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Title, URL, Summary, Language and Publication Date
- Perry L. McCarty 1931–2023 – Nature Sustainability
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01183-9
Perry L. McCarty, a pioneer in environmental biotechnology, has died at the age of 91. His contributions to environmental engineering will live on.
English – July 10, 2023 - The world risks major failures on the Sustainable Development Goals unless action is taken to accelerate their implementation, warns the UN
https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-risks-big-misses-across-sustainable-development-goals-unless-measures-accelerate
July 10, 2023: Failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals – the promise of a better world for all – may prompt greater politics.
English – July 10, 2023 - “Responsible washing” is as bad for health innovation as greenwashing is for sustainability. Here's how to stop it.
https://theconversation.com/responsibility-washing-is-as-bad-for-health-innovation-as-greenwashing-is-for-sustainability-heres-how-to-stop-it-209122
New health technologies raise complex economic, social, environmental and security concerns. Just as greenwashing tarnishes sustainability efforts, “blamewashing” threatens health innovation.
English – July 10, 2023 - ASU summer program draws students from around the world to address global challenges
https://news.asu.edu/20230713-asu-summer-program-draws-students-around-world-tackle-global-challenges
Arizona State University recently concluded its second annual Summer Experience in Sustainability and Innovation program, bringing together a diverse group of students from ASU Cintana Alliance partner institutions around the world.
English – July 13, 2023 - HKSTP and CSD MoU for the sustainable development of "smart prisons"
https://www.hkstp.org/en/park-life/news-and-events/news/hkstp-and-csd-sign-mou-to-promote-sustainable-development-of-smart-prison
HKSTP and CSD MoU for the sustainable development of "smart prisons" | HKSTP
English – July 11, 2023 - Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00914-2
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have posed unprecedented challenges to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a quantitative and multidimensional assessment of the impacts of these responses on SDG progress is required.
English – July 12, 2023 - Press release: UN launches campaign to renew global commitments and action towards the Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/2023/07/press-release-un-launches-campaign-calling-for-renewed-global-ambition-and-action-for-the-sustainable-development-goals32808/
The UN launches a campaign to renew commitments and the […]
Spanish – July 10, 2023 - Press release: We will fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goals if action is not taken to accelerate their implementation, warns the UN
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/2023/07/press-release-world-risks-big-misses-across-the-sustainable-development-goals-unless-measures-to-accelerate-implementation-are-taken-un-warns32817/
The world is exposed to failing miserably in achieving […]
Spanish – July 11, 2023