“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
- Lowering sustainable development goals for Arctic cities
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-025-00209-9
Since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, there has been growing interest in localizing the SDGs through participatory and co-designed approaches. However, the implementation of the SDGs in Arctic towns and cities has been the subject of limited research.
English – April 24, 2025 - How Africa is addressing sustainability challenges through investments in science, technology and innovation (STI) – joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu
https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/how-africa-addressing-sustainability-challenges-through-science-technology-and-innovation-sti-2025-04-22_en
Five African countries have completed challenge-oriented STI roadmaps aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), designed by the CCI to address local issues such as food security, climate resilience, energy transition and health.
English – April 22, 2025 - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Regional Gender Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean: gender indicators to 2024
https://mexico.un.org/es/293167-la-agenda-2030-para-el-desarrollo-sostenible-y-la-agenda-regional-de-g%C3%A9nero-en-am%C3%A9rica
In the region, there is a pause and even a setback on the path towards meeting the goals of several SDGs.
Spanish – April 23, 2025 - Trustee and Alumnus René F. Jones to be Honored at Wall Street Council Event
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2025/spring/rene-jones-to-be-honored-at-wall-street-council-event.html
College Trustee René F. Jones, a 1986 Boston College alumnus and one of the nation's banking and finance leaders, will be honored at the Boston College Wall Street Council's 35th Annual Tribute Dinner.
English – April 23, 2025 - A new university prototype for a prosperous world
https://news.asu.edu/20250421-environment-and-sustainability-new-university-prototype-thriving-world
The challenges to the health of our world and the future of humanity and other life are urgent, and the university is accelerating its wide-ranging collaborative work to help keep the planet and its infinite network of complex systems not just habitable.
English – April 21, 2025 - Opening Remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Harmony with Nature and Living Well
https://www.un.org/en/desa-en/opening-remarks-high-level-meeting-harmony-nature-and-living-well
Opening remarks at the high-level meeting on harmony with nature and good living | United Nations
English – April 22, 2025 - What the student center and dining commons mean to Amherst and the Earth
https://www.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2025/april/the-student-center-dining-commons-sustainability-innovation-and-community
The piece provides a useful signal about what the student center and dining commons mean to Amherst and to the Earth and helps read the week from the intersection of sustainability, innovation and responsibility.
English – April 21, 2025 - Artificial Intelligence: Environmental and Human Effects of Generative AI
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107172
The piece provides a useful signal about artificial intelligence: environmental and human effects of generative AI and helps to read the week from the intersection between sustainability, innovation and responsibility.
English – April 22, 2025