Abstract
Achievement Goal 4, that formulates, as is known, “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” - deal with transforming the entire school environment for sustainable development. SDG Target 4.7. - providing the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve sustainable development - is based on transforming the entire school environment through education for sustainable development. Incorporating education for sustainable development into mainstream curricula is most efficient way to achieve goal 4.7. This requires the creation of new generation textbooks. According to the Global Education Monitoring Report 2016, the content and methodology of school textbooks often falls short of expectations. Still updating the content of textbooks is relevant for all countries. The article raises the problem of social responsibility of the authors of textbooks for embedding the fundamental concepts of sustainable development in educational materials in order to develop knowledge, skills and behavioral results necessary for sustainable development. The article presents an analysis of Russian textbooks from the point of view of terminological, semiotic and cultural approach. The ways of improving school textbooks to achieve sustainable development goals, taking into account the characteristics of culture and the national education system, are proposed. Key questions for authors have been developed to test their textbooks for ideas on sustainable development.