Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
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Type organisatie
Wij werken aan de volgende SDG's:
Organisatie Omschrijving
Mission
The mission of CBS is to publish reliable and coherent statistical information which responds to the needs of Dutch society. The responsibility of CBS is twofold: firstly, to compile (official) national statistics and secondly to compile European (community) statistics.
Scope of activities
The information published by CBS deals with subjects directly affecting the lives of Dutch citizens. These include economic growth, consumer prices, crime but also leisure.
Autonomous administrative body
As of 3 January 2004, CBS has the status of an autonomous administrative body (in Dutch: ZBO). This means that CBS performs public service tasks, but operates independently and not under the direct authority of a Dutch ministry. The Minister of Economic Affairs is politically responsible for relevant legislation, budget and conditions. CBS is financed from the state budget.
Zo dragen wij bij aan de SDG's
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published an exploratory report on the measurement of SDGs for the Netherlands, ‘Measuring the SDGs: an initial picture for the Netherlands'. The report gives an outline of progress the country has made so far on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, it describes how the Netherlands is faring compared to other EU countries. The CBS publication serves as a basis for a broad public debate on SDGs: which of the sustainability goals require more attention, how are they going to be monitored? In these discussions, CBS is fulfilling a key role.
