BBVA €1 bn social bond in 2021 benefited around 4 million people
Around four million people have potentially benefited from the social bond that BBVA issued in ...
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IAEA working with experts to develop ionizing radiation techniques for recycling plastics
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is working with experts from all over the world ...
Disney delivers joy to Texas Children’s Hospital under $100 m commitment
Disney has delivered joy and comfort at Texas Children’s Hospital under its commitment of $100 ...
IFC study:Nearly half of online learners in Egypt, 3 other states grew their business
A recent study by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), developed in partnership with Coursera and ...
Study: Plant-based foods have lowest environmental impacts
A study estimating the environmental impact of 57,000 food products in the UK and Ireland ...
TU/e students develop e-car capturing CO2
TU Eindhoven (TU/e) students has develop an electric car capturing CO2 more than it emit. ...
EU contributes €261 m to back UNRWA services for Palestinians
The European Commission decided to provide €261 million to the United Nations Relief and Works ...
Cairo Univ. tops 76 Egyptian universities on Webometrics Ranking
Cairo University came at the top of 76 Egyptian universities listed on “Webometrics Ranking of World ...
FAO urgently needs $131.4 m under famine prevention efforts in Somalia
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urgently needs $131.4 million to assist 882,000 people across ...
Experts urge repurposing $500 bn annually for regenerative agriculture
Experts called on governments around the world to repurpose more than $500 billion – which is ...
Hanadi Khalife: BRSR important step towards raising sustainability reporting
Hanadi Khalife, Senior Director of MEA & India Operations, said Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) ...
UK’s NHS to save up to £200 m by restricting junk food ads
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is expected to save over £200 million by restricting ...
Int’l report warns learning poverty affects 89% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa
An international report said learning poverty affects a staggering 89% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
UK earmarks £44.2 m to plant millions of trees
The UK decided to allocate £44.2 million in funding for Community Forests and woodland creation ...
Coca-Cola contributes $475,000 to relief efforts of Kentucky flooding
The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Coca-Cola Company, and the company’s North America ...
Egypt’s FRA to introduce Carbon Emission Certificates
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) plans to introduce Carbon Emission Certificates to encourage companies to ...
UMass Amherst researchers develop biofilm turning energy in evaporation into electricity
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst announced that they have figured out how to ...
China launches terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite
China successfully launched a terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite and two other satellites from the ...
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, SABIC AN obtain world’s first certifications recognizing blue hydrogen, ammonia products
Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco and the SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company (“SABIC AN), have received the ...
PepsiCo donates $ 300,000 to promote relief efforts over Kentucky flooding
PepsiCo, and its philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, has donated about $ 300,000 to support ...
Egypt to set up its first eco-friendly bags factory
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said Egypt has signed an agreement with the US to establish ...