INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS FOR DATA GATHERING
JGU works with international partners to gather and measure data for the SDGs. This covers data about the university itself, such as sustainability literacy, emissions and research output, and data that JGU’s researchers collect with partners abroad to fill evidence gaps on climate, labour, gender and democracy.
Sustainability Literacy: Sulitest TASK
JGU was the first university in Asia to offer the Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge (TASK) from Sulitest, through a three-year pioneer partnership with the Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability. Sulitest compares JGU’s results with its global data. In 2025, 69 JGU test-takers averaged 64.79 against a global average of 53.8, and 53 of them scored above the global average. Full results are on the Sustainability Literacy with Sulitest page.
Emissions Data
JGU measures its greenhouse gas emissions under the GHG Protocol, the international standard for corporate emissions accounting. An external firm carried out the Scope 1 and 2 accounting for calendar year 2025, and Scope 3 quantification is in progress. JGU is a signatory to the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign and to the CANIE Accord, both of which involve reporting progress against shared international commitments.
Research and Policy Data
JGU tracks its SDG research output and policy citations in SciVal, and submits institutional data each year to the THE Impact Rankings and QS. These submissions add JGU’s data to international datasets that compare how universities contribute to the SDGs.
Measuring the climate co-benefits of development (Indo-German Support Project for Climate Action in India)
Under this IKI-funded project, implemented by the MoEFCC with GIZ India and Oxford Policy Management India, methods are being developed to measure the climate impact of India’s single-use plastics ban and of urban forestry and wetland programmes in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The project runs from 2021 to 2026.
Evidence on heat and outdoor work (with the International Growth Centre, LSE)
With support from the International Growth Centre at the London School of Economics, JGU researchers are collecting experimental evidence on which workplace measures protect outdoor workers from heat stress.
Comparative data on gender, borders and resilience (with the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia)
The study “Bordered but Not Broken”, led by Prof. Sunetra Ghatak, gathers evidence on how women in India–Bangladesh border communities sustain their livelihoods, and compares Indian and Australian approaches to gender, borders and resilience.
Country expert for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) dataset
Dr. Max Steuer of Jindal Global Law School served as a country expert for Slovakia for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute in 2026. V-Dem is one of the largest international datasets on democracy, built each year from assessments by country experts around the world. Researchers, governments and international organisations use it to track the health of political institutions, including how accountable and inclusive they are.
