filters to view different data around tree cover gain and loss.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land.
This database allows users to see supply chain maps from companies all over the world -- including the company's suppliers, the suppliers' suppliers, and all other stakeholders. Free registration gives users the ability to do their own supply chain mapping.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Responsible Consumption & Production.
Developed by WWF, this online tool helps companies and investors ask questions about water to assess risks and offer guidance on how to respond next.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Life Below Water / Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
This online tool allows users to assess forest cover changes and risks related to sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life On Land.
This online interactive tool allows users to identify potentially suitable sites for sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life On Land.
Online and downloadable app. Users can find in-depth information on sustainable and unsustainable fishing practices globally for different fish species.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life Below Water.
This online tool allows users to track changes in global forest cover over past years, using filters to view different data around tree cover gain and loss.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land.
Developed by ESRI, this interactive map allows users to explore ecological structures, bioclimates, forest cover and rock types from any geographic location on the planet.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land.
This database allows users to see supply chain maps from companies all over the world -- including the company's suppliers, the suppliers' suppliers, and all other stakeholders. Free registration gives users the ability to do their own supply chain mapping.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Responsible Consumption & Production.
Developed by WWF, this online tool helps companies and investors ask questions about water to assess risks and offer guidance on how to respond next.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Life Below Water / Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
This downloadable app uses the Nike Sustainability Index to provide information on different manufacturing materials, aiming to inspire designers and creators to make better choices in the materials they use.
SDG Topics: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Responsible Consumption and Production.
This downloadable app is developed by Unilever for professional kitchens and food-related businesses, and offers food waste management tools and tips to reduce food waste.
SDG Topics: Sustainable Cities & Communities / Responsible Consumption and Production.
Developed by WWF, this online tool helps companies and investors ask questions about water to assess risks and offer guidance on how to respond next.
SDG Topics: Clean Water and Sanitation / Life Below Water / Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.
Developed by ESRI, this interactive map allows users to explore ecological structures, bioclimates, forest cover and rock types from any geographic location on the planet.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption & Production / Life On Land.
The Embedding Project is an online resource to help companies embed sustainability into their decision-making and business operations. There is an open access website full of resources and many of these could also be used by business schools to integrate the SDGs into their core business model.
SDG Topics: Decent Work and Economic Growth / Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure / Sustainable Cities and Communities / Responsible Consumption and Production / Climate Action / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions / Partnerships for the Goals.
Online and downloadable app. Users can find in-depth information on sustainable and unsustainable fishing practices globally for different fish species.
SDG Topics: Responsible Consumption and Production / Life Below Water.
