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As Singapore emerges from the pandemic, sustainability offers jobs and other opportunitiesPolicy & Finance
As Singapore emerges from the pandemic, sustainability offers jobs and other opportunities
The pandemic has exposed gaps in current systems and given corporations the impetus to invest for the future, said experts at a virtual dialogue by Eco-Business and Sembcorp Industries. How can governments, businesses and society take the better road to recovery? -
UN turns to space technology to reach SDGsThe United Nations Development Programme teams up with German aerospace to access satellite technology that will help in tackling water and food security and plan disaster response.
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Innovative solutions to reduce plastic waste and mitigate climate change impacts in the PhilippinesWaste
Innovative solutions to reduce plastic waste and mitigate climate change impacts in the Philippines
A fossil fuel-derived material that is highly polluting to the environment, plastic is a huge problem in the Philippines, a country that consistently tops rankings for the most vulnerable to climate impacts. -
Serious fun: Wonderfruit launches 'out of the box' business networking eventExpect workshops, strategic sessions in the run-up to the 2019 edition of the Pattaya-based sustainability bonanza.
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Harnessing the digital revolution for sustainable development– Digitalisation has immense potential to advance finance in support of the Sustainable Development Goals, write the co-chairs of a new United Nations task force on digital financing. -
Going full circle for growth and the planet– Overhauling wasteful manufacturing and consumption to achieve a circular economy would benefit the climate, people, and businesses, write UNIDO’s Li Yong and UNESCAP’s Hongjoo Hahm. -
Prevention is the best migration cure– To solve the global refugee crisis, it's time to begin allocating more funding to peace-keeping and building stronger societies, writes OECD's Jorge Moreira da Silva.
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Don't be spectators: UNDP boss calls on corporates to act on climate– The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
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