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Analysis: The Fight to Save the SDG Indicator for Foundational Learners
The race is on to save a key SDG education indicator measuring foundational learning that could be dropped due to a lack of data. Debate flares over inclusion criteria, cautioning against perfectionism at the expense of progress.
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- Education
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: The Deaths of Effective Altruism
Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Easter Egg Prices Soar as Cocoa Crops Are Hit by Climate Crisis and Exploitation
Experts say the global shortage of the main ingredient of chocolate is linked to poor conditions for farmers supplying large companies.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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World Squanders Over 1 Billion Meals a Day – UN Report
The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, co-authored with WRAP, provides the most accurate global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, data, food security, research, waste
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Report: E-Waste Is Being Generated Five Times Faster Than It Is Being Recycled
Worldwide, the annual generation of e-waste is surging by 2.6 million tonnes annually and is on track to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, which a 33% increase from the 2022 figure.
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- Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, research, waste
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E-Waste Recycling Rates Remain Dangerously Low as Demand for Electronic Devices Booms, UN Report Reveals
Less than a quarter of the record 62 billion kilograms of electronic waste (or e-waste) generated globally in 2022 was recycled, according to a new analysis.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- infrastructure, recycling, research, waste
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Viewpoint: Why Has “ESG” Become “Woke?” – Environmentalism Can Be Nonpartisan
The marginalization of fossil fuel companies by investment houses like Blackrock has been at the heart of this strident move against “ESG.”
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, ESG
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Only 5% of U.S. Foundations Invest for Impact, Study Finds
Few of the U.S.’s philanthropic foundations invest their endowment assets—totaling an estimated US$1.1 trillion.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- data, impact investing, research
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