World Bank issues $ 10 m sustainable development bond
The World Bank issued today a $ 10 million, 5-year Sustainable Development Bond. It launched ...
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FAO’s new corporate environmental strategy to halve GHG by 2030
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations launched a new Corporate Environmental ...
GCF to extend $54 m to Costa Rica for climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)decided to extend $54 million to Costa Rica to be invested ...
PepsiCo earmarks $ 1 m to back Asian American community over COVID-19 challenges
PepsiCo and The PepsiCo Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to provide support the Asian ...
UK allocates £166 m for Green Technology and 60,000 UK jobs
The UK allocated £166.5 million cash injection to accelerate the development of green technology and ...
edChild selected for the 2021 Education for Sustainable Development Award from World OMEP
edChild, a unique module around sustainable development that both develops competence and strengthens educators’ ability ...
GEC Forum to focus on investments in digital learning in Africa
The Global Education Coalition’s virtual Forum – due to fall on Africa Day on May ...
Mastercard launches Wildlife Impact Card Program
Mastercard teamed up with the World Resources Institute to launch the Wildlife Impact Card Program, which ...
LEGO Group donates $ 1 m to help Save the Children India
The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation have announced a $1 million donation to help ...
World Bank allocates $ 10 m for backing Lebanon’s small farmers, food security
The World Bank has approved the re-allocation of $10 million to support small farmers and ...
UK doubles single-use plastic carrier bag charge
The UK announced that the single-use carrier bag charge has increased from 5p to 10p ...
Dubai, Abu Dhabi among world’s top 10 sustainable cities
The UAE’s cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are among the world’s top 10 sustainable ...
Lamborghini announces plan for a fully-electric car before 2030
Italian supercar maker Lamborghini announced Tuesday that it will launch a fully-electric car in the ...
Burger King awarded for recyclable packaging
Burger King, Miami, has been awarded the “Made for Recycling” seal from Interseroh for its ...
Coca-Cola earmarks $35 m for COVID-19 relief efforts in US, Canada
The Coca-Cola Foundation announced $35 million in new grants, including a $20 million fund to ...
McDonald’s customers raise £3.9 m for charity accommodation house
McDonald’s customers, restaurants and Franchisees in Scotland raised £3.9 million through the Scottish Government’s bag ...
UK to convene first Global Vaccine Confidence Summit
The UK Government will convene the world’s first Global Vaccine Confidence Summit on June 2 ...
UNESCO to make environmental education core curriculum in all countries by 2025
UNESCO has set a new target that is to make environmental education a core curriculum ...
Kellogg issues EUR 300 m 8-year Sustainability Bond
Kellogg Company announced it has successfully priced a EUR 300 million 8-year Sustainability Bond with an interest ...
LG Electronics pledges $5.5 million, 10 makeshift hospitals for Covid relief in India
Continuing its commitment to support India in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, LG Electronics has pledged ...
WFP launches zakat campaign to back needy people
The World Food Program (WFP) has launched a campaign providing Muslims around the world with ...