Int’l Day of Zero Waste focuses this year on cutting fashion, textile waste..92 m tons of textile waste produced globally
The International Day of Zero Waste – slated for March 30 – is held this ...
Sustainable Development
UpLink’s top innovators community avoids over 140,000 tons of CO2, creates over 30,000 jobs
UpLink’s top innovators community has avoided 142,400 tons of CO₂ emissions through clean electricity, sustainable ...
New “blue deal” needed to close $145 bn annual investment gap in sustainable ocean sectors
A new “blue deal” is urgently needed to close $145 bn annual investment gap in sustainable ocean sectors, according ...
€10 m EIB-WHO grant to boost health resilience in Lebanon
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have formally launched a ...
UNEP-backed SolutionsPlus not only for sustainable mobility, but also creating jobs for women
SolutionsPlus – an innovative project supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and funded by ...
Japan extends 500 m yens to back communities hit by extreme weather in Bangladesh
Japan extended 500 million Japanese yens to boost food security for communities impacted by Cyclone ...
€100 m allocated for backing climate action, environmental sustainability projects in ECOWAS region.
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the European Investment Bank (EIB), with the support of the European ...
Cali Fund to be game-changer in protecting biodiversity
The Cali Fund is expected to be a game-changer in protecting global biodiversity. Elizabeth Maruma ...
$103.2 m allocated to scale up life-saving early warning systems in seven of world’s most climate-vulnerable countries
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved an unprecedented $103.2 million in grant financing to ...
UNEP initiatives in 2024 expected to benefit 17 m people, cut GHG emissions by 300 m tons
The annual report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) highlighted that the UNEP’s initiatives ...
ICAO Finvest Hub to facilitate securing funding for SAF production, aviation decarbonization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is pursuing its work toward the establishment of a ...
EBRD invests MAD 400 m in local green bond issued by Morocco’s ONCF
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to MAD 400 million (€38.4 ...
NEOM’s first net-zero AI data center to be operational by 2028..$5bn initial investments of phase 1
The first net-zero AI Data Center in NEOM, the sustainable region taking shape in northwest ...
Students for Zero Waste Week campaign in US focuses this year on protecting local marine environment
This year’s Students for Zero Waste Week campaign in the US – slated for March ...
AfDB’s ABM becomes first non-market approach registered on UNFCCC’s Non-Market Approaches Platform
The African Development Bank(AfDB)’s Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), piloted across Africa since 2019, has become ...
Survey: Majority of consumers recognize carbon footprint cut, energy efficiency as important
A survey – conducted by Schneider Electric – said 82% of respondents consider energy efficiency ...
Study: 59% of 7,000 children surveyed lack access to digital devices..27% lack AI skills
A major new study “The Growing Role of AI in Education” – conducted by the ...
WMO launches innovative tool to track climate service capacities..Africa most vulnerable
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched the Climate Services Dashboard, an innovative tool designed ...
Report: Revenues of 10 million social enterprises worldwide hit $ 2 trln
* Women leading 50% of social enterprises worldwide The Schwab Foundation’s milestone report, The State ...
Imperial College London launches novel tool to help identify pathways to net zero emissions
A novel tool which can help organizations identify viable pathways to net zero emissions has ...
EBRD allocates €20 m loan to support youth-led MSMEs in Morocco
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting young entrepreneurs in Morocco with a loan ...