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Corporate Knights Capital: Sustainability Reporting – Empowering Responsible Investing for Long-Term ProsperityCorporate Knights Capital: Sustainability Reporting – Empowering Responsible Investing for Long-Term Prosperity

Corporate Knights Capital: Sustainability Reporting – Empowering Responsible Investing for Long-Term Prosperity

Last September, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced its pledge to divest its fossil fuel holdings as part of a larger…

10 years ago
UNCDF: A Roadmap for Financial InclusionUNCDF: A Roadmap for Financial Inclusion

UNCDF: A Roadmap for Financial Inclusion

Nephathli is a man from Lesotho, formerly a mineworker in South Africa. His family’s main source of income is the…

10 years ago
Catherine Samba-Panza: Determined to Bring Peace and DemocracyCatherine Samba-Panza: Determined to Bring Peace and Democracy

Catherine Samba-Panza: Determined to Bring Peace and Democracy

She promises elections and works vigorously towards that ultimate goal, but will not stand as a candidate. President Catherine Samba-Panza…

10 years ago
UN-Backed Project to Help Colombian Farmers Move Away from Illicit Crops Towards Fair Trade ChocolateUN-Backed Project to Help Colombian Farmers Move Away from Illicit Crops Towards Fair Trade Chocolate

UN-Backed Project to Help Colombian Farmers Move Away from Illicit Crops Towards Fair Trade Chocolate

A sweet new partnership between the United Nations, the Colombian and Austrian Governments and a renowned chocolate manufacturer is slated…

11 years ago
How Thailand’s Solar Power Visionary Built an Industry with a Boost from IFCHow Thailand’s Solar Power Visionary Built an Industry with a Boost from IFC

How Thailand’s Solar Power Visionary Built an Industry with a Boost from IFC

One of the winners of this year’s UN Momentum for Change awards has been transforming Thailand’s renewable energy capacity with…

11 years ago
Clean Undustrialisation Critical for Africa to ‘Leapfrog’ Outdated TechnologiesClean Undustrialisation Critical for Africa to ‘Leapfrog’ Outdated Technologies

Clean Undustrialisation Critical for Africa to ‘Leapfrog’ Outdated Technologies

Africa needs a green, clean industrialization that leapfrogs outdated, polluting processes and platforms and benefits from new technologies, United Nations Secretary-General…

11 years ago
UNCDF: Enabling Transformation – Investing in the Local Needs of WomenUNCDF: Enabling Transformation – Investing in the Local Needs of Women

UNCDF: Enabling Transformation – Investing in the Local Needs of Women

In 1990, in the first Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistani economist Mahbub Ul Haq…

11 years ago
World Investment Forum: Seeking Ways to Unlock the Idle TrillionsWorld Investment Forum: Seeking Ways to Unlock the Idle Trillions

World Investment Forum: Seeking Ways to Unlock the Idle Trillions

As the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, business and government leaders from across…

11 years ago
Nigerian Stock Exchange: Corporate Governance to Reign SupremeNigerian Stock Exchange: Corporate Governance to Reign Supreme

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Corporate Governance to Reign Supreme

The buoyant Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), with well over two hundred listed securities representing a total market capitalisation in excess…

11 years ago
Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Urgent Need for Simple MetricsSustainable Stock Exchanges: Urgent Need for Simple Metrics

Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Urgent Need for Simple Metrics

The 4th biennial Global Dialogue on the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, concluded yesterday (10/14) at the United Nations Geneva…

11 years ago