SDGs Archives

Satellite image of Benin City in Nigeria.

Climate Change

A Visionary Approach to Implementing Sustainability Solutions

byDr. Steven Cohen - Senior Vice Dean at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies and Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

August 28, 2026

There are many definitions of sustainability, ranging from the expansive seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to my own conception, ...

To tackle the menace of misinformation, diverse strategies are needed, including using mathematical models to study how rumours travel, and how their spread can be disrupted.

Society

Rumours Spread Like Viruses. Here’s How Math Can Help Contain Them

byRanjib Banerjee - Associate Professor, School of Business, UPES, Dehradunand2 others

August 4, 2026

Stripes, clusters and hotspots. The words might evoke images of wildlife habitats, or even weather maps. But according to new ...

Sustainable Finance

UNIDO Launches New Foundation to Mobilize Private Sector Support for Sustainable Industrialization

byAnna Jardanovsky - Communications Expert at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

August 4, 2026

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has officially launched the UNIDO Foundation — a new mechanism to mobilize private sector resources ...

A masked man rides a scooter carrying a tree in Kon Tum, Vietnam, capturing the essence of local street life.

Health

Climate-Health Lessons from South and Southeast Asia

byDr. Neethi V Rao - Visiting Fellow, Centre for Social & Economic Progress/Secretariat for The Asian Collective for Health Systems and Adjunct Faculty, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru, India

July 13, 2026

Recent headlines on extreme heat in Europe and flooding in India and China are a reminder that climate change is ...

Society

From Spending to Impact: Public Procurement as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development

byMaria Fernanda Trigo - Director of the Department for Effective Public Management of the Organization of American States (OAS)and1 others

July 3, 2026

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, governments face a common challenge: how to deliver better results for citizens amid fiscal ...

News regarding independent publishers bringing more sustainability in the publishing industry.

Environment

How Independent Publishers Are Helping Advance Sustainability

byAnastasiia Barmotina

March 12, 2026

The rise of sustainable independent publishers is gaining speed in 2026. This is because smaller, mission-driven presses are adopting eco-friendly ...

ESG News

Thirteen Countries Face Starvation, UN Warns

bySarah Perras - Business Editor

June 17, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Starvation risk escalates in 13 global hotspots: A UN report warns of urgent humanitarian crises, urging immediate ...

ESG News

Masdar Acquires TERNA ENERGY in €3.2B Clean Energy Deal

bySejal Jain

April 11, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Renewable Push: Masdar acquires TERNA ENERGY for €3.2B, boosting EU’s 2030 Net Zero goals. Disinformation ...

Environment

Deep Seabed Mining: What Are the Risks?

bySyeda Sineen Rahman

April 4, 2025

The new WWF report, "Analysis of the Implications of Deep Seabed Mining for the Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable ...

Climate Change

Can ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Contribute to the SDG Discourse?

byInternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

March 10, 2025

The ongoing proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the advisory opinion on the obligations of States in ...

Biodiversity

$200B for Nature: Global Pact to Protect Biodiversity by 2030

bySejal Jain

March 4, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates $200B for Biodiversity: Governments pledge $200B by 2030, boosting global conservation efforts. Biogas Emissions Tracker: Biogas CAT ...