KPMG: 76% companies in India complying with CSR norms
More companies in India are complying with corporate social responsibility norms under the Companies Act, ...
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Global Women’s Forum calls for allocating budget to gender balance
Participants in the Economy Hub session, ‘Gender Responsive Budgeting’ at Global Women’s Forum Dubai (GWFD) ...
Lagging donations for facing locust invasion of Africa to cost world $1bn
Lagging donations for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which pleaded for $76 million to confront ...
Sawiris Foundation launches SACS scholarships for art
The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development offers a great chance for students of art to ...
Who are the ambassadors of happiness in Egypt?
Fourth year students of the Faculty Of Mass Communication, Cairo University, launched a survey among more ...
We-Fi allocations hit $250 m to back women entrepreneurs
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) – which is a powerful catalyst for additional investment, ...
EU to invest over €1 m in environment, climate change projects
The European Commission announced its plans to invest €101.2 million in environment and climate projects ...
Gavi to help vaccinate 45 million children against measlse
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will help vaccinate up to 45 million children in seven developing ...
EIB extends EUR 41.75 m loan to Ystad port to accommodate climate-friendly vessels
The European Investment Bank (EIB) decided to extend a EUR 41.75 million loan to expand ...
Delta commits $1 bn to be 1st carbon neutral airline globally
Starting March 1, 2020, Delta Air Lines is committing $1 billion over the next 10 years ...
Dubai Cares launches education programmes to empower refugees, youth
Dubai Cares has announced the recent launch of three innovative educational programmes in Jordan, aimed ...
UK fashion sector creates 890,000 jobs
The UK fashion sector contributes £32 billion to the economy and creates 890,000 jobs, UK ...
UAE’s Pink Caravan promotes breast cancer awareness
The mission to raise awareness on breast cancer sees UAE’s Pink Caravan reach a milestone, ...
Qalaa Holdings wins 2019 Sustainability, CSR Award
Qalaa Holdings, an African leader in energy and infrastructure, announced that it has won the ...
UK allocates £1.26 m for study on decarbonizing steel industry
The UK Universities of Sheffield and Leeds have secured £1.26 million for their scientists to ...
Danone among six global environmental leaders in 2019
Danone is among six companies named by CDP as global environmental leaders in 2019 in ...
EIB, UNDP join forces to give push to SDGs in EU, Asia, Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a ...
Largest UN campaign for millions of people to share views on climate action
The United Nations launched on Friday the world’s biggest survey of public opinion on climate ...
1st transcontinental Sport for Sustainable Development project in March
Africa, Europe and Asia joined hands to launch the first intercontinental Sport for Sustainable Development ...
UNEP, UN-Habitat, IQAir launch largest air quality databank
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) joined hands with UN-Habitat and IQAir—a Swiss air quality technology company ...
Sustainability featured heavily Osacrs 2020 Oscars red carpet
Sustainable fashion emerged as a key theme for many of this year’s Oscars attendees. Some, ...