Caroline Criado-Perez: Ordeal and Success by Social Media
The rise of social media has transformed the way in which the world communicates. However, this can be a double-edged sword as freelance journalist,...
Green Alliance says £14bn needed each year to meet climate challenge
THE GREEN Alliance think-tank says Britain will need an extra £14bn each year to meet its climate commitments.
It says £9bn that has been spent...
Six highlights from the final day of #10WCC
The 10th World Chambers Congress concluded in Sydney today. The last day featured plenary sessions on leadership, the world of tomorrow and the 4th...
Keeping roads safe and open – and the via truly global!
Globalvia literally lives up to its name — an international organisation dedicated to roads and rail infrastructure
IT'S EASY to tout an environmentally friendly approach...
Great apes benefit from guerrilla tactics from online community
REDDIT’s at it again. Fresh from boosting the share price of game retailer GameStop, the WallStreetBets community has gone wild, “adopting” 3,500 wild gorillas...
SDG11: From city to slum: urban challenges that must be overcome
SDG11’s goal is to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. As with all the SDGs, the aim is ambitious … and difficult to...
Support calls from SMEs in UK and US
UK firm Purbeck’s personal guarantee insurance has seen a sharp rise in small businesses contacting its mentoring and advice service for support.
From January to...
International debate on sustainable development at InterEcoForum
MARBELLA recently hosted the InterEcoForum, addressing sustainability, with presentations from 20 speakers from Spain, Russia, Greece, Latvia and Switzerland.
The two-day meeting looked at Sustainable...
UNCDF “What Did We Learn?” Series: UNCDF MicroLead Expansion Innovations Reaching...
Increasing the capacity of financial institutions to provide low-balance savings accounts and reach low-income clients in developing countries with technology-driven products has become an...
Latin America: Emulating the Success of a Few
At this year’s gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Latin America is expected to claim centre stage.
With some of the region’s...
