This concluding summary, apparently very lapidary, outlines the results gathered in the 9th ASVIS Report ‘Cultivating our future now’. Of the 37 quantitative targets linked to European and national commitments, only eight are achievable by the 2030 deadline, 22 are not and for seven others the outcome is uncertain. The Report’s data clearly describe Italy’s enormous delay on the path to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Between 2010 and 2023, the country deteriorated for five Goals: poverty, inequality, quality of the Earth’s ecosystems, governance and partnership. Limited improvements are noted for six Goals: food, clean energy, jobs and economic growth, sustainable cities, combating climate change and quality of marine ecosystems. More substantial improvements are noted for five Goals: health, education, gender equality, water and sanitation, and innovation. The only very substantial improvement concerns the circular economy.