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UN Women
UN Women welcomes the adoption of the Belém Gender Action Plan, urges its effective implementation
UN Women welcomes today’s outcome at COP30 and, in particular, the adoption of the Belém Gender Action Plan (GAP) as a blueprint for action in the next nine years.
This 2025 marks a once-in-a-generation milestone for women’s rights and gender equality: 30 years since the world committed …
Gender equality remains the unfinished business of our time – and the private sector is indispensable for closing …
Chronic underfunding, weak tracking systems, and unfair financial rules are stalling progress on gender equality. UN Women calls …
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN conference calls for renewed, bold efforts to make gender equality commitments a reality in Asia and the Pacific
18 November 2024
15 August 2023
12 September 2022
15 March 2022
4 December 2021
The Fairtrade Foundation
Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 to shine the spotlight on why farmers need cash to fight climate crisis
30 August 2021
Emancipate Indonesia
The tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children #SaveSmallHands
12 August 2021
World Economic Forum
Young people have more faith in algorithms than politicians
25 June 2021
Impact Shakers
Twelve European startups win Impact Shakers Award
9 March 2021
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Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat
20 brands called out for greenwashing in 2025
This year, ‘greenrinsing’ – shifting climate targets after luring investment – cast a shadow over corporate decarbonisation efforts, … -
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Berita / Tenaga
Renewable energy boomed in 2025, but so did fossil fuels
A solar boom, Donald Trump's 'national energy emergency' and AI demand marked a landmark year. -
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Berita / Tenaga
Decarbonisation in the Philippines is a ‘balancing act’: First Gen strategy head Joel Jay Soriano
Studio EB As well as adapting to intensifying climate impacts, the Philippines' largest renewable energy company must carefully weigh up … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste
Seoul expects more than 2,200 tonnes of plastic savings a year as QR-code packaging becomes standard. -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
China’s $180bn cleantech push shifts global alliances as nations hedge against US uncertainty: report
Beijing’s overseas clean energy investments have surged 80 per cent in a year, drawing emerging economies into deeper … -
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Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan
Taiwan phases out food waste as pig feed, sparking race to boost recycling capacity
The ban takes full effect in 2027 but officials warn hundreds of tonnes of scraps will still need …
