Mexico issues groundbreaking SDG Bond at $890 million
Mexico has become the first country in the world to issue a Sovereign Sustainable Development ...
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UNODC, FIFA partner to strengthen youth resilience to crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN’s leading anti-corruption agency, signed a ...
Maruti Suzuki reports over Rs. 168 Cr. investment in CSR in FY 2020
Maruti Suzuki India Limited spent over Rs. 168.2 Crore (Rs. 1,682 million) on Corporate Social ...
Google to help 500 cities cut 1 Gt of CO2 emissions annually by 2030
Google is committed to help more than 500 cities and local governments globally reduce a ...
Orange issues EUR 500 million inaugural sustainability bond
Orange announced the successful launch of its inaugural Sustainability Bond for a total amount of ...
Egypt’s Azhar University wins Enactus World Cup 2020
Egypt’s Azhar University won the Enactus World Cup 2020 during its first-time participation in the ...
INEOS to use 60% of recycled plastics in packaging
INEOS Olefins & Polymers partnered with leading waste management company Saica Natur with an aim ...
BHP to cut 30% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
BHP announced its commitment to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent by 2030 ...
L’Oreal launches make-up recycling bins across 1,000 UK stores
L’Oreal is launching recycling bins across 1,000 UK stores to help customers dispose of their ...
UK’s NHS COVID-19 app to be launched on Sept 25
The UK’s NHS COVID-19 app will be launched on September 24 in England and Wales, ...
UNDP’s Lion’s Share $400,000 initial grants to back wildlife-based tourism
The Lion’s Share announced that initial grants amounting to $400,000 – which are issued in partnership ...
UNESCO, other UN agencies join hands against COVID-19 infodemics
UNESCO joined hands with other United Nations (UN) agencies to counter COVID-19 infodemics so that ...
World Bank issues EUR 200m Sustainable Development Bond
The World Bank issued a EUR 200 million 30-year fixed rate callable Sustainable Development Bond ...
The Oxford University AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial has been paused – should we be worried?
The halt in development of the University of Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine due to an adverse reaction in a ...
Nestlé invests $ 30 m under sustainable packaging drive
Nestlé announced investing $ 30 million under the company’s sustainable packaging drive. These investments will ...
EIB, Egypt’s NBE sign EUR 800 m deal for backing SMEs
Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania el Mashaat, announced that the European Investment Bank signed ...
CIB on FTSE4Good sustainability index for fifth year
The Commercial International Bank (CIB) announced that it was selected to be on FTSE4Good index ...
UAE creates Satellite Operations Center for distance learning
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the catalyst for a massive adoption of advanced technologies in ...
WHO donates medical supplies to boost anti-COVID-19 war in S.Sudan
The World Health Organization (WHO) donated medical supplies worth more than 85 million South Sudanese ...
World marks first-ever Int’l Day of Clean Air for blue skies
The world is marking the first-ever International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on ...
Almaty installs air pollution sensors, to plant 250,000 trees
Kazakhstan’s Almaty has been taking key measures to curb air pollution which affects human, animal ...