The project Promoting culture, transforming the world. Reflection on the link between cultural rights and sustainability by the Alliance Catalonia 2030. The project is part of the global call by numerous organisations —including UNESCO— to recognise the role of culture in sustainable global development.
Since the UN’s adoption of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, many institutions have advocated for the inclusion of an 18th SDG focused on culture.
In Catalonia, there are various initiatives and spaces for reflection and action in this area. One of them is the Catalonia 2030 Alliance, a coalition of public and private actors created in 2020 by mandate of the Parliament of Catalonia, aimed at working collaboratively to achieve the SDGs. Coordinated by the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS), as of June 2025 the alliance comprises nearly 90 organisations and, since early 2025, includes a working group on Culture and Sustainability.
Within the framework of Mondiacult’s Àgora Cívica, this public event seeks to identify content elements that will inform subsequent reflection within the Catalonia 2030 Alliance, which is drafting a charter of commitments on cultural rights and sustainability.