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FDS™: A Small-Scale Farming Revolution
NetafimHundreds of millions of smallholders are struggling to survive from subsistence farming in developing countries across South America, Asia, and Africa. Given the lack of water infrastructure throughout these and other areas, there is a critical need to make the most of the limited available water sources in such regions. In response, OECD countries, international donors, and NGOs have been promoting technologies such as drip irrigation, which optimizes resources, enhances global food security, and promotes sustainable productivity. more[...]
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GDF SUEZ Rassembleurs d’Energies for Access to Sustainable Energy for All
Francoise Guichard, GDF Suez
EngieThe GDF SUEZ Group, the world’s largest utility, is seeking to combat poverty and economic disparities with the launch of the GDF SUEZ Rassembleurs d’Energies initiative. This global initiative promotes access for the poorest populations to energy and essential services and supports the reduction of energy poverty. It provides socially responsible investment, donations, as well as technical and managerial assistance, with the GDF SUEZ Group coordinating these various tools in support of social entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations. more[...]
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Community Development and Sustainability
Claudia Rodrigues Segond, Eletrobras Furnas
Electrobras FurnasSince its founding in 1957, FURNAS has been working toward the development of Brazilian society by generating and transmitting electrical energy. Today, the company runs a complex of 15 hydroelectric power plants, two thermal units, and a transmission system responsible for 40 percent of the electrical energy consumed in Brazil. As a participant in the Global Compact, the company promotes activities for the sustainable development of the communities in the vicinities of its installations, upholding the Ten Principles of the Global Compact. more[...]
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Preparing Airports for Disasters
Susanne Meier, Deutsche Post DHL
Joachim Keppler, Deutsche Post DHL
Deutsche Post DHLDeutsche Post DHL has committed itself to continuously support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. Equally, Deutsche Post DHL undertakes actions in support of broader UN goals and issues, especially as they relate to disaster management and humanitarian assistance. In this approach Deutsche Post DHL closely cooperates with the United Nations to amplify the efforts of other contributors. more[...]
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Bakery “La Casa del Pan”
Francesca Carnesella, Camposol and Copeinca
Camposol“La Casa del Pan” is an entrepreneurship project funded entirely by CAMPOSOL. It aims to provide economic and social development opportunities for young people through a strategic partnership with the Youth, Arts and Development Association, which is comprised of young people from Nuevo Chao, a nearby community. more[...]
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The Argan Program in Morocco
Raquel Ark, BASF
Charlotte d’Erceville, BASF
Viola Möller, BASF
Anne-Laurie Rodrigues, BASF
BASF SEWith the integration of Cognis and its active ingredients business, Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS), BASF has broadened its product portfolio based on renewable raw materials in the last years. One of renewable raw materials is Argan oil from Morocco. more[...]
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UN Secretary-General appoints high-level panel on post-2015 development agenda
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). more[...]
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Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
Prof. David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentHow can we ensure the targets that replace the Millennium Development Goals lead to a future that low-income groups want? David Satterthwaite outlines five points to consider. more[...]
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Expanding Biofuels May Increase Global Poverty and Decrease Income Inequality
World BankIn a new working paper, Caesar B. Cororaton and Govinda R. Timilsina analyze the impact of large-scale expansion of biofuels on global income distribution and poverty. A global computable general equilibrium model is used to simulate the effects of the expansion of biofuels on resource allocation, commodity prices, factor prices, and household income. A second model based on worldwide household surveys uses these results to calculate the impacts on poverty and global income inequality. more[...]
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Mozambique Irrigation Project to help achieve UN MDGs
Mitsui & Co.In cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mitsui is donating a solar power-operated pumping facility for irrigation water to a local farming community in Mozambique, Africa. In 2010, a partnership agreement to build an irrigation system was signed between Mitsui and UNDP, with the project currently at the construction phase. more[...]
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