“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
- Innovation to generate impact returns with a new focus: sustainability – Emerson Today –
https://today.emerson.edu/2023/03/02/innovation-for-impact-back-with-new-focus-sustainability/
This summer, Topper and Gunn return with another version of Innovation for Impact: same energy, new approach.
English – March 2, 2023 - University Professor of Environmental Sustainability appointed to the Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
https://news.clemson.edu/university-professor-of-environmental-sustainability-appointed-to-national-academies-of-sciences-engineering-and-medicine-board/
A Clemson University professor will serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board designed to examine human interactions with the biophysical environment and integrate social and behavioral science research into environmental decision-making.
English – February 28, 2023 - The big push for transformation through climate and development
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-big-push-for-transformation-through-climate-and-development/
This report combines insights from members of the High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth to make the case for investing in the climate and development goals of developing economies.
English – March 1, 2023 - Flooding Hawaiian fish ponds get help from UH tech startup
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/02/28/flooding-hawaiian-fishponds-hohonu/
Hohonu is helping bring water sensor technology and real-time data into the hands of frontline communities facing the threats of climate change.
English – February 28, 2023 - India far from achieving SDGs, mid-term assessment finds
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-023-00024-0
Study reveals country's progress in key indicators of the SDGs in the last ten years
English – March 2, 2023 - The number of children lacking basic social protection increases worldwide | UN News
https://news.un.org/es/story/2023/03/1518997
Multiple crises could push more children into poverty and lack of social protection, according to a new report. In Latin America and the Caribbean, family benefit coverage rates decrease significantly.
Spanish – March 1, 2023 - The right to development can save the world from a “destructive spiral”: Türk
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134042
The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has made an urgent call to all countries to support people's right to development, as a way out of the world's current "destructive spiral."
English – March 1, 2023 - What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Goal 15: Life on Earth
https://sustainabilityonline.net/explainer/what-are-the-un-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-goal-15-life-on-land/
UN SDG Goal 15 highlights the importance of protecting, restoring and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
English – March 3, 2023