Healthcare News
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UN warns Covid-19 could wipe out gains in equality for women at workAn estimated 40 per cent of women employed globally work in hard-hit sectors such as hospitality and retail. -
Pakistan launches electric vehicle plan with cars in slow laneThe goal is to have at least 30 per cent of all vehicles running on electricity by 2030—but but cars have been left out of first phase after pushback from automakers.
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Cash isn't king: vulnerable short-changed by virusCoronavirus is accelerating the use of contactless payments, but there are fears this could leave millions of people behind. -
Investigators cast doubt on China's ban on the pangolin tradeExperts say pangolin scales are still being legally traded in China based on a loophole in the country’s Wildlife Protection Law, which allows the trade of protected species in special circumstances.
Healthcare Opinion
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What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisisCSR
What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis
– Businesses’ sustainability programmes better prepared them for the Covid-19 crisis and will become increasingly important. But now, to achieve broad sustainability competency throughout the organisation, companies must bridge the knowledge gap. -
Water, sanitation and hygiene key to Pacific’s ongoing Covid strategy– Pacific island nations have been among the top performers worldwide in controlling Covid-19. A greater emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene practices will help continue that success. -
Rebooting the economy: Restoring travel and tourism in the Covid-19 era– A harmonised set of industry-wide health and safety protocols are necessary for travel and tourism to recover.
Videos
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Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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What you need to know about sustainable cooling and climate change– What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.
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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
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Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
Food & Agriculture
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
– With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods.
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