{"id":12830,"date":"2024-06-06T08:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/?page_id=12830"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:47:26","slug":"2021sdgimpactreport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/2021sdgimpactreport\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image fullWidth\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Mobile-Impact-Report-Web-Banner-V1-1024x284-1.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Mobile Industry Impact Report\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-squared marginBottom\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-red-background-color\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GSMA-SDGreport-singles.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the Report<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"marginarround wp-block-paragraph\">As the world adapts to and emerges from the global pandemic, keeping the promise of the SDGs has never been more critical. 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50px);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2020-Mobile-Industry-Impact-Report-SDGs.pdf?utm_source=better_future_site&amp;utm_medium=search_engine&amp;utm_campaign=2020_SDG_impact_report\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared hasBgImg bgImg1\"><p style=\"position: initial;width: 90%;font-weight: 600;font-size: 18px;color: white;\">2019 Mobile Industry Report<\/p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-red-background-color\" style=\"margin-top:25px;width:calc(100% - 50px);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-24-a60d6541465e86561f37f0f77ebee0f7-1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared hasBgImg bgImg2\"><p style=\"position: initial;width: 90%;font-weight: 600;font-size: 18px;color: white;\">2018 Mobile Industry Report<\/p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-vivid-red-background-color\" style=\"margin-top:25px;width:calc(100% - 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