Sustainable Development

Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals

Looking ahead to 2022: climate justice, food systems and the private sector

Practical Action collate their top pieces and events, delving into the topics of climate justice, food systems and the private sector.
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No more promises without plans. It’s time for a new corporate climate leadership.

Edward Cameron and Emilie Prattico have co-authored a new book called ‘The New Corporate Climate Leadership’. The dilemma in writing the book was to both celebrate the scale and diversity of private sector climate pledges; while also calling on companies to turn pledges into plans. To mark the publication of the book, here they share three key lessons for dynamic leadership.
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Karen Simmonds

Founder of Travel Matters and the ‘Make Travel Matter’ campaign – Karen Simmonds has been within the travel industry her entire career and joins us for this podcast to share how there could be benefits to the traveller, business, economies, the environment and to local communities if we consider travelling a bit differently.
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What If we created our own celebration days?

François Taddei, from his upcoming book Game-Changing: Together Solving the Problems of the 21st Century, writes about the importance of celebration to foster collaboration and co-creation among engaged actors, including the business community, to transform education for the future of the planet.
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Peter Hall, Race to Resilience

Peter reveals why we need to join his mission to shift infrastructure to be climate resilient whilst creating opportunities and positive impacts for the people that rely on their services.
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How businesses and young people can collaborate to be a force for development

Clean water and sanitation for all is a critical Sustainable Development Goal which has only become more significant in the global pandemic. In rural Tanzania the spread of water-borne diseases affects everyday lives, so Raleigh International young people teamed up with Reckitt employees, and found an impactful way to combat this problem.
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Bold Ambitions for Climate Action

The climate emergency is upon us. Urgent action is needed if we are to meet the 2030 global net zero target and go beyond that. The UN Climate Change Conference – COP26 – brought with it a sense of urgency to address the climate emergency. The ISEAL community are stepping up their climate action with bold ambitions and innovative tools to support businesses, governments and civil society to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation

The GSMA, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have announced the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation. The objective of this new Fund is to help accelerate the testing, adoption and scalability of digital innovations that enable the world’s most vulnerable populations to adapt to, anticipate and absorb the negative impacts of climate change.
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Embracing the ‘next edge’ of business ambition beyond net zero

As we digest the agreements reached at COP26, many of us will wonder ‘what’s next?’. Caroline Ashely, Global Programmes Director at Forum for the Future, explores why we should be aiming for a just and regenerative future and introduces the ‘Business Transformation Compass’ as a new tool for leaders to navigate the transformation needed.
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We can’t win the race to zero without financing a just rural transition

Recent commitments by financial institutions to align with net zero raise the question: where is all that money going to go? The food and land use sector offers unique investment opportunities that can reduce carbon emissions in a cost effective manner, while also addressing biodiversity loss and inequality. This must be done in a people-centered way, contributing to a just rural transition.
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Gib Bulloch, Craigberoch Business Decelerator

This conversation is recorded from Glasgow during the COP26 and the Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Summit.  Gib Bulloch, intrapreneur, business influencer and founder of Craigberoch Business Decelerator joins us in Glasgow at COP26 to share his thoughts on why business needs to care more deeply about their people, how connecting with our environment and slowing down will create the energy and space for the breakthrough innovations much needed to solve the climate crisis.
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Devika Gopal Agge and Charlotte Fraiberg

This conversation is recorded from Glasgow during the COP26 and the Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Summit. During this conversation Devika Gopal Agge, Chief Development Officer and Charlotte Fraiberg, Board Advisor from Health In Harmony share their insights from Glasgow.
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Farmers pioneer climate action explain Kate Nkatha Ochieng, Bismark Kpabitey and Rachel Banda

Farmers are pioneering climate action and climate change resilience explain Fairtrade’s Kate Nkatha Ochieng, Bismark Kpabitey and Rachel Band.
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Regenerative agriculture creates climate resilience with Oliver Furechi, Evalyn Akoth and Sarah Roberts

Regenerative agriculture creates climate resilience. Learn from Kenyan farmer Evalyn Akoth and Practical Action.
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Carol Weis and Neha Misra

By one estimate the demand for photovoltaic installers (or solar energy electricians) is projected to grow 52 percent from 2020 to 2030. Carol Weis and Neha Misra – both part of Remote Energy examine how we train up a new global workforce of solar installers
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Enlightened climate policy for Africa

As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is time to recognize Africa’s role in averting a climate disaster without compromising the continent’s growth and poverty reduction.
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Nepal’s farmers tackle climate change with Madan Pariyar and Corey O’Hara

Madan Pariyar and Corey O’Hara explore how farmers tackle climate change and where this affects last mile supplies.
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Climate Justice 2021 – Day 3 Webinar 1

In our webinar “Global Youth Perspectives on Scaling an Inclusive Green Economy,” panellists discussed the importance of attracting young people to agriculture, the essential
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How to tackle the impacts of climate change on equity

Benedicte Faivre-Tavignot is an Associate Professor of Strategy and the Executive Director of the Society and Organisation Institute at HEC Paris. Her research focuses on reverse innovation and on the processes through which Social Businesses and Base of the Pyramid business models can be a lever for innovation and a lever for strategic renewal for firms.
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The Make Travel Matter Campaign

Sustainability in Tourism has undertaken massive development during the previous three decades. Today, all holidaymakers are posed with the question – how will my holiday choice affect people and the environment? The evolution of consumer behaviour and decision making will be dependent upon how we adapt our understanding of economic, social and environmental impacts.
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