sustainable development

We are excited to announce that the UN Global Compact Academy is offering eighteen new sessions from October 2019 – March 2020.  Designed to help you build the skills and knowledge you need to…

New York, 18 September—United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the center of…

Burger King has announced that they will no longer include plastic toys included with childrens' meals in the UK. The fast food chain has asked customers to bring unwanted plastic toys to their UK…

"The Great Green Wall" is an ambitious African-led initiative to grow an 8,000-kilometre forest across the entire width of Africa's Sahel. The project, which started in 2007, aims to combat the…

Offshore wind has delivered extremely competitive prices again in the UK in the world’s largest ever wind energy auction.

Oil production costs will have to come way down to be competitive with renewables a decade from now, a new study says. The age of gasoline could be over sooner than many people think, a recent…

  Costa Rica wins United Nations’ flagship environmental award in the policy leadership category Central American country recognized for leading the way to a zero-carbon future Costa Rica has…

Low-carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million jobs annually by 2030

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Speakers include: •    Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OECD •    Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP •    Mr. Iván Duque Márquez, President of…

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The Geopolitics of Energy in SE Europe    "The Geopolitics of Energy in SE Europe" @ a glance:   When: 25 September 2019 Where: Theoxenia Palace Hotel | 2 Filadelfeos Street, Kifissia, 145…

Report predicts radical scheme could cut air pollution by a quarter as other cities including Seattle prepare to follow suit. Barcelona could save hundreds of lives and cut air pollution by a…

As conservation groups get smarter about technology, so do the poachers they are fighting to stop. Wednesday marked a milestone in the battle to protect endangered species, when an international…

Worldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology. Electricity could be delivered to more than a billion people currently…

Bonn, 17 September – Today, the Global Climate Action portal – previously known as NAZCA (the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action) – relaunches with a new interactive map and country profile…

Piraeus Bank to support EUR 650 million national infrastructure initiative

With world leading figures from business, government, investors and civil society gathered, RBF Singapore will provide a platform to transform industries and unlock the 4.5 trillion dollar circular…

A memorandum of understanding signed by the institutions was not solar specific but the use of PV modules for shading, especially in agriculture, can reduce water consumption and help halt the…

Solar cells that use mixtures of organic molecules to absorb sunlight and convert it to electricity, that can be applied to curved surfaces such as the body of a car, could be a step closer thanks to…

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has said that the UAE has ambitious goals and visions related to the renewable energy sector.