A financial literacy gender gap stops women from fully contributing economically. These collaborations have launched projects around the world to help.
Claude Dyer and Vidhi Bhatia
April 18, 2024
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How Bengaluru's tree-lovers are leading an environmental restoration movement
Created by a group of software engineers, the SayTrees Foundation is re-greening Bengaluru and hoping to instil a wider sense of environmental responsibility
Apurv Chhavi
April 18, 2024
Reducing barriers to maritime fuel projects is key to decarbonizing shipping
Shipping accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here's why it's critical to remove barriers to maritime fuel projects for decarbonization.
Mette Asmussen and Takahiro Furusaki
April 18, 2024
4 innovations helping the fashion industry embrace the circular economy
Sustainability and cost concerns are seeing global secondhand clothing sales soar. Here are four innovations helping the fashion industry’s circular economy.
Johnny Wood
April 18, 2024
The road less traveled: Achieving business success in frontier markets
Frontier markets might not be the easiest to enter, but success here can mean more than anywhere else. Here's how to achieve success in frontier markets.
Lisa Satolli
April 18, 2024
See how Gaudí's Casa Batlló takes our heritage into the digital age
See how Gaudí's Casa Batlló has been reimagined with specially commissioned digital art by contemporary artists Refik Anadol and Sofia Crespo.
Joseph Fowler and Amilcar Vargas
April 18, 2024
Here's what to know about the EU-US Trade and Technology Council
The EU-US Trade and Technology Council was established to promote cooperation on trade and technology. At the council's recent meeting in Belgium, new partnerships on AI and 6G were announced.
Johnny Wood
April 17, 2024
Private climate finance: 4 things to consider
With more than $210 trillion in assets available, private climate finance is fundamental to the fight against climate change. Here's what you need to know.
Laia Barbarà and Ameya Hadap
April 17, 2024
The US Inflation Reduction Act has functioned a bit like a starting gun for similar clean-energy efforts in other countries, in ways that risk hardening divides.
John Letzing
April 17, 2024
Why protecting the ocean floor matters for climate change
'Blue carbon' could play a significant role in the fight for climate change - which is why marine scientists at the UN's recent Ocean Decade conference are hatching a plan to protect it.
William Austin
April 17, 2024
Why we need global minimum quality standards in EdTech
EdTech platforms will play a key role in meeting UN development goals on education. But first, we need a global standardized way to measure their impact.
Natalia Kucirkova
April 17, 2024
How Kiel became a pioneering Zero Waste City, and what it can teach the rest of the world
Kiel is the first city in Germany to be certified a Zero Waste City, with plans to eliminate waste and introduce a more circular economy that reduces emissions.
Victoria Masterson
April 17, 2024
From 'Quit-Tok' to proximity bias, here are 11 buzzwords from the world of hybrid work
'Quit-Tok' is the latest in a list of work trends that originated on the social media platform TikTok, with 'quiet quitting' hitting headlines in 2022.
Kate Whiting
April 17, 2024
Canadian researchers have developed a method to rid drinking water of harmful PFAS - or ‘forever chemicals’ - which scientists once considered indestructible.
Johnny Wood
April 17, 2024