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The UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) reported a record $175 billion investment in climate-focused solutions by its members in 2023, marking a nearly 38% jump from the previous year’s...
The world is failing to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urgent action is needed to unlock progress and overcome the growing annual SDG funding gap, which now stands...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposed updates to its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. These updates are aimed at helping federal government buyers...
The United Nations is collaborating with the Government of Tajikistan to develop a green bond market, aiming to enhance sustainable finance in the country. The UN Economic and Social Commission...
Nearly 80 Nobel laureates and former world leaders have raised strong objections to the removal of explicit references to fossil fuels in the draft UN climate pact ahead of a...
Five First Place Winners Selected from Thousands of Global Photo Submissions Surrounding the Celebration’s 2024 Theme “Awaken New Depths” The winners of the eleventh annual Photo Competition for United Nations...
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, Model Meadow Walker, Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, Recording Artist Louis Cato, Actress Bailey Bass, Scientist Johan Rockström, Fashion Editor...
FC FUTURES is EA SPORTS FC’s global initiative to grow the game for all. Electronic Arts Inc. announces that their EA SPORTS FC FUTURES initiative has opened up grassroots football...
First-ever Chief Marketing Officer Think Lab to support Marketing’s role in driving Sustainable Growth The UN Global Compact announced the launch of its inaugural Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Think Lab....
The insurance industry has a crucial role to play in combating climate change. Recognizing this, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently launched a new initiative, the Forum for Insurance...
The United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative announced the launch of the 2024 SDG Pioneers campaign today. The SDG Pioneers is designed to honor exceptional individuals...
Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food...
Members of the bank-led, UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) have chosen to update and reinforce their climate commitments by voting to adopt a new version of the Guidelines for Climate...
Strengthened collaboration will facilitate and support the credible, high-integrity supply and use of carbon credits as an enabling tool for sustainable development and the net-zero transition. The Voluntary Carbon Market...
Tanzania has activated the first turbine of its highly anticipated Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, marking a significant step towards doubling the country’s electricity generation capacity. Despite concerns from conservationists about...
New tool supports business learning and action on internal and public governance. The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, announced the launch of its Transformational Governance Corporate Toolkit....
Global energy and technology company Octopus Energy launched the UK’s first mass market vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tariff – Octopus Power Pack – which guarantees free charging for drivers, helping speed up...
The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a UN biodiversity treaty, at the opening of a...
Key Impact Points: In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders to tackle the existential threats posed by climate...
Video Archives Now Available: Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Prof. Petteri Taalas one-on-one interview with Show Host, Ketan Patel, “Force For Good” ESG News releases Prof. Petteri Taalas,...
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