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Sustainable Development
Experts share their environmental and social knowledge, skills and experiences with an ultimate commitment to global sustainable development, in alignment with the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The question of how the world can end extreme poverty and improve human wellbeing will take on new urgency in...
Helen Clark: a global leader directing millions of people and billions in funds towards making the world a better place. She has served nine years as the prime minister of New Zealand and seven years as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Helen Clark has dedicated her life...
Alice Korngold is the President and CEO of Korngold Consulting LLC where she provides expert advice on strategy to multi-national...
For thousands of years, people have used cannabis for different reasons, including medicine, food, and entertainment. As one of the...
Various studies have long shown that women are underrepresented in top leadership roles in business, academia, government and NFP organisations the world over. A 2015 study conducted by the non-profit LeanIn organisation, in conjunction with McKinsey & Company, looked at the roles women fill in hundreds of top companies in corporate...
Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), public-private partnerships have become...
Social marketing campaigns are those that borrow from commercial marketing techniques for social engagement – influencing a target audience to...
Revolution comes in all shapes and sizes. We had the steam engine, the silicone chip, and the world wide web, all changing the way we live our lives. And now is the story of veganism. Today, a new change is sweeping the nation, and indeed the planet. While it may...
In a pioneering exploration of Earth’s elaborate systems; this research presents a groundbreaking perspective on the interplay between the planet’s...
Through four tele-summits in 2013 and 2014 that I hosted, I interviewed amazing entrepreneurs about their systems, their struggles and...
In the same way that technology has altered cultures and nations across the globe, it is set to do the same in Africa. Industrial and social science in Africa could bring about a rise in economic involvement, communal adherence and renewable infrastructure. What was once a mechanical framework will become a...
Despite their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, many companies are blamed for societal issues. According to a recent report by...
A review of the leadership literature provides one with a plethora of definitions and theories, all of which are defined...
Shared responsibility; people, businesses, and agencies. Imagine a complete stranger calling you the C-word. How would you feel? – Angry? Upset? Offended? Well, of course, that would be natural, who wouldn’t be? But then again, many of us are called the C-word daily and do absolutely nothing about it. The...
Social branding, also known as a sustainability brand, was once the domain of nonprofit organisations. At the time of writing social...
Discover how social entrepreneurship works and why it is important: Social entrepreneurs are visionary individuals with creative solutions for solving...
Africa’s developing economies have a choice to make between using fossil fuels or renewable energy. For many developed countries, there was a recognisable progression in how they generated energy at different phases of development, with a stage of reliance on coal-burning as a seemingly inevitable first step towards a more...
