NilePreneurs spearheads initiative to help SMEs join e-commerce
The NilePreneurs launched an overture in tandem with Banque du Caire to help small and ...
Sustainable Development
COVID-19 lockdown has led to 11,000 fewer air-pollution deaths, assessment claims
Sharp declines in greenhouse gas emissions during novel coronavirus lockdowns may have prevented 11,000 deaths ...
EBRD wins global sustainable trade finance award
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development won a global leadership award for sustainable trade ...
AUC issues its first sustainability report
The Office of Sustainability at The American University in Cairo (AUC) released the University’s first sustainability report, ...
Which Countries Were (And Weren’t) Ready for Remote Work?
As the world races to contain the spread of Covid-19, socially distant modes of working ...
Air pollution worsens corona, need to keep it low post -lockdown
The air pollution has plummeted over many parts of India during nationwide lockdown, but the ...
Top 10 electric cars for everyday driving
What’s driving you towards an all-electric car? Cost of petrol or concern for the planet’s ...
GRI: Three signs prove EU’s €1 trillion sustainable investment plan underway
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) hailed the European Union’s commitment to the EU Green deal ...
SABIC to install 4000 MW of renewable energy by 2025 to reduce the carbon footprint
SABIC, a global leader in chemical industry, has set a new target to install 4 ...
Facebook’s $5.7 bn investments in India’s Jio Platforms to expedite digital transformation
Facebook announced investing $ 5.7 billion in India’s Jio Platforms with an aim to accelerate ...
Huya 1st Chinese organization to join UN climate action game
Huya is the first Chinese organization to join the United Nations Development Program’s Mission 1.5 initiative ...
UN agencies need $15m to support Algerian refugee camp in face of COVID-19
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations World Food Program ...
World Bank allocates $ 36.2 m for BiH over COVID-19 health, social fallout
The World Bank channeled $ 36.2 million into supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to contain ...
EBRD earmarks €145 m for backing Moroccan economy
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) allocated a €145 million financing facility to ...
World Bank extends $48 m to Timor-Leste to serve SDGs on education, sanitation
The World Bank allocated a total of $48 million to Timor-Leste to improve its sanitation ...
Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day with relaxing game about honeybees
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Google has created a relaxing game that ...
Join 24 hours of action, Earth Challenge 2020 app on Earth Day
The Earth Day Network and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) set out a call ...
Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost
Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from Covid-19 by spurring global GDP gains of almost ...
ENGIE, IVECO open refueling station for natural gas, electric cars
ENGIE and IVECO opened a refueling station for natural gas and electric cars in Turin ...
Pandemic, Plastics And The Continuing Quest For Sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global economy and disrupted the waste, plastic, and recycling ...
£10m for boosting tree planting in UK
The UK’s Forestry Commission has announced that £10m will be available in the second auction ...