Relationship of personal values of the individual and the goals of sustainable development

Alexandrova Elena Sergeevna

In this article, we turned to the Sustainable Development Strategy, expressed in 17 goals, postulating a balance between economic growth, social development and environmental care. This Strategy is considered as an adaptive response to the problem of the ecological crisis and the increase in anthropogenic pressure on the environment. We conducted an empirical study aimed at identifying the relationship between knowledge about the goals of sustainable development and personal values of an individual. The hypothesis was the assumption that values reflecting concern for the environment (Kindness and Universalism) will be significantly related to the goals of SD. The online study involved 366 people (41% men and 59% women), aged 18 to 73 years.

Keywords:anthropogenic load, environment, personal values, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, environmental crisis.