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Sustainia publishes 100 innovative solutions to world’s biggest problems
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Sustainia launches the 2016 Sustainia100 publication. This year’s edition contains 100 solutions from all over the world that provide social, financial and environmental returns, whilst also addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. We believe these 100 solutions can help us build the world of tomorrow.

This is the fifth year of the Sustainia100. More than ever before, our research confirms that there are countless companies and organizations using new mindsets and innovative thinking to deliver on everything from good health and affordable and clean energy, to improved infrastructure and sustainable urban development.

What’s different this time around?

  • More people than ever before are aware of the case for sustainability, thanks to the unifying call of the Sustainable Development Goals. A sustainable future feels inclusive, desirable and possible – if we meet the global goals, and leave no one behind. The Sustainia100 maps each of the solutions against the global goals, to show where the opportunities sit.
  • More people than ever before are acting on sustainability, thanks to the leadership behind the UNFCCC. At the end of 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The Sustainia100 reveals where in the world people are acting on sustainability, as global markets become primed for investment and innovation.

The Sustainia100 provides an accessible format to explore the solutions – just like a sustainable future, there is something for everyone.

Make the Sustainia100 your first stop for sustainable action, and help us build the world of tomorrow – starting today. Head to www.sustainia.me to find out more. 

You can read and download the complete Press Release here.

World Environment Day

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World Environment Day (WED) -  June 5 - is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Above all, WED serves as the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of the Earth or become an agent of change.

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Going #WildforLife
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The illegal trade in wildlife is driving species to the brink of extinction while posing environmental, economic, development and security risks. But we can reverse this trend. Countries around the world, the United Nations, many other international and national organizations, businesses, governments and key opinion leaders are all working together to raise awareness, enact and enforce stronger laws, and step up support to local communities’ efforts to stop the illegal trade in wildlife. Connect4Climate is joining the UNEP's campaign to raise awareness and tackle the illegal trade in wildlife, so let's go #WildforLife. 

World Economic Forum on ASEAN

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This year, the World Economic Forum takes place in Kuala Lumpur on 1-2 June and will celebrate 25 years of shaping the regional agenda in South-East Asia. In that time, the region has achieved great progress, culminating in the recent launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The AEC demonstrates the region’s aspiration to remove barriers to the free flow of goods, services and people while improving sustainability, infrastructure and livelihoods.

UNFCCC Global Youth Video Competition on Climate Change
Governments Meet in Bonn to Take Forward Historic UN Paris Climate Agreement

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The latest round of UN climate change negotiations get underway on Monday with governments looking to the next steps needed to accelerate the implementation of the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement and continue the unprecedented momentum forged in 2015. In order to ensure the aims and ambitions of the agreement, global greenhouse gas emissions will need to peak soon followed by quick reductions over the years ahead.

2016 Understanding Risk Forum

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Members of the Understanding Risk Community will convene in Venice, Italy for the fourth biennial UR Global Forum, held over five days on 16-20 May. This year’s Forum, Building evidence for action, will convene attendees from all over the world, with interest, either professionally or personally, in the field of disaster risk identification.

Dialogue for Climate Action

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Following COP21 in Paris, CEOs, policy-makers, multinational companies, national business associations, high-level experts, and multilateral development partners will meet on May 24th and 25th at a global conference to discuss private sector investment opportunities resulting from the COP21 agreement and the role of the private sector in taking climate action.

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