How debt for climate swaps could spur a green recovery
Due to COVID-19, we are facing a huge increase in sovereign debt that is putting pressure on our economies by increasing demands on national health spending and causing sharp downturns in...
Due to COVID-19, we are facing a huge increase in sovereign debt that is putting pressure on our economies by increasing demands on national health spending and causing sharp downturns in...
The global pandemic has put much of everyday life on hold, including many important corporate initiatives. While it’s understandable that plant expansions or new product releases may have...
The coronavirus pandemic has made the world realize the value of our health, at whatever age. As we prepare for the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, prevention should info...
Africa’s smallholder farmers are on the front line of climate change, facing a warming world and increasingly frequent droughts. Their produce feeds the continent, but they often lack the...
The fallout from COVID-19 continues to challenge and disrupt economies around the world, but the banking and capital markets sectors can help steady the ship. Through new, innovative liqu...
As investors ponder the impact of the world’s greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, emerging markets (EMs) face a swift reversal of fortune. Some of the fastest-growing eco...
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us valuable reminders about what is important. All of a sudden, we see just how closely interconnected we are and how much of our happiness, progress and p...
We’re at a pivotal moment when it comes to global warming. As the focus shifts to rebuilding and recovering from COVID-19, we need to make decisions to restore shattered economies, but wi...
Growing up in India, I didn’t have to look far to see how modern living takes its toll on the environment. For as long as I can remember, the Ganges river, or “Mother Ganga” as we call it...
2020 must be considered as a global turning point: the year when a lethal virus shook the global community. Within weeks, the pandemic severely affected our private and professional reali...
There is a vital need for countries to intensify environmental and climate action. Existing climate policies set us on a path to global warming of about 3˚C above pre-industrial levels. H...
This era of pandemic clearly shows us the relationship between the health of ecosystems and people’s health. After this lesson, we cannot return to a system that does not link job creatio...
Across the world people are learning that not all plastics packaging is the same. A unique type of recyclable plastic called Polyethylene Terephthalate – or PET – is commonly used for sof...
Let's just say it: there is nothing ideal about students and teachers dealing unexpectedly with remote learning, as millions have been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether making collective commitments on biodiversity or developing alternatives to the plastic bag, it’s encouraging to see that leading consumer goods companies are not holding back on ...