This report was prepared by the Global Partnerships, Inclusion and Justice Division (GPIJ), under the direction of Tatyana Teplova, Head of Division.
The report was drafted by Ernesto Soria Morales, Simon Callewaert and Elise Desplanques. Several OECD Directorates contributed to its preparation, including the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTP), the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF), the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD), the Environment Directorate (ENV), the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), and the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD).
The report benefited from analytical, drafting and review inputs from OECD experts across these Directorates, including Géraldine Aang, Rashad Abelson, Fares Al Hussami, Andrew Blazey, Marcos Díaz Ramírez, Kathleen Dominique, Andres Fuentes Hutfilter, Sara Fyson, Hubertus Gay, Silvia Gavornikova, Lorenze Gross, Guillaume Gruère, Alice Holt, Renwick Irvine, Yuko Ishibashi, Eugenie Joseph, Przemysław Kowalski, Laura Kuusela, Carina Lindberg, Javier López González, Luca Maiotti, Fiona May, Stefano Marta, Benjamin Michel, Mariana Mirabile, Walid Oueslati, Santhosh Persaud, Clodagh Power, Stephan Raes, Kilian Raiser, Mikaela Rambali, Dorian Revillon, Oriana Romano, Deger Saygin, Juliette Schleich, Silvia Sorescu, Kurt Van Dender, Yola Thuerer, Supriya Trivedi, and Eva Zandonella.
The draft report was shared with the OECD Network of National Focal Points for Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD), composed of national SDG co‑ordinators and senior officials responsible for SDG implementation, and benefited from feedback received through the consultation process.
The analysis presented in the report was further informed by OECD‑led regional consultations conducted between February and April 2026 through the UN Regional Forums on Sustainable Development, including those hosted by UNECE, UNECA and ESCAP.
The report benefited from editorial assistance from Andrea Uhrhammer. It was prepared for publication and laid out by Ciara Muller.