Five missions for the transformative development of brazil: methodology and results from the abde 2030 plan for sustainable development baseline study

In March 2022, the Brazilian Development Association (Associação Brasileira de Desenvolvimento – ABDE) launched the ABDE 2030 Sustainable Development Plan, with public policy proposals to catalyze US$ 380 billion in investments by 32 institutions of the National Development System (Sistema Nacional de Fomento – SNF) for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The plan used an interdisciplinary and non-Eurocentric epistemological theoretical approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis tools aligned with recommendations of the United Nations. The first part of the plan assessed the state of implementation of the SDGs in Brazil and the contribution of the SNF to its environmental, social, economic, and institutional dimensions. The second part proposed five strategic missions for the transformative development of Brazil and measures to strengthen the institutional structure and coordination of the SNF with a view to accelerating and scaling the implementation of the SDGs in the country. Both the assessment of the SDGs and the strategic missions innovate in methodological terms, putting Brazil at the frontier of planning for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda from the financing pillar. This article describes and publicizes the methodology and the main results of the study that informed the Plan, contributing to its replication in Brazil and abroad.