sustainable development goals Archives

Health

How AI Can Help Communities Detect and Prevent Health Threats — and Advance One Health

byRichard Seifman - Former World Bank Senior Health Advisor and U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer

September 16, 2026

Much attention today is focused on rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at national and global levels. On September 4-5 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meta removes ads for social media addiction lawsuits after juries awarded $380 million in damages for child safety failures.

ESG News

Meta Bans Legal Advertisements Targeting Its Own Safety Record

byEge Can Alparslan

April 10, 2026

Today’s Key Updates Meta Bans Lawsuit Recruitment Ads: The platform is removing law firm advertisements seeking plaintiffs for social media ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alt Tag: ESG news regarding Amazon launching carbon credits, BP activist investor targets Lund, SBTi unveils new net zero standard, EU enhances investment strategy

Business

Amazon to Sell Carbon Credits to Business Customers

byPeter Vigh

March 20, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Amazon Launches Carbon Credits: Amazon offers carbon credits to business customers meeting ESG criteria. BP Activist Investor ...

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 ...

ESG news regarding COP16 biodiversity agreements, Blackstone closes energy transition fund, BP expands oil and gas investments, US Senate blocks proposed methane tax

Business

COP 16 Concludes with Key Biodiversity Agreements

byLena McDonough

February 28, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates COP 16 Concludes with Key Biodiversity Agreements: COP 16 set a target to mobilize $200 billion annually ...

ESG news regarding EU green finance debate, US firms under investigation, tokenized real estate surge, EU energy savings

Sustainable Finance

Green Finance Rules Under Attack in Internal EU Conflict

byPeter Vigh

February 27, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Green Finance Debate: The European Commission reduced proposals to make green investment standards voluntary after internal ...