A presentation by Elisabeth Hege, on the occasion of the steering committee of the scientific platform launched by the German government to support the implementation of Agenda 2030 and its 17 sustainable development objectives (SDG). The platform is supported by three organising institutions: the research networks Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany (SDSN Germany), the German Committee Future Earth (DKN Future Earth), and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam.