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World Resources Institute (WRI) announced a new certification to help consumers identify climate-friendly menu items when they dine out. The new “Cool Food Meals” badge identifies dishes with a lower carbon footprint, in line with what WRI research finds is needed by 2030 to meet the Paris Agree

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 10/13/2020

One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates

Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.&nb

Business , Corruption , Environment , Sustainable Development / 10/12/2020

Why Greenwashing matters

Dominic Tantram Greenwashing matters. It undermines the wider understanding of sustainability, erodes trust, adds confusion and fuels cynicism. However, the need for meaningful change in business practice to deliver sustainability and equity is perhaps more pressing than ever. “I’m not upset tha

Aid , Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 10/11/2020

A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?

Pippa Gallop The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in No

Aid , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/10/2020

New global index shows catastrophic failure to tackle inequality across countries

Norway tops index, United States flails at 26, South Sudan ranks last, majority of world’s countries are woefully unprepared for COVID-19 Very low spending on public healthcare, weak social safety nets and poor labour rights meant the majority of the world’s countries were woefully ill-equipped

Aid , COVID-19 , Food , Human Rights , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/09/2020

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as

Aid , Biodiversity , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/07/2020

Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses

This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth as Protected Areas by 2030. The revelations in the leaked report demonstrate how dangerous this would be. The US government has halted more than $

Business , Climate , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/06/2020

Of Hemp’s many uses, one of the most promising could be in construction

Nate Berg “Hempcrete,” made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material It has become almost a cliché to discuss the benefits of hemp, the supposed wonder plant with almost endless uses — from woven fibers to edible seeds to biopl

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Gender , Governance , Health , Sustainable Development / 10/03/2020

Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia

Nicola Nixon Focusing on health, food, and information needs, CSOs throughout the region have been working since the first outbreak to help minimise the pandemic’s impact. In many cases, CSOs responded to the crisis faster, more nimbly, and more effectively than governments. Civil society organisa

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Governance , Sustainable Development / 10/02/2020

In David Attenborough’s warning about the Earth’s future, a lesson for liberals who have failed to unite for the planet’s cause

Concern that humanity will be among the victims of this crime, turning it from ecocide into suicide, has been gradually building up around the world The ability of some types of stories, such as those rooted in religion and nationalism to unite large numbers of people, has outstripped the ability of

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