The World Economic Forum will soon launch UpLink, an open platform to scale up bright ideas the world needs, created with Salesforce, Deloitte and LinkedIn. The platform will help forge...Read More

It’s far easier to avoid burning fossil fuels than it is to clean up CO2 emissions once they’re in the Earth’s atmosphere. But the world no longer has the luxury of...Read More

Almost any textile you can think of — from cotton to leather to nylon — has social and environmental impacts risks at every level of its supply chain: from the...Read More

News media can play an important role in raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 84 news organizations from around the world – including 11 from Japan – joined...Read More

Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of plastic trash every year. Finding ways to manage plastic waste is daunting even for wealthy nations, but for smaller and...Read More

Digital technologies can drive inclusive and sustainable growth in low and middle-income countries. Governments must develop policies to maximize the benefits from digitalization. If not managed well, the digital revolution...Read More

Despite the prominent health threat posed by fine particulate pollution, fundamental aspects of its formation and evolution continue to elude scientists. This is true especially for the organic fraction of...Read More

Sustainability has become a business imperative for all companies. Businesses can make progress through public-private collaborations, cross-industry partnerships and CEO-led associations. Businesses should work to source responsibly, minimize their footprint,...Read More

China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products, according to the state planner, as it seeks to tackle one of the country’s biggest...Read More

Irish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a technique to remove microplastics from water using oil and rust. His idea won at the 2019 Google Science Fair. He now wants to scale...Read More

It’s easy to feel a sense of powerlessness when it comes to the environment. The risk of wildfires all over the world is only growing, in part because of man-made...Read More

Cities create a huge carbon footprint – that can be changed. Urban areas can be used to showcase new energy-efficient tech. Key is synergy between sectors: electricity; water and wastewater;...Read More