Elena N. Koroleva

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the features of the formation of critical thinking skills in future service economics specialists - students of secondary vocational education in technical and creative specialties; it was found out whether there are significant differences between the levels of formation of the studied skills.

The article presents brief results of defining sustainable development goals in the strategic goal-setting documents of the cities of the Samara region; recommendations are presented for transforming the strategic planning system with the prospect of forming ESG strategies for cities