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Press Release: Companies Need to Invest in Water and Toilets to Drive Health, Wealth and Business
WaterAid reveals the major benefits of investing in clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene in workplaces and employees’ communities.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Energy Policies For Refugee Assistance: Sustainability And Access
Paradoxically as more and more people are forcibly disconnected from energy grids and forced into refugee camps, these individuals’ per capita energy consumption increases despite individuals using less.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- energy access, migrants, refugees
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Interview: Sustainability Is the Wrong Goal for Businesses That Care About Climate Change
It seems that every large company has a head of sustainability these days—even oil majors.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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upGrad Closes Investment Round of USD $210 Million
upGrad, Asia's higher edtech major, has announced a fresh round of fundraise from marquee investors and Family Offices who join the company cap-table.
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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- edtech, skill development
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J-Pal Expands Evidence-To-Policy Government Partnerships to Fight Poverty Worldwide
In collaboration with Community Jameel and Co-Impact, rigorous research will inform social policies and programs.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: 3 Ways to Improve Recycling Behaviour and Boost the Circular Economy
Better recycling behaviours are just as important for making the shift to a truly circular economy.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: People and the Planet Together: Why Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are at the Heart of Climate Action
August 9 is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, marking formal recognition of their fundamental human rights at the UN General Assembly nearly 40 years ago.
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- Environment
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- Global
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- human rights
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Analysis: Nuclear Power Is on the Brink of a $1 Trillion Resurgence, but One Accident Anywhere Could Stop That Momentum
Thanks to new technology and the increasingly urgent need to fight climate change, nuclear energy is getting a second shot at becoming a prominent part of the global energy grid.
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