Sustainable Development Goals

White Paper Shows U.S. Private Sector's Capability in Advancing SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation for All

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

This opportunity is highlighted in the white paper "From Ripples to Waves: The Value of Corporate Water Stewardship," which was unveiled yesterday at the GreenBiz 24 conference in Arizona.

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  • This opportunity is highlighted in the white paper "From Ripples to Waves: The Value of Corporate Water Stewardship," which was unveiled yesterday at the GreenBiz 24 conference in Arizona.
  • "From Ripples to Waves: The Value of Corporate Water Stewardship" discusses the value of water and serves as a call to action for businesses to address water challenges proactively.
  • Delving into the practices of six companies across various sizes and sectors – including PepsiCo, Microsoft, Gotham Greens, Cargill, S&P Global, and Xylem – the white paper provides tangible examples of effective water stewardship.
  • Through these examples, the report highlights how the private sector can make a demonstrable contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation for all.

Green Technology & Sustainability Market worth $134.9 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Businesses are adopting green technology & sustainability solutions to mitigate environmental impacts, comply with regulations, and adapt to changing market demands.

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  • Businesses are adopting green technology & sustainability solutions to mitigate environmental impacts, comply with regulations, and adapt to changing market demands.
  • Managed services are significantly impacting the Green Technology & Sustainability Market by providing businesses with outsourced, expert management of their IT infrastructure and services.
  • In the Asia Pacific region, the adoption of green technology & sustainability is on the rise, driven by several key factors.
  • Green Technology & Sustainability Market Advantages:
    Utility expenses can be lowered over time by reducing energy use with the use of various green technologies, like solar panels and energy-efficient appliances.

Green Technology & Sustainability Market worth $134.9 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Businesses are adopting green technology & sustainability solutions to mitigate environmental impacts, comply with regulations, and adapt to changing market demands.

Key Points: 
  • Businesses are adopting green technology & sustainability solutions to mitigate environmental impacts, comply with regulations, and adapt to changing market demands.
  • Managed services are significantly impacting the Green Technology & Sustainability Market by providing businesses with outsourced, expert management of their IT infrastructure and services.
  • In the Asia Pacific region, the adoption of green technology & sustainability is on the rise, driven by several key factors.
  • Green Technology & Sustainability Market Advantages:
    Utility expenses can be lowered over time by reducing energy use with the use of various green technologies, like solar panels and energy-efficient appliances.

SHEQONOMI Partnership announced with Reliance JiO JioStore and KaiStore

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

Our curated content includes more than 30 genres including women's health, entrepreneurship, investing, leadership, technology, climate change, sustainability, healing and wellness, meditation, and much more.

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  • Our curated content includes more than 30 genres including women's health, entrepreneurship, investing, leadership, technology, climate change, sustainability, healing and wellness, meditation, and much more.
  • SHEQONOMI, in partnership with Reliance Jio, the Islamic Development Bank, the Algorand Foundation, KaiOS, SDG Impact Accelerator, PEACHSCORE Accelerator, SHE RAISES Capital Accelerator, and other global and grass-roots leading women's organizations has successfully launched our newest mobile apps on iOS, Google Play, JiO Store, and KaiStore with over 300,000 downloads across 175 countries and all continents in record time.
  • SHEQONOMI is a multi-award-winning woman-led scale-up that has emerged as a response to numerous problems faced by women and girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic, especially when it comes to accessibility.
  • While we have been building out our partnerships and global listener base, Reliance JiO has been scaling their reach across India with the recent launch of their 5G network, JioBook, JiOSTB, and JiONEXT now available in more than 250,000,000 across Jio platforms through JioStore.

Buddha Coin: Igniting Bullish Momentum with Strategic Supply Burn and Strategic Partnerships

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

New York, NY, Feb. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Buddha Coin , a trailblazing cryptocurrency project, surged into the market spotlight on December 26, 2023, driven by a strategic supply burn and bolstered by strategic partnerships.

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  • New York, NY, Feb. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Buddha Coin , a trailblazing cryptocurrency project, surged into the market spotlight on December 26, 2023, driven by a strategic supply burn and bolstered by strategic partnerships.
  • At the heart of Buddha Coin's bullish momentum is its strategic decision to burn 90% of the total supply on May 23, coinciding with Buddha Day, a significant observance in Buddhism.
  • Bolstering its position are strategic partnerships and collaborations with industry-famous names such as Gotbit, PAAL AI, and Purple AI.
  • This anticipated listing, coupled with the scarcity-driven model and strategic partnerships, positions Buddha Coin for significant upside potential.

MHI Concludes Nissay Positive Impact Finance Agreement

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Friday, February 9, 2024

TOKYO, Feb 9, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a Nissay Positive Impact Finance (Note1) agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) (contract amount: JPY 6.0 billion yen).

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  • TOKYO, Feb 9, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a Nissay Positive Impact Finance (Note1) agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) (contract amount: JPY 6.0 billion yen).
  • Positive Impact Finance (PIF) is a loan intended to provide continuous support for corporate activities while comprehensively analyzing and evaluating the impacts (both positive and negative) that those activities have on the environment, society, and the economy, based on the Principles for Positive Impact Finance and implementation guidelines formulated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
  • The Principles for Positive Impact Finance, formulated by the UNEP FI in January 2017, is a financial framework for achieving SDGs.
  • (1) Nissay Positive Impact Finance is ESG-themed investment provided by Nippon Life.

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Announces 60 Finalists for World Series of Innovation Competition

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Friday, February 9, 2024

New York, NY, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023-2024 World Series of Innovation (WSI) competition.

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  • New York, NY, Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023-2024 World Series of Innovation (WSI) competition.
  • "The World Series of Innovation competition showcases the incredible talent and creativity of the next generation of diverse entrepreneurs from around the world,” said Dr. J.D.
  • The first, second, and third place winners in each challenge category will be announced on April 15, 2024, at innovation.nfte.com .
  • 2024 World Series of Innovation Competition finalists:

AI in the developing world: how ‘tiny machine learning’ can have a big impact

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications has traditionally been dominated by the use of resource-intensive servers centralised in industrialised nations.

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  • The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) applications has traditionally been dominated by the use of resource-intensive servers centralised in industrialised nations.
  • However, recent years have witnessed the emergence of small, energy-efficient devices for AI applications, a concept known as tiny machine learning (TinyML).

Small size, big impact

  • This is possible because TinyML doesn’t require a laptop computer or even a mobile phone.
  • In fact, given that there are already 250 billion microcontrollers deployed globally, devices that support TinyML are already available at scale.

How does it work?

  • Like classical machine learning, TinyML involves data collection – often from Internet of Things (IoT) devices – and cloud-based training.
  • Let’s consider an outdoor object-detection application – for example, counting the number of cars on a street to see how heavy the traffic there is.
  • In the classical ML process, images have to be gathered using a webcam and sent to a cloud server where the training takes place.


Affordability: the technology’s low cost makes these devices accessible to a wide range of users including educational institutions and students in the developing world.
Sustainability: the modest energy consumption produces a low carbon footprint, reducing impact on the environment.
Flexibility and scalability: it enables the development of applications that address the needs of local communities rather than global agendas.
Internet independent: Because everything is embedded, TinyML devices can operate without online connectivity. This is particularly beneficial for the third of the world that still does not have Internet access.
TinyML applications already power personalised sensors for athletics and provide localisation where GPS isn’t available. They’re also employed by startups such as Useful Sensors, which offers privacy-conserving conversational agents, QR code scanners, and person-detection hardware. Only through the use of TinyML could these smart devices run on the low-cost, low-power microcontrollers.

Developing in the Global South

  • It already includes more than 40 countries spanning the Global South from Columbia to Ethiopia to Malaysia.
  • Its aim is to develop a community of educators, researchers and practitioners focused on both improving access to TinyML education, and developing innovative solutions to address the unique challenges faced by developing countries.
  • Initial efforts included distributing TinyML hardware kits to selected universities with budgetary challenges.
  • We also organised global and regional (Africa, Latin America, and Asia) workshops and training sessions.
  • These collaborations have led to multiple peer-reviewed papers on TinyML applications.
  • They’re also used by Cornell University’s “Elephant Listening Project” as well monitoring water quality in aquaculture to help make it more sustainable, a project supported by EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Looking forward

  • It offers a sustainable path toward democratising AI technology, fostering local innovation, and addressing regional challenges.
  • The growth of TinyML devices and applications is not without potential challenges and risks, however.
  • There’s also the risk of embedded biases in critical ML models – because they operate standalone, there’s no option for updates.


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Sai Life Sciences releases its Sustainability Report 2023

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

HYDERABAD, India, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organization (CRO/ CDMO) , released its Sustainability Report 2022-2023 .

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  • HYDERABAD, India, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organization (CRO/ CDMO) , released its Sustainability Report 2022-2023 .
  • Making this announcement, Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & Managing Director, stated, “I am delighted to present our fourth successive Sustainability Report, reflecting our commitment to the sustainability journey and to conduct our business responsibly.
  • Established the 'Sustainability Governance Council' to seamlessly integrate sustainability matters into the company’s business strategy and oversee the effective enforcement of the sustainability mandate.
  • This report underscores the company’s dedication to sustainability and exemplifies the progress made, reinforcing Sai Life Sciences' position as a frontrunner in the pursuit of environmentally conscious and socially responsible business practices.

Hitachi High-Tech Achieves CDP's Highest Score of "A List" in Water Security for the First Time

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

As a member of the Hitachi Group, Hitachi High-Tech Group is pushing forward with efforts to fulfill an environmental vision and long-term environmental targets, "Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050(2)".

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  • As a member of the Hitachi Group, Hitachi High-Tech Group is pushing forward with efforts to fulfill an environmental vision and long-term environmental targets, "Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050(2)".
  • We aim to realize a resource efficient society by improving water use efficiency by 50% or more compared to the base year by FY2050 through the use of circular water and investment in water-saving facilities.
  • Hitachi High-Tech Group is working to utilize watereffectively by reducing the volume of water used through initiatives including productivity improvements and upgrading to water-conserving equipment.
  • We will continue to work with our suppliers to conduct corporate activities that are responsible for the global environment.