Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sustainable Development Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 8.

Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 8 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.

Case studies

141 case studies available.

KomKuk – linking creatives
Award
Düsseldorf, Germany

KomKuk – linking creatives

Fostering creativity through creative enablement

KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany

KRACH - Kreativraum Chemnitz

Rent free space allows innovation to flourish.

Sendai for Startups
Sendai, Japan

Sendai for Startups

Supporting entrepreneurs through social innovation.

Bogota’s Culture Satellite Account
Bogotá, Colombia

Bogota’s Culture Satellite Account

An innovative system mapping Bogota’s cultural and creative industries.

Enlace
Montevideo, Uruguay

Enlace

A public co-working space supporting the Social and Solidarity Economy.

Digital Welcome
Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Digital Welcome

An ICT and technology skills training programme to improve migrant and refugee integration.

The Little Hotel that Could: Tourist Engagement Services
Tel Aviv, Israel

The Little Hotel that Could: Tourist Engagement...

How will guests react to the sight of a construction site right under their balconies? A success story from Tel Aviv, Israel, reconciling between urban renewal and growing tourism

Coehoorn Centraal
Arnhem, Netherlands

Coehoorn Centraal

A citizen-led project has evolved into a community of more than 80 creative entrepreneurs.

District Marketplace Management and Administration Model
Bogotá, Colombia

District Marketplace Management and Administrat...

A comprehensive business model to revitalise Bogota's marketplaces.