**6. Discussion**

This section builds on the 10 core findings and culminates with generalisations across the three sub-questions that guided the design of this research into SDG measurements. The three sub-questions, as shown in Figure 4, stem from the primary research question: how do senior leaders in the construction sector rate and use global UN SDG goals for infrastructure investment decisions at the local level? The empirical research study, including aforementioned qualitative findings and supporting quantitative data, also allows an evaluation of the theory-driven propositions to be undertaken, which is provided according to the following areas of outcome, mechanism and context.
