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Most Companies Align with SDGs – But There’s More to Do on Assessing Progress
A new study has revealed that four-in-five companies assessed now include a commitment in their sustainability reports to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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- global development, SDGs
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Press Release: 60 Decibels Raises $8.8 Million in Series A Financing
60 Decibels raises $8.8 million to enable listening at scale for global stakeholder engagement and impact measurement.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, scale
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Viewpoint: Agricultural Research Fights Global Food Shocks
As farming costs rose and food crops were diverted to biofuels, progress toward food security, health and prosperity all over the world was reversed.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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WHO Says Vaccine Inequity Undermines Economic Recovery: It’s ‘a Killer of People and Jobs’
Tedros said the inability of world leaders to work together to increase vaccine coverage in poorer nations with less-developed health systems was one of the biggest failures of 2021.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- employment, failure
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The Rise of Circular Fashion Brings Opportunity to Design a Fashion System That Works for All
The significant momentum behind circularity begs the question for both industry and policymakers: How can we leverage this transformation to reimagine and rebuild the global fashion system so that it works for all?
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Access
To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- energy access, off-grid energy, SDGs
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Analysis: How Farming Innovations Can Feed the World and Protect the Planet
Innovative technologies and practices are critical to enable sustainable farming that can feed the world.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Denmark Provides $30 Million Grant To African Water Facility for Drought-Prone Countries
The program entails the rehabilitation, expansion and climate-proofing of water supply systems, sanitation and handwashing facilities.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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