A spotlight on grant winners Where the rest of the world sees problems, designers see solutions—which is why Sappi created the Ideas that Matter (ITM) grant program 20 years ago. Since its inception in 1999, the program has granted more …
If, this time last year, the world had been told it would spend much of the coming months in lockdown, few might have believed it. But that reality came, and it did so almost overnight, bringing with it a crashing end …
(Credit: PIxabay) Mtn Dew and Burton Snowboards have announced the creation of One World, a partnership that brings both brands together to promote sustainability. The One World project includes a full-length feature film and various products. The One World products …
The Covid-19 pandemic may have battered and bruised the world, but an evident positive impact was that it helped relieve the pressure on environment, even if temporarily. While schools, workplaces, transport and industry remained closed for a large part of …
Climate strikes have become a weekly event for students around the world wanting to send a message loud and clear: global leaders are not doing enough to address the climate crisis. Even during the pandemic, many have chosen to continue …
After the novel coronavirus turned the entire energy industry on its head, much of the world took the hint and dove headlong into the global clean energy transition, some in the interest of avoiding catastrophic climate change by creating a …
Water is a scarce resource that must be managed – already in 2019, World Resources Institute listed a grand total of 129 countries that face medium to high water stress. This is exacerbated by climate change and the erratic weather …
One of WHO’s 3 strategic goals is to ensure that an additional 1 billion people in the world are protected by universal health coverage (UHC) by 2023 – able to access the services they need to keep healthy, without falling …
The world of the possible Subscribe to Shift Happens Eve Driver is a writer based in Brooklyn. She recently graduated from Harvard University, where she studied the politics of climate and campaigned for fossil fuel divestment. Last week, President-elect Joe …
WORLD VIEW 02 December 2020 Why I put my political will behind knowledge to benefit the ocean and humanity. Erna Solberg Search for this author in: I grew up on the west coast of Norway and my parents taught me …
Monash University Malaysia Business schools around the world are putting in a range of programmes and initiatives to educate and prepare their students to be part of a more sustainable future. However, they are also increasingly actively engaging …
The novel coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way that we consume energy and fuel around the world. The extreme and unanticipated slowdown of economy and industry has led to a sharp decrease in oil and gas demand, and has even …
With automation poised to transform agriculture around the world in the future, researchers from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia have published what they say is the first-ever analysis of the ethical and policy issues raised by the use of robots in …
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses around the world, governments are relying on geospatial information, digital solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven risk analytics to enhance community resilience. A new United Nations report released today highlights how space and geospatial information applications …
This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Winston Churchill foresaw the biggest food innovation of the 21st century back in 1931: …