SDGs

Image Source Why Sustainable Development Goals Are Important For Businesses By Kat Sarmiento Slowly but surely, public consciousness is shifting toward a wide range of pressing issues that the world is facing. Some may see these concerns as separate and unrelated. However, it’s important to recognize that several, if not all, global issues are interconnected. […]

Ensuring That Skilled Volunteers Land with Impact Without the proper planning, preparation, and long-term thinking, skills-based volunteers and the organizations that sponsor them can easily do more harm than good. By Derk Norde & Cami Hagen A lack of access to skills stifles the growth of social impact initiatives around the world—especially new or locally led organizations looking

World Environment Day Highlights Deadly Cost of Plastic ROME, May 31 (IPS) – On June 5th, World Environment Day will be hosted in India under the banner of “Beat Plastic Pollution,” aiming to raise awareness and civic engagement alongside creating a global movement to reduce the amount of plastic in the environment. World Environment Day

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

Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin welcomed efforts by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and UN DESA to explore the establishment of a global investor network to advocate for the scaling up of long-term finance and investment for sustainable development. In the meeting jointly convened by Sida and UN DESA,