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SDG11: What are ‘Sustainable Cities and Communities’

WEBThe environment would benefit greatly from cities being more sustainable and energy efficient. With almost 80% of the total energy consumption derived from urban …

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Explainer: Why is World Health Day important

WEBThe WHO is a United Nations (UN) organisation which aims to improve global public health and in 1950, World Health Day was established to raise awareness of the cause. Each …

Category:  Health Go Health

Europe’s healthcare sector (finally) warms to green finance

WEBBy Adrian Murdoch. Shot in the arm: Green funding is on the up in Europe’s healthcare sector. (Photo by leopictures via Shutterstock) European healthcare companies have …

Category:  Health Go Health

Who buys carbon offsets

WEBWho’s buying carbon offsets? To get a sense of the extent to which offsets are popular among the world’s largest companies, Capital Monitor analysed the most recent Carbon …

Category:  Health Go Health

How banks are reporting on the SDGs

WEBNeither bank could not be reached for comment. Twenty-four banks referenced at least one SDG in their 2020 reports. The remaining four – Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Why health remains a blind spot for investors

WEBBut, for investors, health is considered something of a blind spot. Three-quarters of asset owners admitted they receive ‘minimal or no information’ from their fund managers on …

Category:  Health Go Health

Explainer: What is SDG12

WEBThis is why SDG12 was created, and it has 11 targets to reach by 2030: Implement the 10-year sustainable consumption and production framework. Sustainable management and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Explainer: Why is International Day for Biological Diversity …

WEBIn order to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity, the United Nations celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. This year’s theme, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Banks sharpen focus on financial education

WEBNew UN Environment Programme project. Globally, 28 banks have signed up to a new project launched in December by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative …

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Japan’s young sustainable loan market gets healthcare …

WEBHealthcare is now getting in on the act in Japan, with medical device maker Nipro inking the sector’s first sustainability-linked loan at the end of July. Crédit Agricole arranged the …

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How Shoprite's sustainability-linked loan works

WEBAs part of an R3.5bn ($194.2m) package of borrowing, the Shoprite Group took out an R800m three-year sustainability-linked loan from Standard Bank. The key performance …

Category:  Health Go Health

Has the airline industry finally embraced sustainability

WEBEarlier this month, 9 January, French-Dutch airline operator Air France-KLM sold a €1bn ($1.1bn) two-tranche sustainability-linked bond (SLB) to help it decarbonise. It sold a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Demographics threaten Germany’s triple-A status

WEBMoody’s argues the reduction of labour supply and increased public spending on social care, health and pensions threaten Germany’s triple-A rating. The OECD anticipates …

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Explainer: What is World Ocean Day

WEBWorld Ocean Day is an annual event organised by the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with the Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Cop26 targets pushed back under threat of being sued

WEBAt last year’s Cop26 climate talks in early November, Denmark – which has Europe’s biggest pool of ECT-protected assets (€15.9bn), after the UK, with €140bn – and Costa …

Category:  Health Go Health

Explainer: Household brands accused of greenwashing

WEBBrands accused of greenwashing. Greenwashing can include factors as simple as misleading packaging or companies portraying themselves as environmentally …

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Burberry’s sustainability strategy: Why Scope 3 and sourcing are key

WEBBurberry was the first house in the emissions-heavy fashion industry to sell a sustainability bond, a £300m ($411.1m) five-year issue in September last year. On top of making …

Category:  Health Go Health

Why Norway’s $1.3trn wealth fund prizes transparency so highly

WEBWhy Norway’s $1.3trn wealth fund prizes transparency so highly. Norges Bank Investment Management owns stakes in some 9,000 companies and seeks to use its huge influence …

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How Ecobank is working to ramp up its Africa-wide impact strategy

WEBIt aims, at the heart of its strategy, to deliver digital banking services to 100 million Africans over the medium term. The goal is to help lift people out of poverty by creating wealth …

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