The Strategy for Responsible Developmentup to 2020 (with a perspective to 2030) constitutes Poland’s national instrument for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, integrating the social, economic, regional and spatial dimensions into public policy. The Strategy translates the objectives of the 2030 Agenda into national priorities tailored to the specific characteristics of the Polish economy and its social challenges.

In the economic dimension, the Strategy contributes to the implementation of the SDGs by supporting innovation, industrial development, strengthening domestic capital, and enhancing enterprise competitiveness (SDG 8, SDG 9).

In the social dimension, it promotes socially sensitive and territorially balanced development, including social inclusion, human capital development, improvements in public services, and digitalisation (SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 10, SDG 11).

In the environmental dimension, the Strategy focuses on energy security, energy efficiency, and the protection of natural resources (SDG 7, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 15).

The Strategy for Responsible Development ensures coherence between national policies and Poland’s international commitments in the field of sustainable development (SDG 16, SDG 17).

Work is currently underway on a new strategic document, the Poland Development Strategy 2035 (Strategia Rozwoju Polski do 2035 r.), which will set out the key directions of economic and social policy for the coming decade. The document aims to strengthen national security, enhance economic competitiveness, and increase social and territorial cohesion. The Sustainable Development Goals will also be reflected in the Strategy by translating global development objectives into priorities tailored to Poland's specific challenges.

Notably, the Strategy incorporates mechanisms to ensure both public accountability and flexibility. A recurring document, the Annual Strategic Diagnosis, will provide an overview of the evolving conditions affecting the Strategy's implementation and an assessment of its progress. The Strategy will be monitored through a set of implementation indicators with a 2035 horizon, including interim targets for 2030. It also includes an Action Plan outlining key projects essential to achieving its objectives, scheduled for implementation in the years 2026–2029.

Strategy of Responsible Development: https://www.gov.pl/web/fundusze-regiony/informacje-o-strategii-na-rzecz-odpowiedzialnego-rozwoju

Poland Development Strategy 2035: https://www.gov.pl/web/fundusze-regiony/strategia-rozwoju-polski-do-2035-r-

Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Department of Sustainable Economy 

Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Agenda2030@mrit.gov.pl

The Ministry of Foreign Affairsis tasked withoverseeing the external dimension of PCSD, ensuring that Poland’s policies take into account potential transboundary and international impacts. The Ministry of Economic Development and Technology is responsible for the comprehensive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level. All governmental institutions are expected to promote and integrate policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) across their strategic documents, programmes, projects, and other relevant activities.

Polish strategic documents include a commitment to ensuring policy coherence for development and define a set of priority areas of action. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for coordinating government activities to account for possible spillover or transboundary effects of policies and regulations on other countries, including developing countries, while the Ministry of Development and Technology is responsible for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level.

Within the framework of the “Multiannual Programme for Development Cooperation 2021–2030: Solidarity for Development”, an Annual Development Cooperation Plan is prepared each year. In 2025, under the Annual Development Cooperation Plan, Poland identified the following priority areas for policy coherence for development:

• Combating illegal trade in endangered plant and animal species (lead institution: Ministry of Climate and Environment); and
• Activities of the Polish OECD National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct and the promotion of responsible business standards in cooperation with stakeholders (lead institution: Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will undertake actions to assess the effectiveness of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals under “Polish Development Aid,” as set out in the 2030 Agenda and outlined in the Multiannual Programme for Development Cooperation 2021–2030. The results of this assessment will be used in the preparation of future plans and programmes related to Polish development cooperation activities.

In 2025, the “Working Party for Supporting Sustainable Development of Enterprises” was established as an advisory body to the Prime Minister and operates under the leadership of the minister responsible for economic affairs. The Working Party will – among others - support the implementation of Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) at the level of regulatory coherence in the area of sustainable development and beyond.

This objective will be achieved through:

• Analyzing key processes at the national and international levels, as well as situations that enable sustainable development of enterprises and influence the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with particular attention to the impact of policies, programmes, and strategies in both domestic and external dimensions across various sectors and socio-economic areas;
• Developing recommendations regarding draft documents prepared by government administration bodies in the areas of sustainable development and ESG, which may affect the business sector;
• Participating in the identification of national priorities and monitoring Poland’s Progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, as well as in relation to the implementation of climate objectives set out in the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted in Paris on 12 December 2015.

The Working Party is composed of representatives from ministries, stakeholders, employers’ organisations, representative trade unions, non-governmental organisations designated by the Public Benefit Advisory Council (Rada Działalności Pożytku Publicznego), nationwide associations of NGOs, local government authorities, youth organisations, and scientific and technical organisations. This interdisciplinary body will actively work to promote policy coherence for sustainable development.

Strategy for Responsible Development: https://www.gov.pl/documents/33377/436740/SOR_2017_streszczenie_en.pdf

https://www.gov.pl/web/fundusze-regiony/informacje-o-strategii-na-rzecz-odpowiedzialnego-rozwoju

Working Party: https://www.gov.pl/web/rozwoj-technologia/zespol-ds-wsparcia-zrownowazonego-rozwoju-przedsiebiorstw 

Poland monitors progress towards sustainable development through a national coordination system by the Ministry of Economic Development, with Statistics Poland (GUS) playing a key role in data collection and reporting. Progress is assessed using a set of indicators aligned with both national priorities, based on the national Strategy for Responsible Development and the SDGs. “Monitoring of the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Poland” presents a three-dimensional perspective of government, regions, and stakeholders. Monitoring results are published regularly since 2020 r. and made available through dedicated online platforms and statistical databases. 

The SDGs are integrated into the national monitoring framework by linking global goals and targets to relevant national strategic objectives. See the table here: https://sdg.gov.pl/en/priorytet/. A national indicator framework has been developed to reflect the specificity of Poland’s socio-economic context while maintaining coherence with the global SDG indicator set. This ensures consistency between international reporting obligations and domestic policy evaluation processes.

The extended version of yearly monitoring is a Voluntary National Review with aim to be presented at the UN HLPF. Poland prepared 2 VNR already in 2018 and 2023.

Prioriteies and indicators: https://sdg.gov.pl/en/priorytet/

National indicators: https://sdg.gov.pl/en/statistics_nat/

The most recent version of “Monitoring the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Poland”, reflecting the state of affairs at the end of 2024, was published in September 2025: https://www.gov.pl/web/rozwoj-technologia/monitoring-realizacji-agendy-2030

The reporting mechanism consists of the assessment of national strategies implementation, as well as the “Monitoring of the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Poland” described above, prepared by the Ministry of Development and Technology in cooperation with the Statistics Poland (GUS). In addition, every four years, a more comprehensive review is carried out within the framework of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) — conducted in 2018 and 2023. 

The reporting process involves several key institutions. The Ministry of Economic Developmentand Technology coordinates the overall process, with Statistics Poland (GUS) responsible for collecting and compiling data in line with the national SDG indicator framework, aligned with the global indicators. The preparation of Voluntary National Reviews is coordinated at the governmental level and includes inter-ministerial and public consultations, as well as local governments (vivedoships) and stakeholder engagement.

VNR 2018 and 2023: https://www.gov.pl/web/rozwoj-technologia/monitoring-realizacji-agendy-2030