World Bank News
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Why sustainability is a risk issue for businessesAt its first risk management and sustainability summit, Ayala Corporation gathered 350 business leaders in Manila to begin the conversation on why it is crucial for companies to look at sustainability and risk for survival. -
World waste could grow 70 per cent as cities boom, warns World BankThe rise in rubbish will outstrip population growth, reaching 3.4 billion tons by 2050 from around 2 billion tons in 2016.
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Coal in the Philippines—Are banks risking US$21 billion on stranded assets?As the Philippines' banks continue to finance coal-fired power plants, a surplus of coal plants could turn them into bad investments—and the subsequent burden of high electricity costs could be passed on to consumers. -
Are we on track to create a sustainable world by 2050?Five years ago, Jonathon Porritt imagined a sustainable world by 2050 in his book The World We Made. In this interview, Porritt reviews progress made so far, says Europe has got it wrong on palm oil, and banks are "stupid" for funding coal.
World Bank Opinion
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Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor– Big-scale sanitation projects don't necessarily benefit the poor, writes ADB's Tomoo Ueda. How can development banks ensure benefits trickle down to this segment of society? -
Living with water: Embracing cultural adaptions to floods– As floods in cities become more frequent, urban designers can purposefully design landscapes to withstand flooding while maintaining a community connection to water, say Sasaki's Mary Anne Ocampo and Tao Zhang. -
Why strengthening land rights strengthens development– Inadequate land rights perpetuate poverty and marginalisation, as numerous cases around the world have shown. What is the link between land tenure and achieving the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals?
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