In a participatory process steered by the National Council for statistical information (CNIS) and associating various stakeholders, a set of 98 indicators has been selected in order to follow up the French progress towards the SDGs.

They notably include the 10 “New wealth indicators” covering environmental and social indicators beyond GDP (eg. Ecological footprint, inequality, life expectancy ) which were adopted by the “SAS act of 2015 and which are supposed to help monitor and assess every public policies, and especially the finance law.

State of play in France 2020 - transforming society through the SDGs

Released in november 2021, this working document is the result of actions taken by the Commissariat général au développement durable, in the Ministry of Ecological Transition, with the aim of providing a diagnosis of the situation in France, through the lens of the 2030 Agenda.  This document is structured around the challenges raised by France’s Roadmap for the 2030 Agenda and the targets of the 17 SDGs. It is based on numerous statistical indicators, mobilizes various studies as well as ministerial and civil society contributions.

France is also engaged in a work of evaluation and sharing of its actions for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, within the frameworks of the European Semester and the Voluntary National Review. France currently coordinates the work of the WP Agenda 2030 within the framework of the French Presidency of the EU : this work is managed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.