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How Shenal built a career in cybersecurity during an economic crisis

Cisco CSR

This blog was written by Shenal, a Networking Academy alum from Sri Lanka. Having lived through a civil war, government turmoil and now the biggest financial crisis to face Sri Lanka, Shenal has overcome these challenges to earn multiple qualifications and earn a job at the country’s biggest cybersecurity company.

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Most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka were found to be the main sources of land-based plastic debris. The results highlight the urgent need for a legally-binding Global Plastics Treaty and greater enforcement of regional policies to reduce plastic waste.

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Bayer, GenZero and Shell Launch Program to Address Emissions from Rice Farming

ESG Today

Simon-Thorsten Wiebusch, Country Divisional Head, Crop Science Division of Bayer for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka said: “Bayer’s commitment to rice cultivation is two-fold. Through our focus on rice, we want to solve two of the biggest challenges impacting humanity, namely, food security and climate change.

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Private investors profiting from US$25 billion in bond debt from climate-vulnerable Asian nations: IIED

Eco-Business

Ahead of the World Bank's annual meeting, a think tank finds that Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mongolia, Vietnam and Laos have issued the most in sovereign debt to date in the region.

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“APAC” & Corporate Sustainability Journeys – Monitoring Progress & Demonstrated Leadership on the Rise in This Vital Global Region

Sustainability Update

Business and financial activities in “ APAC ”, the Asia / Pacific Basin Region are vital to the economies of the rest of the world. Think of the region’s leading sovereign economies…in order of magnitude, consider the impact of the economies of China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia (the top economies). May 24 2021.

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Global Citizen Returns to Australia With the First International Edition of Global Citizen Now

3BL Media

With a focus on engaging and elevating young innovators from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne will convene world leaders, artists, advocates, journalists, influencers, policy experts and more than 300 of the brightest young leaders from across the region.

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Viatris 2022 Sustainability Report: Responding to Continued COVID-19 Pandemic Needs

3BL Media

In Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Mongolia, a special cross-functional task force called the CARE Team - COVID-19 Alleviation Response - was formed to actively aid in expanding access to needed medicines. million patients in this region. We supplied a total of 2.5