“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
- UH Energy's competency focuses on innovation, commercialization and sustainability
https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/september-2023/09272023-uh-energy-innovation-commercialization-winners.php
Winners of the second annual University of Houston Energy Innovation Commercialization Competition showcase using innovative thinking and cutting-edge technology to transform the global energy ecosystem.
English – September 27, 2023 - Halfway through the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we need to accelerate gender equality reforms.
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/halfway-point-implementation-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-we-need-accelerate
The Women, Business and Law Index is a long-standing and essential tool that reveals gaps in countries' legal frameworks and paves the way for policy reforms.
English – September 26, 2023 - Who are the two Colombian women who devised and made the SDGs a reality?
https://es.weforum.org/stories/2023/09/estas-son-las-mujeres-que-idearon-y-han-hecho-realidad-los-ods/
The SDGs are a plan for global progress that covers a wide range of issues, such as climate change and poverty. These are the women who have made them come true.
Spanish – September 26, 2023 - Why cooperating on sustainable development goals requires competition
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/09/why-cooperating-sustainable-development-goals-requires-competition/
Global crises and geopolitical tensions threaten to undermine fragile progress towards sustainable development goals: some lessons from the private sector on competition
English – September 28, 2023 - $5 million donation from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation advances environmental and sustainability efforts
https://news.wfu.edu/2023/09/25/5m-gift-from-the-andrew-sabin-family-foundation-advances-environment-and-sustainability-efforts/
With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest University will substantially expand its work to answer the world's most pressing environmental and sustainability questions.
English – September 25, 2023 - 2 UH scientists awarded for their climate defense
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/28/kane-fletcher-climate-award/
Haunani Kane and Chip Fletcher of SOEST were recognized in the “Distinguished Leader” category.
English – September 28, 2023 - Biochemical innovation to aid reef restoration and management
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/28/biochemistry-coral-reefs/
UH Mānoa researchers created maps of coral biochemistry that reveal in detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to healthy reef functioning.
English – September 28, 2023 - Engage youth and academia with the World Sustainable Development Report 2023
https://www.un.org/en/engaging-youth-and-academia-global-sustainable-development-report-2023
In the Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is leveraging its interdisciplinary strength to help, through its Policy Dialogues, all stakeholder groups respond to the..
English – September 28, 2023