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SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are targets for global development that were adopted in 2015. This free, … Continue reading SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals All countries have agreed to work towards achieving them by 2030.

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Allegheny College To Host Fifth World Symposium on Sustainable Development At Universities June 16-17

PA Environment Daily

Allegheny College in Crawford County will host the Fifth World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2022), June 16–17, 2022. This year's symposium focuses on "Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future" and will contribute to development of this fast-growing field.

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S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices  

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The purpose of these indices is to measure the performance of stocks in the S&P 500 and S&P Global LargeMidCap that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The goals strive to encourage investment in sectors that will bolster sustainable development.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop!

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Everything you need to know about COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Enviromental Defense

Before the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, the world was on track for a catastrophic four degrees of warming. The ultimate goal of COP is to reach global agreements and commitments to combat climate change, like the famous Paris Agreement, which was adopted at COP21 in 2015.

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We can not let a “war on words” between governments spill into a war on workers

Enviromental Defense

This resulted in the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Just Transition Guidelines , which state that sustainable development policies must come alongside policies that guarantee social protection, rights at work, employment and social dialogue. There is a real risk of an unjust transition.