15 Actions to Maximise Socio-economic Gains of Africa’s Energy Transition
Fundamental to providing reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity access to all, renewable investments at scale can contribute to supporting Africa’s sustained economic growth, strengthening...
EU challenges China at the WTO to defend its high-tech sector
The European Union is filing today a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for restricting EU companies from going to a...
South Sudan: Sharp decline in violence against civilians
Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared with the previous year, according to a new report...
Folksam Group Invests in SEK 4 Billion World Bank Green Bond
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued a SEK green bond due August 2028, raising SEK 4 billion. The...
Trade Integration Deepens in Asia and the Pacific Amid Pandemic
Trade among economies in Asia and the Pacific rose to the highest level in 3 decades, bolstering the region’s economic resilience amid the coronavirus...
Google Cloud Announces Cloud-First Partnership with KeyBank
Google Cloud, KeyBank, and Deloitte today announced an expanded, multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate KeyBank's commitment to a cloud-first approach to banking.
Through this long-term...
What you need to know about the UN Environment Assembly
From 28 February to 2 March, representatives of the 193 Member States of the United Nations, business leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around...
Russia’s Nornickel keeps its environmental projects going in the Arctic
The Russian mining giant Nornickel continues environmental projects in the Arctic, where some of the company's key production facilities are located.
Sulphur dioxide emissions from...
Lithuania Lifts Covid-19 Restrictions to Welcome International Tourists
Lithuania has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions for all EU/EEA countries and continues to ease them for other countries. From February 15, all visitors from...
PET, the most circular of all plastics, is far from real circularity
New research produced for Zero Waste Europe by sustainability consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting shows that most Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recovered from bottles...