UN chief urges developed states to allocate $100 bn annually to climate action
United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres said that developed countries have yet to deliver ...
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PwC joins GRI Global Standards Fund
Multinational professional services network PwC has joined the GRI Global Standards Fund under an initiative to ...
Report: World needs $ 536 bn annual investments in nature until 2025
A total investment in nature of $ 8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050 ...
GCF to extend $54 m to Costa Rica for climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF)decided to extend $54 million to Costa Rica to be invested ...
edChild selected for the 2021 Education for Sustainable Development Award from World OMEP
edChild, a unique module around sustainable development that both develops competence and strengthens educators’ ability ...
Dubai, Abu Dhabi among world’s top 10 sustainable cities
The UAE’s cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are among the world’s top 10 sustainable ...
Burger King awarded for recyclable packaging
Burger King, Miami, has been awarded the “Made for Recycling” seal from Interseroh for its ...
Kellogg issues EUR 300 m 8-year Sustainability Bond
Kellogg Company announced it has successfully priced a EUR 300 million 8-year Sustainability Bond with an interest ...
WFP launches zakat campaign to back needy people
The World Food Program (WFP) has launched a campaign providing Muslims around the world with ...
UN, IsDB launch Islamic social financing initiative to attain SDGs
The United Nations teamed up with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to launch Islamic social financing ...
EBRD invests in Latvenergo’s €50 m green bond
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) supported the €50 million green bond issuance ...
OMO is world’s first laundry capsule made of recycled carbon emissions
OMO is the first world laundry capsule made of waste CO2. Unilever teamed up carbon recycling ...
World Bank offers $3.72 m grant to back 20,000 displaced people in Armenia
The World Bank will offer a one-year grant of $3.72 million to buttress 20,000 displaced ...
World Bank earmarks $41.8 m to cut emissions, preserve forests in Congo
The Republic of Congo has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) ...
Norway’s Top Sustainable Travel Destinations
As plans to relax pandemic travel restrictions begin to take shape, travel journalists are racing ...
LFF allocates $ 55 m to back Lebanon’s recovery under SDGs
The Lebanon Financing Facility (LFF) allocated about $ 55 million to help vulnerable households and ...
EBRD wins 2020 Climate Bonds Award
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) pioneering work in green transition bonds has ...
UNDP Egypt launches Open Innovation Challenge for disabled
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Egypt launched the Open Innovation Challenge for Persons ...
Lebanon launches first electric car despite crisis
A Lebanon-made electric car made its debut Saturday, the first time the Mediterranean country has ...
HEART 17 initiative to fight poverty, inequality, climate change
HEART 17 new global initiative was launched in partnership with the United Nations Development Program ...
NASA’s MOXI converts carbon dioxide of Mars into oxygen
NASA’s newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, includes converting some of the Red Planet’s ...