ABSTRACT This article reflects on the potential for impact assessment (IA) to be a major vehicle for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While it is acknowledged that the SDGs are intended to deliver broader outcomes than IA currently does, we nevertheless argue there is significant convergence between IA and the SDGs, which we explore utilising the key dimensions of sustainability assessment: comprehensiveness, strategicness and integratedness. We conclude that ‘geared up’ IA might be used as a major vehicle to facilitate achievement of the SDGs. However, IA must become more comprehensive and integrated, such that the full suite of SDGs and their relationships, including trade-offs, can be dealt with in a transparent and inclusive way.

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将影响评估作为实现联合国可持续发展目标的手段

摘要本文反映了影响评估（IA）成为实现联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）的主要工具的潜力。尽管公认的是，可持续发展目标旨在提供比IA更大的结果，但我们仍然认为IA和SDG之间存在着显着的融合，我们将利用可持续性评估的关键维度进行探索：全面性，战略性和整合性。我们得出的结论是，“齿轮传动机构”内部审计可能被用作促进实现可持续发展目标的主要手段。但是，IA必须变得更加全面和集成，这样才能以透明和包容的方式处理整套SDG及其关系（包括取舍）。