Carrefour in-store employees learning French sign language to help deaf customers
Carrefour has announced an initiative to teach its in-store employees French sign language so as ...
Sustainable Development
UNEP to engage Dubai EXPO visitors in World Wildlife Day celebration
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) will team up with the UAE to celebrate World ...
UN recognizes clean, healthy, sustainable environment as human right for first time
The United Nations Human Rights Council has recognized having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a ...
UAE eyes first net zero by 2050 goal among major petrostates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) could become the first nation among the Organization of the ...
PepsiCo launches $ 5 m to help Chicago youths to get high-quality careers in 5 years
PepsiCo has announced the launch of its new initiative, Pathways to Readiness and Empowerment Program ...
UK’s High Commissioner launches ‘Race to Zero’ in 26 companies in Pakistan
The UK’s High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner has launched during his visit to Karachi the ...
First center for sustainable aviation fuels in Europe
A new center that will lead research, innovation and commercial testing of sustainable aviation fuels ...
First mural to spread awareness on climate change created in Brussels
Mother Nature mural in Brussels is the first of 50 murals due to be created ...
US, EU pledge to cut global methane emissions by 30% by 2030
A new joint agreement by the European Union and the United States to cut global ...
Expo 2020 pavilion for exhibiting SDGs to come up with commitments by visitors
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be brought to life at Expo 2020 Dubai – ...
EDISON Alliance aims to improve lives of 1 billion people by 2025
The EDISON Alliance aims to improve the lives of 1 billion people through the 1 Billion ...
Sisi to UN summit: Egypt joins global School Meals Coalition for better health
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt has joined the global “School Meals Coalition” to ...
EBRD, GCF, EU provide €25 m to back Morocco’s green transition
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and ...
Mastercard Fund allocates $25 m to strengthen financial resilience of SMEs
The Mastercard Impact Fund allocated an initial philanthropic investment of $25 million under Strive Initiative ...
Over 20 firms to conserve, grow 2.5 bn trees in over 50 states by 2030
Over 20 companies have pledged to conserve, restore and grow more than 2.5 billion trees ...
Banque Misr gets largest loan in its history at $ 1 bn to promote sustainable development
Banque Misr (BM) initially planned to refinance the existing $ 550 Million syndicated loan signed ...
World Bank, Sri Lanka sign $92 m financing deal for climate resilience project
The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed a $92 million financing agreement ...
Egypt seeks Guinness Records title with largest beaches cleanup campaign
Egypt seeks to obtain the Guinness Records title for launching the largest beaches cleanup campaign ...
EU grants €4.7 bn to Italy for sustainable socio-economic recovery
The European Commission has granted €4.7 billion to Italy under REACT-EU to support the country’s ...
UK urges other countries to back zero int’l shipping emissions by 2050
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps called on other countries to support a target of absolute ...
Egypt issues Human Development Report after 10 year break to highlight sustainability progress
Egypt issued its Human Development Report 2021 in tandem with the United Nations Development Program ...