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  1. Aligning corporate ambition with the SDGs

    Climate

    While companies have embraced the aims of the SDGs, embedding them into their business operations is another matter entirely. The optional nature of the SDGs is one key challenge, but the greatest hurdle is understanding how to apply SDG indicators to day-to-day business operations

  2. Knowledge can set us free

    ClimateGlobal

    The world economy is unjust and selfish. Its flaws are stifling effective climate action. We must empower the next generation to shape the future, unencumbered by the distorted priorities that currently prevail

  3. Less is more: plugging the climate financing gap

    FinancingGlobal

    Funding for polluting projects remains alarmingly high. We need to urgently switch this finance toward sustainable projects. The relatively cheap cost of action now compared with the economic disaster of inaction is a math “no brainer” – and the time to act is now

  4. Today is the day

    ClimateGlobal

    A global consensus on the scale of the climate crisis is emerging. Governments are starting to make the right noises. But we lack and need action, now

  5. It’s down to governments to unlock business action on climate

    ClimateGlobal

    Conventional wisdom is that business resents regulation: this is not always the case when it comes to climate. A sizeable number of G20 businesses are calling on their governments to set clear, ambitious policies and regulation that will protect the 1.5ºC climate goal

  6. Supporting all countries in the Paris Agreement

    Climate

    All countries need to work towards the Paris Agreement, but for developing countries this can present technological and logistical challenges. How can international partnerships help all countries contribute to and benefit from this common cause?

  7. Connecting Nigeria’s national climate goals to local action

    ClimateGlobal, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sizeable and impactful climate action can also be achieved through small, coordinated actions by individuals. Students at Osun State University, Nigeria, are gaining the knowledge to make their own contribution to combating climate change in a program that can be replicated across the education system

  8. Investing in nature: a critical element in Australia’s efforts on climate action and sustainability

    ClimateGlobal, Pacific and South-eastern Asia

    Australia has a significant opportunity to be a solution provider in nature-based investment. However, the present economic system does not include the value of ecosystems, despite the fact that ecosystem health is essential to our very survival. An Australian program seeks to address this challenge