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High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 per cent of countries, global index finds

...198 countries, risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft found that 115 countries were at high or extreme risk of using slaves. "Few countries in the world are actually immune to modern slavery," said ...

12 Aug 2016

High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 per cent of countries, global index finds

Press Releases / Allance Composting

Small Scale Co-Composting Process and Efficient Methods

...1 to 2 m on each side and not more than 1.5 m in height. Chicken wire or wooden planks can be used to keep the pile together. In-vessel composting Compost can also be made in made in bags or bins. N...

22 Dec 2016

Small Scale Co-Composting Process and Efficient Methods

Press Releases / Impact Investment Exchange (Asia) Pte Ltd

IIX & Shujog host the first Impact Investment Trailblazer Showcase

...12 leading professionals across the private and public sector from 12 countries on four continents. IIXII is now open for applications for the Spring 2017 program. “At the heart of this gatheri...

22 Dec 2016

IIX & Shujog host the first Impact Investment Trailblazer Showcase

News / Manufacturing

Charity targets spinning mills in India, Bangladesh to end slavery in fashion industry

...1,136 garment workers were killed. Following the tragedy, numerous initiatives were launched by global brands and charities to promote openness and safeguard employees, from ensuring the safety of bui...

16 Sep 2016

Charity targets spinning mills in India, Bangladesh to end slavery in fashion industry

News / Water

India: Yamuna floodplain devastated by festival

...100-120 crore (USD 14.9-17.9 million). After protracted hearings, the NGT allowed the festival to go ahead, but imposed a Rs 5 crore (USD 745,303) “preliminary fine”. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar refused to p...

15 Mar 2016

India: Yamuna floodplain devastated by festival

Opinion / Transport

It's time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment

...1944 by a then much smaller air industry, which prohibits countries from imposing jet fuel tax and VAT on international flights. Taxes on other forms of transport have increased dramatically since 194...

16 Jan 2017

It's time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment

News / Energy

Google Earth images shed light on where solar rooftops make sense

...1 per cent of U.S. electricity generation. “ We were impressed by the scalability of the technology with more and more states and homes able to utilise it. Nick Nuttall, spokesman, U.N. Climate Chang...

1 Nov 2016

Google Earth images shed light on where solar rooftops make sense

News / Carbon & Climate

US, India may deepen energy ties to combat climate change

...16. The US government went to the WTO despite the January 2015 agreement between Modi and Obama in New Delhi to ramp up clean energy development in India. Building on strong initiatives It now remains...

7 Jun 2016

US, India may deepen energy ties to combat climate change

Opinion / Transport

Overhauling logistics can make our cities more livable

...12-16 days. The 11,000-km Chongqing-Europe Railway Corridor is becoming increasingly popular and traffic demand is steadily growing. To do so, it requires upgraded logistics to handle transshipments a...

16 Dec 2016

Overhauling logistics can make our cities more livable

News / Policy & Finance

Antonio Guterres appointed as new UN secretary-general

...1, 2017 and end on Dec. 31, 2021, according to the resolution. Guterres, a 67-year-old politician, served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015. Before joining the UN re...

14 Oct 2016

Antonio Guterres appointed as new UN secretary-general

Ministry of Communications and Information building in Singapore

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Don't try to achieve SDGs without these governance building blocks

...11 with community planning, and SDG 15 with civilian land tenure in forests. It also increases openness between administrations and sectors with promotion of open data and builds more partnerships wit...

15 Nov 2016

Don't try to achieve SDGs without these governance building blocks

Press Releases / Geothermal Resources Council (GRC)

Best Geothermal Energy presentations of 2015 announced

...1963- 2014, Benoit, Dick County Update - The United States of America Country Update 2015, Boyd, Toni & Sifford, Alex & Lund, John W. Direct Use 1 - Point of Use Automated Irrigation System ...

27 Oct 2015

Best Geothermal Energy presentations of 2015 announced

News / Manufacturing

An asthma patient in every house

...10 estimated that annual turnover is more than USD 1 billion, with approximately half a million people working in the industry. Since 2010, though, construction work has increased massively. The healt...

13 Jan 2017

An asthma patient in every house

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Development Impact Bonds: a way to bridge the SDG investment gap

...16 In the case of the Educate Girls DIB, UBS Optimus Foundation has provided the capital to fund a programme aiming to increase education participation rates and performance levels for 18,000 girls....

9 Feb 2017

Development Impact Bonds: a way to bridge the SDG investment gap

News / Cities

Vienna ranks high on almost every urban quality-of-life list. Here’s why.

...13 apartments in complex D12 of Aspern. Smart meters and home automation systems will give residents an unprecedented picture of their energy consumption and the means to control home power usage thro...

19 Aug 2016

Vienna ranks high on almost every urban quality-of-life list. Here’s why.

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

As the Paris Agreement takes effect, 3 action items for business

...1 percent of emissions have now joined the Agreement. The Agreement reached this point with unprecedented speed. As colleagues from WRI’s Climate program explained, very few multilateral UN agreements...

27 Oct 2016

As the Paris Agreement takes effect, 3 action items for business

Press Releases / ADATALED

ADATA shines spotlight on industrial lighting at HK lighting fair

...16 Hall 1, booth 1B-A09 About ADATA Lighting ADATA designs and manufactures high quality LED lighting, creating products that are efficient, safe, and environmentally-friendly. ADATA has its own ma...

25 Oct 2016

ADATA shines spotlight on industrial lighting at HK lighting fair

News / Food & Agriculture

Poor farmers--unlike rich--face uphill battle with Pakistan’s climate extremes

...11, Moeez Assadullah has been looking after his family's farm alone. The 21-year-old tends the 3 hectares (7 acres) of land without the help of his two brothers, who lost interest in farming when they...

30 Mar 2017

Poor farmers--unlike rich--face uphill battle with Pakistan’s climate extremes

News / Water

6 ways to save the world's oceans

...11. These are a group of 25 dolphins caught off the Solomon Islands coast and held captive at local tourism hub Resort World Sentosa. Four dolphins have died since the campaign was launched. The same...

8 Jun 2017

6 ways to save the world's oceans

News / Cities

Smarter together: The France-Singapore cleantech connection

...18 as the France-Singapore Year of Innovation. The two countries share more than a few things in common, said Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the launch of the Singapore-Fr...

15 May 2017

Smarter together: The France-Singapore cleantech connection

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