GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. . According to the International Monetary Fund, women earn 63 percent less than men, and the resulting loss of economic output is staggering. State of Green Business Report. Social Justice.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 4, 2023

With the addition of three new ACTs in 2022, Avantor now has eight active employee groups: Global Black ACT, Diverse Abilities ACT, PRIDE Network ACT, Women in Business ACT, VETS ACT, ALMA ACT (Avantor Latinos Moving Ahead), New Professionals ACT, and Pan Asian Middle East ACT.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

Earlier this year, ACLT and Community Roots Housing (CRH) broke ground at 24th and East Spring Street in Seattle’s historic Central District. The KeyBank Foundation has long engaged in philanthropic endeavors that support economic access and equity for underserved communities and populations. million of construction financing and $14.2

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As attendees engaged with new technologies, they also learned how ESG topics such as sustainability and equitable workforces are driving more value than ever before in today’s digital business. As one example, EUC enables remote work, reducing commute emissions and making job opportunities more equitable.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

In addition to sessions dedicated to the activities of the various Europump Commissions – Technical, Standards, Marketing, SME – a complement of invited speakers will also share their thoughts and expertise on a range of topical issues.

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Manufacturing Digitalization Development 59

Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2024

Many point to similar crises facing the world today, including the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as the impending climate emergency. At the Spring Meetings, the World Bank launched a new lending platform aimed at incentivising middle-income countries (MICs) to use loans to support their net zero transition.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, more countries and companies are embracing this high-quality fuel. The Middle East, which has the world’s cheapest wind and solar power, is angling to be a major player in green hydrogen. Green hydrogen can do that. Green hydrogen can do that. Energy & Climate. Renewable Energy.

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Edouard Stenger

JUNE 6, 2023

The study found “hotspots” of problem areas throughout Eastern Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, parts of Africa and much of Brazil, Mexico, China and some of the U.S. I’ll admit that after 15+ years of writing on such topics, I don’t see no hope… Image credits : Aishwarya Gunde on Unsplash

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

Wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has scheduled another global virtual conference on materials processing topics for 18-20 May. The Australasia market will be addressed on 18 May, The Middle East and Africa Market as well as the wider European Market on 19 May, and the Americas Market on 20 May.

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Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 17, 2022

Some of these were used when governments in the Middle East and Africa shut down internet access. For example, there have been peer-to-peer mesh networking apps for messaging in the earlier days of Android, like Serval. Each phone with the Serval app crates a large mesh network for communication within that mesh network.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. Particularly, Laguna L?ng In the U.S. alone, 2 million acres of land are used for golf courses. Contributors. Andrew Szunyog. Corporate Strategy. Sponsored Article.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

L&G are looking for new harbors in Europe, and are starting to change going west to east where it has traditionally been east to west. ESG topics have been trending with companies thanks to the new Blue Deal and Green Deal and EU investments and governments are creating more jobs and investments.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Professional Learning A three-part on-demand professional learning series from the Social-Emotional Learning Coalition addresses multiple topics related to students’ health, including responsible decision-making. while also connecting classrooms to pharmacists.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 28, 2022

All sorts of partnerships can be made, including with those universities that are in specific locations and lead on certain topics. Global Partnerships of New Kinds －Thanks to the digital breakthrough, there is now an opportunity to have all kinds of projects (MOOCs, seminars, webinars, joint courses, joint research projects, etc.)

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our consultants in Latin America and the Middle East shared the regional views that ESG is a new term, and not as mature as in other markets,” according to a writeup on the meeting. “In To understand the local perspective we discussed this topic with the Head of Sustainability and Environment Practices, V.S.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 8, 2023

In 2022, all FedEx Office leaders and key HR employees completed a year-long Inclusive Leadership program to address critical DEI topics. FedEx Express AMEA partnered with the Asian University for Women to provide mentorship for female students from various countries in Asia and the Middle East.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

From Amsterdam, Gellert oversaw the company in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for nearly six years, working before that at outdoor gear maker Black Diamond. He's at the helm of Patagonia Works, the parent company. That brings former VP Jenna Johnson up to CEO of Patagonia, Inc. Leadership. Collective Insight. Names in the News.

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Chief Sustainability Officer Paris Agreement Climate Change Banking 353

3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

We have to learn that ESG is not any more about doing things right within the fence of the company, but understand and manage the material topics within the whole value chain. Our consultants in Latin America and the Middle East shared the regional views that ESG is a new term, and not as mature as in other markets.

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3BL Media

JUNE 20, 2022

Received “Innovation in Digital Banking Award–Middle East 2021” from The Banker. What emerged were 14 material topics with five major areas of highest priority: Governance, Digital Products and Services, Customer Experience and Satisfaction, Environmental Impact, and Youth Inclusion.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JULY 18, 2023

According to the latest survey conducted by the Ministry of Education (MEXT) in 2022, more than 244,000 elementary and middle-school students in Japan fall into this category and face difficulties in attending school. Indeed, truancy rates have been rising across the nation for 9 consecutive years, with a 3.6-fold

Banking 97

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

Pomfret, who has held roles at Bloomberg and Allianz Global Investors, notes that at COP27 forced migration wasn’t a topic, despite emerging conversations on its role in climate adaptation to tackle labour shortages in developed countries. “We saw lots of conversations about what loss and damage look likes.

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

billion additional working-age people in low- and middle-income countries will have limited employment prospects, even as youth in these countries have an unprecedented awareness of the standard of living on the other side of the global tracks. Labor Mobility Partnerships predicts that by 2050, 590 million of the 1.4

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Development Climate Change Banking 128

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Kennedy Ouma, Business Director, Africa & Middle East, Ingredion Reduce food loss and waste Avoiding food loss and waste Food processing technologies and packaging solutions can help curb losses by extending the shelf life of food and reducing the risk of spoilage.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Nanotech Middle East 2020 conference will present a very comprehensive scientific program highlighting the latest topics and covers all frontier topics in nanotechnology.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2023

Fairness focus The feedback from the ASCOR consultation found “strong support” for “ensuring fairness for middle and low-income countries”. To further increase this fairness focus, ASCOR has incorporated the topics of just transition and international climate finance into the framework.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 15, 2023

In fiscal 2023, FOD receives the Golden Bridge Award for contributing to the acceleration of learning digital skills in the local ecosystem by closing the digital divide and promoting employability programs in topics such as programming, cybersecurity, networks and Internet of Things, among others. Congratulations to all involved.

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James Militzer

MARCH 14, 2023

To some, the most important effect of globalization has been the rise in global living standards through the expansion of the middle class and the sizable reductions in poverty in countries — such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bangladesh — that have leveraged export-oriented production and trade to their advantage.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2021

The company expects to have 70 farms in production or live in 2022 with a large focus on the Middle East, where about 20 entities have reached out to inquiry about licensing the IGS farm technology, he said. . But IGS is at an inflection point in scaling, according to CEO David Farquhar. Pull Quote. Food & Agriculture.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Literacy and skills represent the single biggest, self-reported barrier to internet access, and one-third of people in Africa, Latin America, East and South Asia report it as their top barrier. Ericsson Educate has, since 2020, been successfully deployed to students from universities across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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Digitalization Digital Transformation Climate Change Development 130

3BL Media

AUGUST 4, 2022

Droughts in Northern Africa and the Middle East are already pointing toward poor regional harvests. Political tensions and instabilities – especially in highly food import-dependent countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria – may also lead to a renewed increase in refugee flows from Africa and the Middle East to Europe.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The report paid special attention to the Middle Eastern and Africa GSS+ market, which is topical given the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. It added: “The Middle East must cut its economic dependency on fossil fuels, while access to energy in the rest of Africa must increase through the development of resilient infrastructure.”

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The high-level meetings continued in the first months of 2022 for Central Asia, Europe and Middle East in January, for Africa in March, and for the Americas in April. 8,100+ teachers participated in a trainers of trainers workshop on the SDGs, Global Citizenship, ESD, or another topic led by a Global Schools Advocate.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The geo-political risks associated with last year’s war in Ukraine plus the current war in the Middle East has pushed the social element of ESG investing to the fore, while the impact of sanctions-screening has raised scrutiny on the social elements such as human rights and community needs still further.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

However, with growing focus on this important topic we expect more progress towards improved disclosures and data,” she said. “We Michael Salvatico, Head of APAC, Middle East & Africa ESG Solutions, S&P Global Sustainable1, saw parallels and differences with the climate playbook. Humans never learn.

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Gail Tverberg

APRIL 21, 2022

Russia and the Middle East are prime targets for countries that are desperate for crude oil. [9] Russia and the Middle East are prime targets for countries that are desperate for crude oil. [9] Perhaps all that is needed is the general idea.

Climate Change 120

Climate Change 120

3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2024

Two sessions – ESG Reporting and Emissions Deep Drill – were hosted in 2022, with the series continuing in 2023 on topics such as circularity, governance, water initiatives and social impacts. The webcast also covered the topic of returning to work after a lengthy leave to raise young children.

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Development Manufacturing Banking Digitalization 147

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The University of Sharjah will build a model and application to monitor and forecast water access conditions in the Middle East and North Africa, to help support communities in arid and semi-arid regions with limited renewable internal freshwater resources.

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