Eco-Business

Experts call for sustainable financing to make up for funding shortfall for family planning and sexual and reproductive health.

For the first time in the history of COP climate summits, the US – the world’s largest historical emitter – has not sent a delegation to the talks.

Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.

EB Studio Despite a slowdown in gender-inclusive commitments from traditional western markets, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has pushed ahead with plans to scale women-focused 'orange capital', while forging new alliances to expand the 'orange economy' in emerging Asia.

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Major activists from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Chad and Indonesia demand a larger role at the UN summit in Belém, Brazil. By Nemonte Nenquimo, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and Rukka Sombolinggi

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Systemic inequality and financial exclusion are blocking women’s full economic participation – and costing the global economy trillions. By Ritika Agrawal and María Fernanda Espinosa

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Digitalisation of government services is creating inequalities in the delivery of schemes to the marginalised. By Prachi Bansal and Ritika Agrawal

COP30 in Brazil is an opportunity to spotlight the risks facing environmentalists and to ramp up measures to better protect them. By Ana María Palacios Briceño and Eduardo Marenco

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By Cristiane Julião

By Lorraine Ndhlovu and Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

By Dr Tariq Choucair, Katherine M. FitzGerald, Lucinda Nelson

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EB Studio In an industry dominated by men, what can a palm oil company do to ensure gender equality?

A study released on Wednesday shows women in every country still do far more unpaid work, like childcare and chores, than men.

Working on the lake gives women independence in a country where women are often destined to a life of servitude and denied the access to education, health and jobs.

A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.

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LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.

In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.

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