Spearheaded by the University of Lausanne, University of Liverpool, and York University, the Consortium of Excellence for the 17 Goals (C-17) will serve as the premier hub for Academia, Industry, NGOs and Governments from all over the world to promote and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing its strength from Actuarial Science and related disciplines, the Consortium will become an international driver of paradigm-shifting and transformative research, of research-infused innovative learning and training as well as of modern policy, aimed to facilitate the UN's 2030 Agenda for a better world.