SIM Social Impact Movement

November 2018

Saving the planet…one dumpling at a time

Saving the planet…one dumpling at a time Nearly three quarters of consumers globally are limiting or avoiding meat altogether. LONDON, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Canadian scientists have collaborated with Hong Kong climate campaigners to create meat-free dumplings in the hope of persuading the world’s biggest carnivores to stop pigging out. China eats more meat

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With Batik shirts and local action, cities can deliver on global goals

With Batik shirts and local action, cities can deliver on global goals [SEATTLE] From combating poverty with batik shirts to encouraging energy efficiency at the library, cities should use their cultural assets more to help deliver on global development goals, advocates say. Cities are playing an increasingly important role in implementing global development goals on

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Who saves a life, saves the whole world

Our impact story is about resilience, children from Brazil, and love. Who we are… “Nosso Lar” (in English, “Our Home”) is a non-profit organization established in 1973 in Brasilia, Brazil’s capital, located in the Central region.  Our mission is to accommodate children at risk under legal protection measures. This means children whose families, more specifically their parents, have severely

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Canon educates youth on the importance of SDGs

Global imaging manufacturer Canon has this week worked with the University of the Arts London to help students harness the power of visual storytelling to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A five-day series of workshops on photography, film, graphic design and animation saw students aged 13-18 work together to discuss the global issues that

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