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María Bermúdez Breton, GENESIS Database on Multistakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development [Data set], Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17940564. 

More information: This database is the first publication and deliverable of Work Package 4 of our project: The GENESIS Database on Multistakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development. This open-access dataset maps nearly 4,000 projects contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a specific focus on identifying and analysing multistakeholder partnerships (MSPs) working on SDGs 2 (Food), 3 (Health), 4 (Education), and 6 (Water).

This database was primarily developed using projects’ information from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ SDG Partnerships Platform and other sources. The team, led by PhD researcher María Alejandra Bermúdez Bretón, applied a structured data scraping protocol to identify long-term MSP initiatives involving public, private, and civil society actors. While 160 MSPs were identified from the protocol application, the full dataset was published open access to contribute to other research initiatives on human rights and sustainable development.

This research output serves as the empirical basis for examining how MSPs engage with international human rights standards, governance practices, and accountability mechanisms when working in sustainable development activities. Yet, it also offers a reusable research tool for scholars and practitioners in law, public policy, global governance, and development studies.

The dataset (accessible in multiple formats), alongside its methodological sheet and written report, is available in the EU’s Open Research Repository Zenodo. You can visualize and download it here! DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17940563

Disclaimer: The GENESIS Database was published in line with research data management FAIR criteria (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable).