by Rachel Lim | Asia, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Island Nations, North America, Oceania, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Tech for Social Good
Beneath the tranquil azure of our oceans lies a crisis of staggering proportions. Despite the fact that marine ecosystems are profoundly important for human well-being — providing us with food and medicine, buffering coastal infrastructure from severe climate events,...
by Ananya Mallick | Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDGs
From a “take, make, dispose” to a “make, use, recycle” model, the circular economy has become a catalyst behind social innovations. Social enterprises are now integrating the circular economy into their core functions of production and service...
by Ashley Kim | Africa, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism
In the year 2022, in addition to a vast array of accomplishments, a multitude of global issues remain unresolved. Women in general continue to face difficulties within a society rooted in patriarchal traditions. According to the UN Women and the World Conservation...
by Kevin Chin | Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Our resource-intensive world centers on the linear economic model of ‘take, make, use and waste’ and the plastic industry epitomizes this convention, extracting resources from the earth to make plastic packaging that is most likely used once, then thrown...
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...
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