World Bank to extend $ 440 m to back sustainable transportation in Egypt
The World Bank approved a $440 million loan to support Egypt’s initiatives to have sustainable ...
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GRI’s Business Leadership Forum on corporate reporting on SDGs
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched a Business Leadership Forum, which commenced in March, on corporate ...
Misr Italia CEO: We back building schools under CSR
Misr Italia Properties Co-CEO Mohamed Khaled El Assal said corporate social responsibility of real estate ...
Greiner Packaging develops sustainable refill bottle
Greiner Packaging developed a sustainable refill bottle that can be used for liquids in spray ...
95% of L’Oréal ingredients to be driven from renewable sources by 2030
L’Oréal decided that 95% of its ingredients will be derived from renewable plant sources, abundant ...
UNESCO: Promoting engineering capacities vital for achieving SDGs
The second UNESCO Engineering Report underlined the importance of promoting engineering capacities, especially in Africa, ...
Rotavirus vaccine available for more children upon pricing deal with GSK
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) welcome ...
Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative launched in partnership with UNEP
The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative was launched by the Mayors of the Mississippi River ...
UNEP launches pilot e-bikes project in Kenya
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) launched a pilot electric bikes project in Kenya within ...
New City CEO: We seek spreading culture of sustainable development in Egypt
Rami Youssef, the CEO of the New City Developments which is one of leading real ...
PHE: Pfizer, Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines of Covid-19 effective among old people
The Public Health England (PHE) has submitted a pre-print of a real-world study that shows ...
UN approves Egypt’s “Decent Life” to join its SDGs partnerships platform
The United Nations (UN) General Secretariat approved to include the Egyptian presidential initiative “Decent Life” ...
Coca-Cola Foundation donates $ 500,000 to back US over winter storm
The Coca-Cola Foundation, the company’s charitable giving arm, awarded a $500,000 grant to help the ...
Samsung’s washing machine promotes eco-friendly laundry
Samsung’s innovative washing machines are meant to promote eco-friendly laundry through using less energy and ...
WHO, ITU cooperate to launch anti-dementia mobile programs
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s new mDementia handbook will help countries to introduce and scale ...
Egypt’s NBE spent EGP 2 bn on CSR in 2020
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) spent about EGP 2 billion in 2020 within the ...
DHL Freight, Volvo Trucks partner to expedite use of e-trucks in Europe
DHL Freight, one of the leading road freight providers in Europe, and Volvo Trucks have ...
GRI, B Lab team up to incentivize firms contribute more to sustainability
GRI Standards and B Lab – two of the leading global enablers for environmental, social ...
RIT Dubai launches smart energy lab to support 2050 sustainability goals
A new smart energy lab launched by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai signals a ...
Educating refugees to cost $4.85 bn annually – int’l report
Educating all refugees worldwide requires a total cost of about $ 4.85 billion annually according ...
Sheffield Univ. seeks to become carbon neutral in 2038
The University of Sheffield has joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...