In 2015, the United Nations officially adopted the Agenda 2030 as a universal call for action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The Agenda 2030 contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved for this end. In its international work, the DOSB makes important contributions to the achievement of these SDGs at various levels:  

The thematic area of sport for development focuses explicitly on developmental content. Respective activities aim to contribute to the implementation of the SDGs in the project countries. Here, sport is understood in socio-pedagogical terms and is consciously used to promote a healthy and active lifestyle, integration, inclusion, gender justice, personality development and peace.   

International Sports Promotion projects enable valuable bilateral exchange with partner countries and promotes access to sports opportunities, especially for girls and women. For example, our projects contribute to gender equality and enhance the participants’ health and well-being.   

The DOSB's international advocacy group also contributes to the implementation of the SDGs by promoting global partnerships and international networking.  By implementing multilateral European sports projects within the framework of EU funding programmes such as Erasmus+ Sport, the DOSB actively contributes to shaping the European dimension of sport and strengthens European networks.  Moreover, the DOSB works in international bodies to promote good governance, the preservation of the European Model of Sport, and the fight against doping and match fixing. By this means, the DOSB works to shape and develop sport itself in a sustainable manner. 

Possible contributions of sport to achieving the SDGs are presented in detail here.

Moreover, the DOSB does not only contribute to the achievement of the SDGs on an international level. In Germany, more than 90,000 clubs and associations of organised sport contribute to the realisation of the goals on a national scale. With their activities they promote inclusion, integration, environmental protection, health prevention and much more.