SDIS2021
What are blue carbon credits and how to maximise their impact
Understand blue carbon credits and the four ways businesses driving their demand can help optimise outcomes for people and planet.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Fairer Economies
Real Estate
What is the Evergrande debt crisis and why does it matter for the global economy?
Evergrande debt is now over $305 billion. The world’s most indebted real estate company, is on the brink of collapse and the news sent global markets tumbling.
SDIS2021
This simple framework can drive responsible consumption
Both corporations and consumers need to drive more responsible consumption. New research from JD.com and Kearney provides a simple framework for doing it.
SDIS2021
What is health equity – and why does it matter to business?
We are far from achieving health equity. The private sector has an important role to play in addressing health inequities and the root causes of them.
SDIS2021
SDIS21: Fairer Economies - What are the challenges in making economies more sustainable?
COVID-19 set back progress on poverty, hunger and inequality –and we're off track to meet many SDGs. Now, the climate crisis threatens to make it worse.
Systemic Racism
3 vital steps for uprooting racism on university campuses
Universities can be places of exclusion as well as enlightenment – unless they are set up to provide upward mobility for all. Here's how to do it
Climate Change
Energy needed for poverty eradication, that's also ‘compatible with climate goals’
A new study suggests that the need to provide decent living standards (DLS) for poverty eradication also aligns with climate mitigation action globally
Financial and Monetary Systems
Digital tools can protect consumers from inflation. Here's how
Inflation is rising in the US after many years, but digital banking tools are enabling financial inclusion and empowering consumers to access services.
Social Innovation
The 6 Ps of empowering youth social entrepreneurs
Emerging social enterprises are providing invaluable 'last-mile' connections with grassroots communities during the pandemic recovery. How can we consolidate their work?
Youth Perspectives
Young people must be at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery
Youth around the world are working at the grassroots level to deliver help to the vulnerable and ensure no one is left behind in the COVID-19 recovery.
Youth Perspectives
Young people hold the key to creating a better future
Young people are the most affected by the crises facing our world, but they are also the best placed to lead the way to a better society for tomorrow.
Fairer Economies
IMF: How fragile states can improve their economic outlook
COVID-19 is worsening the challenges of conflict states — countries in cycles of low administrative capacity, political instability, conflict, and weak economic performance.
LGBTI Inclusion
Building an inclusive economic recovery in the Caribbean
Study shows the legal and social exclusion of LGBT+ people in the Caribbean has a negative economic impact of between 2.1-5.7% regional GDP
Fairer Economies
Why financial inclusion is key to integrating and empowering refugees
Global refugee numbers have risen from 42.5 million to 82.4 million people in the last decade. Cryptocurrencies are helping these people gain independence.
Workforce and Employment
Why the unconscious is the path of least resistance to eradicating bias in your workplace
Efforts to challenge discrimination and promote diversity have so far focused largely on conscious perceptions – which can end up reinforcing bias.