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Sep 22, 2020 · The lockdown in India meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 had an unexpected silver lining – it cleared up the river. And there have been similar environmental “miracles” in other parts of the world since the pandemic began – proof positive that clearer air, cleaner water, and healthier ecosystems are not only possible, but probable if ...
Jan 23, 2016 · A win-win situation. "Business as usual" for the UN is not an option any more: the organisation has opened to multi-stakeholder partnerships, which brought resources and new synergies - resources intended as funds but not only, also human capacity, innovations, technology, research, etc. They also contributed to the UN modernization by ...
Jan 24, 2021 · COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for business, shining an unsparing spotlight on the vulnerabilities of many organizations and pulling forward changes in working practices that were expected to take years into a matter of weeks. The disruption unleashed by the worst health crisis in more than a century has ricocheted through every sector of the ...
Sep 20, 2019 · Image: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. If we are to address our climate crisis, all companies need to reach beyond their own “business as usual”. And Governments have to think beyond a “my term in office” mentality, separating climate change from political tensions. The World Economic Forum does important work in highlighting ...
Jan 19, 2021 · This article is part of: The Davos Agenda. Business can be a force for good, as long as its purpose is not merely to make money but serve the community and satisfy societal needs sustainably. A green-based recovery will deliver superior returns over traditional fiscal stimuli. It is not how we spend money but how we make it that matters most.
Sep 17, 2019 · Today, the “business as usual” approach to social and environmental concerns is simply insufficient given the rapid pace of change and disruption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To achieve the ambitious 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments and businesses alike will need to take action.
Jul 9, 2019 · There are ten reasons to go beyond “business as usual” if we are to achieve our education commitments by 2030. 1. Today, 20% of the population aged between six and 17 – some 262 million children, adolescents and youth – are not in school. If current trends continue, this will fall only slightly by 2030, to 16.7% (225 million young people).
Nov 29, 2016 · Business as usual is indefensible, but solutions are available. Energy efficient technologies allow savings & sharing of energy resources. In the last 25 years, energy use has increased 50%. By 2050, it will increase by another 40% (McKinsey, 2016) Becoming more efficient immediately across all sectors is the only way we can put the world on ...
Jul 14, 2020 · The report has been prepared in collaboration with AlphaBeta.Its findings inform the working priorities of the Champions for Nature, a community of leaders disrupting business-as-usual to lead the way to a nature-positive global economy, as well as a Policy Companion report which sets out how governments can ensure nature is integrated into economies as part of a Great Reset, in a way that ...
Sep 20, 2020 · The world’s economies are already absorbing the costs of climate change and a “business as usual” approach that is obsolete. Both scientific evidence and the dislocation of people are highlighting the urgent need to create a sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient future.
