by Brigit Helms | Africa, Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Island Nations, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
The way that climate change affects human beings is almost entirely through water, either too much or too little. The climate crisis is a water crisis at its core. — Tim Wainwright, chief executive of WaterAid Climate change is triggering dramatic extremes in the...
by Rob Kaplan | Asia, Circular Economy, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Opinion, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Voices from the Field
As much of the world returns to a more normal state – despite the Omicron variant and a still uncertain pandemic outlook — a lot of us have been processing what we’ve been living through for the past 18 months. I’ve been prone to lots of reflecting – not just as a...
by Melanie van de Velde | Africa, Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Measurement & Management, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, Systems Change
The answer, in short, is ‘yes’. Addressing certain SDGs leads to a return of $20 to $40 for every $1 spent, as opposed to less than $10 return compared to spending money equally across all SDGs (1). So how can business leaders effectively target SDGs for the best...
by Erika Desmond | Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Impact Economy, Scaling Solutions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Systems Change, Voices from the Field
“Initially we thought that recycling was the challenge,” says Angraj Swami, CEO of EcoWrap, a one-stop solution for waste segregation, collection, tracking, recycling, & upcycling. “We learned that recycling is not the challenge – it is the lack of human behavior...
by Ratika Kapoor | Asia, Editor's Picks, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, Stakeholder Capitalism, Tech for Social Good
The credit gap for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India is estimated by World Bank to be USD 380 billion. Approximately, only 16 per cent of MSMEs in India receive formal credit while the others are under-financed or financed through informal sources....