The issue of sustainable development has become increasingly important over the recent decades. The Sustainable Development Goals represents an important tool to reach a real sustainable development. In this perspective, the present paper aims to review the existent literature on Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing in particular on the possible role the accounting profession has in fostering the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. The review includes paper from two databases: Web of Science and Google ScholarThe papers were analyzed through the use of MAXQDA, software used for quantitative and qualitative analysis. The results of the review demonstrate that accountants can have an essential role in fostering the adoption and application of the goals among business practices. Additionally, the results of the analysis outline an increasing interest toward the goals from 2018.