It’s Not All About the Money: Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage (UHC) is a global priority, but how can financing for health be improved to boost progress towards the SDGs agenda? The health Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3) aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at
Vestive: Introducing Ethical and Financial Investing
The term ‘sustainable investing’ seems like an oxymoron upon first observation. How can someone expend money with the hope of receiving a return on their investment while constraining their strategies to ethical principles? Indeed, this task is quite challenging —
Thanks, Mom, for the Gift of Water
In nearly 100 countries around the world, the second Sunday in May marks the day we celebrate and thank moms. Some mothers will get flowers, many will open cards and others will receive phone calls. In fact, more calls are
Supporting the Arts Should Be a Part of Your Business Strategy
The time of grey suits is coming to the end – business now strives to be more innovative, creative and inclusive. To achieve that, we can look towards something that’s already all these things – the arts. Some years ago The
Transition to Sustainability: VITO Challenges Itself to Be a Frontrunner
"A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a truly adequate solution." Russell
Many Peaces in Iraq: Creating a Foundation for Conflict Transformation Through Peace Studies
“We heard children singing ISIL songs, and saw them role play executions in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp playground. We were distributing humanitarian aid. It was then that I realized, if we don’t do anything about this
Climate Ventures: Working Toward A Better Future For All
We live in an age of extraordinary collaborative possibilities. From all corners of the earth, there rises a voice of determination to break through the status quo and bring climate change issues to the forefront. It is through these partnerships
Carrying on the Flow
Expanding the Discourse on Menstruation in the Sustainable Development and Human Rights Agendas If 2015 was the year the period went public, 2018 was the year menstruation won its spotlight at the United Nations. From the Commission on the Status of
Can Science-based Targets Truly Guide Sustainable Development?
What lines can we not afford to cross when it comes to our impact on the planet? As the world races to achieve the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, it is vital that the pursuit of sustainable
We Need a Digital Transformation in Global Health
The world has made great strides in reducing poverty, death, and disease. Leaders from 193 countries have signed on to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an agenda of 17 benchmarks for progress through 2030, three of which are directly tied
How to stop the plastic soup: interview with SEADS – Sea Defence Solutions
With the amount of plastic pollution in our waters increasing every year, it becomes crucial to find solutions that would help to reduce it as soon as possible: plastics pollution is not only dangerous for all the marine life but
Peer-to-Peer Ride-Sharing: An Interview With Amovens
The drastic scarcity of world resources forces us to rethink the usefulness of consumption-based models. Circular economy provides one answer as more people offer their goods for rent. In addition, sharing services allow us to tackle global challenges including climate
