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Signalling alignment with the United Nation's global goals 'is not a bad thing', but businesses need to put more rigour into integrating sustainability into decision-making and avoid 'SDG-washing', says Michaux, who heads up the agency's SDG Impact unit.

Global Slavery Index exposes links between climate change and rising risk of forced labour.

Climate change impacts threaten to overwhelm humanitarian aid systems – but changes in how money is moved could help.

While the worst days are over, the hidden economic impact of Covid-19 still poses a threat to countries across Asia-Pacific, where a fresh but mild wave of Covid-19 cases is picking up.

By Catherine Early

By Lauri Myllyvirta, Qi Qin

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Piyaporn Wongruang

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Greater efforts to limit death and destruction from disasters will help us protect development progress and adapt to climate change. By Mami Mizutori

Linking work on nature and climate goals to debt repayment could give indebted countries the space they need to build resilience. By Simon Zadek and Jayati Ghosh

The precarious nature of informal employment, together with often hazardous working conditions, leaves informal workers particularly vulnerable to health risks. By Christy Braham

To limit the impact of the coming crises on lives and livelihoods, governments must take urgent action to boost the resilience of their health systems. By Mamta Murthi

By Corey Lesk and Kai Kornhuber

By Naveen Rao and Eloise Todd

By Vera Songwe

By Jayan Jose Thomas

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The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

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What are the dangers of gender bias in technology design and what are the market opportunities for womentech—technologies that centre the needs of women?

2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.

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