Global Development

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Moody's is developing a new rating system to assess companies' "carbon risks"
Axios - Felix Salmon
Climate change is an enormous risk to the economy and markets. If the world manages to solve its collective action problem, investors will cheer — …
Scarcity | UN-Water
unwater.org - UN-Water
Water scarcity can mean scarcity in availability due to physical shortage, or scarcity in access due to the failure of institutions to ensure a …
Bangkok is sinking. Here's how a new park can protect the city from flooding
weforum.org - Alex Gray
This year has seen extreme weather conditions wreak havoc across the globe, from record-breaking temperatures to heavy rain causing major floods. The …
Here's how the U.S., China, Japan and Denmark get their electricity
Axios - Amy Harder,
A United Nations scientific body just released a seminal report on how the world’s energy systems would have to be transformed to adequately address …
Yes, humans are depleting Earth's resources, but 'footprint' estimates don't tell the full story
theconversation.com - Robert B. Richardson
Experts widely agree that human activities are harming the global environment. Since the Industrial Revolution, the world economy has grown …
Experts warn humanity now consumes a year's worth of global resources in just 212 days
dailymail.co.uk - Cheyenne Macdonald
Humans are gobbling up Earth’s resources at record-breaking rates, worrying new estimates show. The so-called Earth Overshoot Day, first conceived …
Tanzania and Kenya row over delay to wildebeest migration
bbc.co.uk
Tanzania has denied claims by Kenyan tour operators that it started fires to delay the migration of wildebeest - a key element of the tourism industry.
Bill Gates Wants You To See The World This Way (Warning: Once You Do You Can't Un-See It)
Inc Magazine - By Thomas Koulopoulos
Every so often something comes along that dramatically alters our perception of the world. These are social memes that are utterly simplistic but yet incredibly profound. And once you've seen them you
GDP is destroying the planet. Here's an alternative
weforum.org - Pooran Desai
GDP is a poor measure of progress – it increases as we destroy the natural capital of the planet. We need economic growth, but we cannot continue to …
The human population is 7.5 billion and counting — a mathematician counts how many humans the Earth can actually support
Business Insider - Andrew D. Hwang
• The world's population has reached the vicinity of 7.5 to 7.6 billion people.• Since 1960, world population has grown exponentially by about one billion every 13 years.• Humans have a large ecological
How waste management is helping Vietnamese women earn a living
thequint.com - IANS
Hoi An (Vietnam), July 5 (IANS) With over 20 million tourists visiting per year, this port city -- a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- produces …
Aging Japan: Akita prefecture may be glimpse of country's graying future
Reuters - Kiyoshi Takenaka
AKITA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to start
How Japan Replaced Half Its Nuclear Capacity With Efficiency
HuffPost - Justin Guay
After the Tohoku earthquake three years ago in March 2011, Japan was in a seemingly impossible situation. A tremendous amount of conventional generation capacity, including the entire nuclear fleet, was
25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase “Triple Bottom Line.” Here’s Why It’s Time to Rethink It.
Harvard Business Review - John Elkington
How often are management concepts subjected to recalls by the people who invented them? It is hard to think of a single case. If an industrial product like a car fails the manufacturer pulls it back, it
UN takes first step toward landmark global environmental pact
DW News - DW English
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution paving the way for an international pact on environmental laws. But the resolution had several …
Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet
eco-business.com - Vaidehi Shah ">
Ana Maria dos Santos Suares, a farmer in Timor Leste’s Ermera municipality, has much more free time on her hands now than she did a few years ago. …
Crypto Startup Blockchain Partners With UN Officials on Sustainability Goals
coindesk.com - Annaliese Milano
Cryptocurrency wallet startup Blockchain is partnering with representatives from the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Refugee Agency …
Move over, microfinance. Here’s why the future of development is in nanofinance
weforum.org - Ron Bills
It’s been almost 12 years since Muhammud Yunus and Grameen Bank won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social …
How do city leaders get things done? Learning from mayors in Japan
worldbank.org - http://www.linkedin.com/in/SamehNWahba twitter.com/intent/[email protected]
The task of mayors and city leaders is no longer limited to providing efficient urban services to their citizens. Job creation is at the forefront of …
How we can tackle our plastic problem, according to the UN's Head of Environment
weforum.org - Erik Solheim
Plastic has been nothing short of miraculous. In our kitchens and supermarkets, it’s helped cut down on food waste. It’s the source of medical …
7 key trends all sustainability execs should watch
greenbiz.com - Michael Holder
It is 2018, and it arguably never has been a more difficult, unpredictable, yet exciting time to run an international business. No doubt overcoming …
'Sinking' Pacific nation is getting bigger: study
phys.org - Science X staff
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu—long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as climate change forces up sea levels—is actually growing in size, new …
Is it possible for everyone to live a good life within our planet’s limits?
The Conversation UK - Dan O'Neill
Imagine a country that met the basic needs of its citizens – one where everyone could expect to live a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life. Now …
Seize these 10 business opportunities to get the U.N. Global Goals back on track
greenbiz.com - Joachim Christensen
"Behind every global risk there’s an opportunity." That has been the mantra of the Global Opportunity Report since we at Sustainia launched the …
This is what China's overfishing problem looks like
Wired UK - Eleanor Peake
Captured here are 4,000 fish, from 40 species, all caught at Chinese fishing ports. The three largest ones in the centre represent the most popular …
Sustainability
SDG Industry Matrix
unglobalcompact.org
Showcases industry-specific examples and ideas for corporate action related to the SDGs. Presented in a series of publications, each matrix …
Climate change is triggering a migrant crisis in Vietnam
The Conversation UK - Alex Chapman and Van Pham Dang Tri
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta is one of Earth’s most agriculturally productive regions and is of global importance for its exports of rice, shrimp, and …
Earth's ozone layer still in trouble, study finds
Mother Nature Network - Noel Kirkpatrick
There's more evidence that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is recovering and that humans' efforts are making a difference. At the same …
Circular Economy — the future of Disruptive Design
muz.li - Viba Mohan
Circular Economy — the future of Disruptive Design Viba MohanBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jan 7, 2018 With the Industrial Revolution, we set our eyes …