2020 is a crucial year to get governments, businesses and communities around the world to accelerate on sustainable development. Progress in climate change, biodiversity, gender equality ...

Jamie C. Drummond 19 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

Why sustainability isn't just for green companies

Sustainability is a business imperative. Here are tips for all companies to get there.

Karen Quintos 19 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

SDG500: the fund kickstarting sustainable investment

The SDGs could be worth $12 trillion, but they've been slow to attract finance. SDG500 is a new multistakeholder investment initiative to change that.

Dorothy Tembo and Jean-Philippe de Schrevel 19 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

The path to stakeholder capitalism requires something basic: decency

Businesses can make capitalism work for everyone by incorporating basic human decency, says Mastercard's CEO Ajay Banga.

Ajay S. Banga 19 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

Why 2020 is the year to reset humanity’s relationship with nature

This year should see agreements on biodiversity, climate targets and marine resources. It's time for a New Deal for Nature and People.

Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray and Marco Lambertini 19 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

This AI rubbish bin will help fight food waste at Davos

It weighs, photographs, and monitors all the food thrown into it, and now this smart bin will be helping boost sustainability at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

Sean Fleming 17 Jan 2020

Sustainable Development

The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier - an extract

Read an extract about the failures of capitalism, and Paul Collier's vision on how we can repair it.

Paul Collier 17 Jan 2020

Social Innovation

How social innovation can deliver the SDGs: six lessons for the decade of delivery

As the urgency to meet our shared challenges and common goals of the SDGs by 2030 intensifies, social innovators have an important catalytic role to play in highlighting and integrating w...

François Bonnici 17 Jan 2020

Climate Change

What you need to know about Davos 2020: How to save the planet

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are all crucial topics that will be discussed at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2020.

Robin Pomeroy 16 Jan 2020

Forests

Deforestation can't be stopped by voluntary action alone

Half of tropical deforestation is illegal, and it won't be stopped by voluntary measures alone.

Brian Schatz and Michael B. Jenkins 15 Jan 2020

Global Risks

Biodiversity loss puts our food supplies and medical care at risk. It must be stopped

Humans rely on nature more than they realise. Food and medical research will also be a victim from biodiversity loss. But it's not too late.

Peter Giger 15 Jan 2020

Canada

NGOs and business can work together to achieve inclusive economic growth

The most effective solutions to bridge opportunity gaps can be found at the local level – and require all stakeholders to come to the table.

Darryl White 14 Jan 2020

Bangladesh

In rural Bangladesh, solar power is changing lives

Solar power is improving the lives of millions of people in places traditional grid electricity can’t reach.

Rosamond Hutt 13 Jan 2020

Sustainable Development

Sustainable finance starts with data

Investors need better quality, more widely available, and comparable data on sustainability and performance to make informed judgements.

David Craig 12 Jan 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

On climate change, failing to plan is planning to fail

The global economy will contract by 3% by mid-century as the planet warms, with countries in North America faring the best and countries in Africa the worst, says a new study.

Matthew Lavietes · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 10 Jan 2020

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