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SEforALL and UN-Energy Announce Microsoft Signing Two Energy Compacts
Microsoft is the latest company to submit an Energy Compact, affirming its commitment to drive decarbonization of the electric grid to combat climate change.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Analysis: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Horizon: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure in Emerging Economies
Net-zero emission goals and global targets for better environmental, social and economic outcomes are found in the Paris Accord and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Analysis: Ukraine: How the Global Fertiliser Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
Fertiliser inputs to farming systems represent one of the largest single variable costs of producing a crop.
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- Agriculture
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Report: Managing Negative Impact
How does impact investing actually make a difference? In the face of a global pandemic, widening inequality, racial justice, and the climate crisis, impact investors and corporate social responsibility teams have been leveraging their capital to tackle some of our biggest problems.
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- Investing
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Press Release: B Lab Global Announces New Lead Executive, Eleanor Allen, Accelerating Mission to Make Business a Force for Good
B Lab and the B Corp movement looks to shift power and builds a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet.
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- Uncategorized
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175 Countries Agree to First-Of-Its-Kind Plastic Waste Treaty
The United Nations said that representatives of 175 countries have agreed to develop a first-of-its-kind global treaty to restrict plastic waste.
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- WASH
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- circular economy, waste
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IPCC Adaptation Report ‘a Damning Indictment of Failed Global Leadership on Climate’
“This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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- Energy, Environment
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Analysis: COVID Has Intensified Gender Inequalities, Global Study Finds
Researchers find women hit harder by negative social and economic impacts of the pandemic than men.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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