The 2019 SDG Finance Geneva Summit Roundup
Last month, we wrote about this year's SDG Finance Summit in Geneva, referring to the initiative, by the UNDP, as an innovation springboard with the core aim of "bring[ing] together high-level decision makers to forge partnerships for the implementation of
The Innovation Springboard — SDG Finance Summit in Geneva
An initiative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the SDG Finance Geneva Summit (SGSGeneva) is an annual, one-day-long event that gathers some 250 participants at the Forum Geneve with the aim of providing these various stakeholders with the infrastructure
Engaging the ‘Unusual Suspects’: An Interview With Azzedine Downes
Fifty years ago, activist Brian Davies founded the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in hopes of ending the commercial hunt for seals in Canada. Fifteen years later, in 1983 and in partnership with IFAW, Europe banned the importation of “whitecoat”
Empowerment Through Electricity: An Interview With Africa GreenTec
With just above two-fifths of its population having access to electricity (over 600 million people), sub-Saharan Africa is a region assessed to have the lowest electricity access rates in the world — lower not only than the global rates, but
Taking Nursing to the Streets: An Interview With Infirmiers de rue
Working toward eradicating homelessness in Belgium, the non-profit Infirmiers de rue [Street Nurses] strives to achieve this goal by bridging the gaps between homeless people, health services and the environment. Convinced that “each person can be made aware of the importance
Adapting Cities to Climate Change: An Interview With Green Urban Data
Founded in Valencia just under two years ago, Green Urban Data is a startup whose software integrates big data and satellite technology to provide municipalities, consultancy companies and citizens with the “tools to fight the effects of climate change,” essentially
Listening to Our Buildings: An Interview With BEAD
"Your building speaks; we listen and provide relevant solutions," says the team behind BEAD, an artificial intelligence technology company working in the area of building optimization. According to a report by the World Green Building Council, "[b]uildings and construction together account
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Interview With GOOD KRAMA
The krama is one of those traditional pieces of cloth, the tradition in this case being Cambodian, which to its culture represents more than just an ordinary clothing item. Worn by locals of virtually all ages and backgrounds, and applicable to
Renewable Energy as a Basis for the Global Economy: An Interview With Poduhvat
Poduhvat has a goal of replacing fossil fuels as a basis for the global economy with renewable energy. Their inventions, designed and developed with the intention of helping bring this goal to realization, include wind turbines applicable to urban environments
One’s Waste, Another’s Treasure: An Interview With Episome Biotech
Initially founded as a research and development laboratory, biotechnology company Episome Biotech is endowing our world with new industrial enzyme technologies that have the potential to reform conventional and unsustainable solutions to problems across a range of industries. Some of these
Pipistrel & Honeywell: A Memorandum of Understanding for the Future of Urban Mobility
Earlier last year we wrote about Pipistrel, an award-winning small aircraft designer and manufacturer striving to change the game of the sustainable aviation industry with electric-powered aircraft. Our interview with Ivo Boscarol, the company founder and a six-time winner of
Enough Bloody Shirts: The 1 in 5 Million March
Prone to Protest Belgrade is no stranger to the sensation of tens and hundreds of thousands of feet walking and running and protesting over its asphalt grounds. In fact, 2019 marks the 130th anniversary of the city’s first documented protest in