“Inclusive Capitalism, Technological advances, and the Sustainable Development Goals as key elements to promote Sustainable Economic and Social Innovation”
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Title, URL, Summary, Language and Publication Date
- Driving materials innovation to address the polymer waste crisis
https://news.mit.edu/2023/advancing-material-innovation-address-polymer-waste-crisis-0612
MIT researchers are working to discover biodegradable polyesters using a high-throughput approach performed using a method called clear zone testing.
English – June 12, 2023 - Responsibility by Design: innovation and sustainability in digital solutions
https://www.telefonica.com/en/communication-room/blog/responsibility-by-design-innovation-and-sustainability-in-digital-solution/
For Telefónica, taking sustainability into account in innovation processes can help accelerate the economic paradigm shift.
English – June 13, 2023 - Professor Moncef Krarti awarded Fulbright for exploring cultural influences on smart technology adoption
https://www.colorado.edu/ceae/2023/06/14/professor-moncef-krarti-awarded-fulbright-explore-cultural-influences-smart-technology
Building systems professor Moncef Krarti emphasizes the importance of adapting "smart" technologies to people's needs for greater acceptance and use.
English – June 14, 2023 - Sustainable financing for health: blazing a new path
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/health/sustainable-financing-health-forging-new-path
The piece provides a useful signal about sustainable financing for health: opening a new path and helps to read the week from the intersection between sustainability, innovation and responsibility.
English – June 16, 2023 - One in 10 children works instead of going to school
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/2023/06/uno-de-cada-10-ninos-trabaja-en-vez-de-ir-a-la-escuela/
Around the world, some 160 million children work […]
Spanish – June 12, 2023 - The UN SDGs: the most sustainable framework in the ESG alphabet soup?
https://www.iflr.com/article/2brc0fjy37r98s1dt4qgw/the-un-sdgs-the-most-sustainable-framework-of-the-esg-alphabet-soup
Tata Consulting's Navin Rauniar describes the challenges businesses face in aligning with the SDGs and strategies to overcome them
English – June 13, 2023 - Top brands share sustainability solutions at Plastics Circularity and Innovation Summit
https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/news-trends/press-release/2023/top-brands-share-sustainability-solutions-at-plastics-innovation-circularity-summit
Leaders of companies investing in circularity will attend the Innovation and Circularity Summit, hosted by the American Chemistry Council, on June 28-29 in Orlando.
English – June 14, 2023 - UNITED FOR CHANGE: OCIS-UTM SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE ENDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR MUSLIM SOCIETIES AMIDST CLIMATE CHALLENGES – PR Newswire APAC
https://en.prnasia.com/releases/apac/uniting-for-change-ocis-utm-science-roundtable-envisions-a-sustainable-future-for-muslim-societies-amid-climate-challenges-408119.shtml
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — UNITED FOR CHANGE: OCIS-UTM SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE ENVISIONS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR MUSLIM SOCIETIES AMIDST CLIMATE CHALLENGES
Original – June 15, 2023