New GRI standard for companies to disclose their impacts on biodiversity
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) published a new standard for companies worldwide to disclose their ...
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Pakistan’s transition to energy-efficient lighting to save $290 m, 2.2 megaton emissions
Pakistan’s transition to energy-efficient lighting could help building owners save up to $290 million in ...
AfDB launches 3-year social bond at $ 2 bn
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched its first social bond in 2024 at $ ...
El Dabaa NPP promotes Egypt’s climate action, clean energy use
El Dabaa nuclear power plant (NPP) plays a key role to support Egypt’s climate action ...
Recycling bras to raise money for breast cancer research in UK
Unwanted bras can now be recycled in three locations of the UK’s North West Leicestershire ...
PepsiCo’s SFtW backs 413,176 farmers in four Egyptian governorates
PepsiCo Foundation’s “She Feeds the World” (SFtW) program has reached more than 106% of the ...
Crédit Agricole, Schneider Electric launch sustainable development projects in Menoufia villages
Crédit Agricole Egypt Foundation for Development and Schneider Electric have jointly announced the launch of ...
H&M cherishes sustainability in 2023
H&M has cherished sustainability in 2023, especially in light of its efforts to improve its ...
World Bank official: NWFE helps Egypt confront climate change, become more competitive globally
Stephane Guimbert, World Bank Country Director for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibouti, has commended Egypt’s Nexus ...
Gates Foundation largest ever budget of $ 8.6 bn backs health innovations
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its largest ever annual budget of $ ...
Study reveals how carbon release from deep sea may rise as climate warms
A recent research demonstrated how carbon release from the deep sea sea may rise as ...
UN chief urges adopting UN Digital Compact at Summit of Futures
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for adopting the proposed UN Digital Compact at ...
Egypt, UNDP inaugurate solar power stations at 5 world heritage sites, museums
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA), ...
64% of social enterprises working towards SDG5 &8
The Corporate Social Innovation Compass Report 2024 said 64% social enterprises were reported to be ...
Amazon’s over 500 solar, wind projects enough to power 7.2 mln U.S. homes
Amazon now has more than 500 wind and solar projects globally, and once operational, they ...
Survey: Majority of CEOs prioritize climate-friendly products, see Gen AI vital to up profit
The PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey – issued in January 2024 – showed that 78% of ...
Global initiative to mobilize $1.125 trln funding for social enterprises
Over a dozen of world-leading companies endorsed the Rise Ahead Pledge – which was launched ...
Egypt, AFC to chair new Network to Mobilize Clean Energy Investment for Global South
Egypt’s International Cooperation Minister Rania Mashat and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa ...
UN chief urges SDG Stimulus of at least $ 500 bn per year
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres called for an SDG Stimulus of at least ...
Barclays establishes new group to help clients explore energy transition opportunities
Barclays has announced establishing a new Energy Transition Group that will be responsible for providing ...
Backing African local groups to create 88,000 jobs, restore lands
The Bezos Earth Fund and other funding partners have backed TerraFund for AFR100 to support ...