Research / Global
Corporate Responsibility
The business case for SDGs and what’s needed to achieve them
Launched with much fanfare in September 2015, The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set the agenda for 'transforming our world by 2030'. With 17 overarching goals, from ending poverty in all …
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) has just released its second publication on the use of mobile technologies for development and humanitarian work with a focus on health.
Analysing the policy and entrepreneurial context in three landscapes across Asia, the report highlights how supporting innovative small-scale green businesses could help reverse the current trend where business incentives for …
by Alina O'Keeffe, AIDF and Dan Swann, Technology Exchange Lab
In cities, mobility plays a particularly central role for ensuring prosperity and social cohesion in a context of high population density and intense economic activity. Yet mobility is also a …
This second White Paper, From Challenges to Solutions, maps water stress and scarcity in the Asia Pacific region against tourism water use.
Policy & Finance
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2015
Scandinavia dominates the Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2015 while Japan higest ranking Asian country (11), followed by China (25), Signapore (34) and Korea (40) USA only ranked 41, UK 48
Policy & Finance
Role of technology and innovation in inclusive and sustainable industrial development
The report addresses the challenging question of what conditions are required for structural transformation, driven by technological change, in order to drive sustained growth and inclusiveness, while avoiding environmental degradation.
Energy
Green energy choices: The benefits, risks and trade-offs of low-carbon technologies for electricity
If it's green, it's mostly clean, according to a new, comprehensive review of renewable energy sources released today by the International Resource Panel, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme …
Corporate Responsibility
Environmental, social, and governance reporting in travel & tourism: Trends, outlook, and guidance
Researched for the World Travel & Tourism Council, this full report introduces the concepts of ESG Reporting generally and then specifically for Travel & Tourism.
Carbon & Climate
Achieving zero (net) deforestation commitments
The report entitled "Achieving Zero (Net) Deforestation Commitments: What it means and how to get there" charts how to realise corporate 'Zero Deforestation Pledges' and widen global support for them.
