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World Makes Great Progress On Energy Access, Says UN
Remarkable progress has been made in broadening electricity access globally, however sustained political will and increased public and private finance are urgently needed to...
Focusing On Disaster Information Management To Combat Sand And Dust Storms
The High-level Regional Conference on Information Management for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience opened with a strong focus on regional cooperation for combating sand and...
What India Can Teach The World About Sustainability
We are starting to witness the penalty for unsustainable lifestyles and patterns of production and consumption. As the human population is exploding, resources are...
Governments Gather To Accelerate Commitments Towards A Disability-Inclusive Society
Senior government officials, policymakers, civil society and academia from over 30 countries across Asia-Pacific gathered in Beijing to accelerate commitments towards improving the rights...
Progress In Least Developed Countries Hinges On Access To Modern Energy
According to The Least Developed Countries Report 2017, the world’s 47 least developed countries (LDCs) are falling far behind the rest of the developing...
Setting The Pace For A Sustainable Future
The demand for energy is increasing globally, largely due to urbanisation trends and the rapid growth of cities. According to the Energy Statistics Report...
India Tops In CR Reporting, But Quality Of Disclosures Needs Improvement: Study
India has emerged as the top country for reporting corporate responsibility information in the annual financial report of companies, but the quality of disclosures...
Natural Disasters To Become More Destructive, Without Action: UN Report
Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and intense and disaster risk is outpacing resilience in Asia-Pacific, the most disaster-prone region in the world, according to...
South Asia Sluggish on CSR: ILO study
There is a sharp discrepancy between the allocated or committed corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds and actual spending by multinational enterprises (MNEs) on labour...
The 10 Companies With The Best CSR Reputation In 2017
A recent analysis of 170,000 company ratings from respondents in 15 countries sheds light on which are perceived by consumers as the most socially...
UN Environment Summit Opens With Focus On Sustainable Use Of Natural Resources
The first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment called on governments in the region to forge a transformative alliance that will drive forward an...
Carbon Credit: A License to Pollute
The International treaty of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was amended in 1997 by the Kyoto Protocol. The objective of the...