Many businesses around the globe have demonstrated adaptability and resilience as they faced the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some companies, often led by their employees, have also had somewhat of a role in supporting the uprising against police brutality …
KUALA TERENGGANU: Sunscreen and skincare lotion applied to the body when doing recreational activities at sea such as snorkelling and scuba diving can threaten the existence of coral reefs. That is what happens when tourists are more concerned about protecting …
Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ Features a Ridiculously Star-Studded Cast More From Harper’s BAZAAR A plethora of movies were forced to shut down production on account of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. But if this new announcement is anything to …
Pear, the eight-year-old, Palo Alto, Calif.-based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has an eye for nascent talent, staged its seventh annual demo day earlier this week, and while …
New Zealanders were not the only ones to go to the polls over the weekend. On Saturday, the Australian Capital Territory also voted, returning Labor for a sixth consecutive term after almost 20 years in office. Andrew Barr, after almost …
The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE has a bold ambition of reusing 100 percent of its wastewater by 2023. While RAK Wastewater Agency (RAKWA), the public utility that manages the collection and treatment of the emirate’s wastewater, …
Five humanmade “megatrends” will continue to dominate and frustrate global efforts to put the world on a more sustainable and prosperous path, unless urgent policy interventions to influence them are taken now, the UN Economist Network warned today in a …
GLOBAL [embedded content] António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations, has emphasised that the “17 Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demand nothing short of a transformation of the financial, economic and political systems that govern our societies”. …
With the issue of a 3bn-peso (US$142mn) gender bond, Mexico has joined Panama and Colombia as the first nations in the region to see the launch of an ESG-aligned financial instrument aimed at bridging gaps in women’s access to the …
Did you know that the definition of culture has actually expounded the relationship between economic incentives, legal contracts, and cultural consciousness? Over the years, the definition of culture has yielded a symbiotic evolutionary relationship between the system and the beliefs. …
The Earth911 team combs news and research for interesting ideas and stories about the challenges of creating a sustainable world. We pick the science, sustainability, recycling, and business stories to give you a summary of the week’s changes, along with …
TOKYO — As the proliferation of ocean plastic has become a global concern, nets and other fishing equipment are increasingly seen as a major culprit. In Japan, fishing gear made up about 40% of marine waste that washed ashore in …
In celebration of World Environment Day 2020, the Global Shapers Manila Hub organized a three-part Sustainability Webinar Series that took place over three consecutive Fridays, starting on May 22. The goal of the series was to raise awareness by exploring …
More than one-fifth (22%) of UK-based investors are planning to invest in dedicated ethical funds in the near future, with the proportion rising to more than one-third (35%) among those aged 35 and under. Green finance has become …
Oct. 16, 2020 — Multidisciplinary research led by the High-Performance Computing Center (HLRS) Department of Philosophy will develop perspectives for assessing the trustworthiness of computational science and limiting the spread of misinformation. A few short decades ago, the arrival of …