• A Strategic Alliance to Stop Malnutrition

    Dr. Andreas Blüthner, BASF
    BASF SE
    Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

    The Strategic Alliance SAFO (Strategic Alliance for Fortification of Oil) between BASF and GTZ supports local producers in the fortification of staple foods with essential nutrients, in particular Vitamin A. Besides technical training, a mobile testing kit was developed to assist quality control and monitoring  more[...]

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  • Improving the Working Environment

    Gerhard Teschl, Danfoss
    Danfoss

    In August 2006, Danfoss acquired the factory of Chinese company Qinbao, a manufacturer of brazed plate heat exchangers that is located in Hangzhou, approximately 150 km southwest of Shanghai.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Carrying the Torch for Global Compact Principles

    Stephan Howeg, Adecco Group
    Lilian Furrer
    Adecco Group

    The availability, nature and conditions of work are central to the wellbeing of individuals, families, economies and societies the world-over. ‘Work’ is the core business of Adecco Group, the world’s leading provider of HR solutions, with over 31,000 people dedicated to enabling more than 500,000 colleagues to work every day with clients in over 60 countries.  more[...]  login_required

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  • On the Eve of the MDG Review Summit

    Anita Sharma, UN Millennium Campaign

    When they signed the Millennium Declaration in 2000, world leaders made an historic promise to work together to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. With its clear goals and deadlines, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) created the first-ever global compact in which rich and developing countries acknowledged shared responsibility to end extreme poverty and its root causes.  more[...]  login_required

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  • United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

    United Nations

    The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Roma: Breaking the Poverty Cycle

    The Roma, traditionally known as Gypsies around the world, have endured a life of exclusion and poverty. According to the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, ensuring access to sexual reproductive healthcare for Roma families is crucial in improving their living conditions. Helping women make informed choices as they start their families will empower them to gain greater control of their lives and futures.  more[...]

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  • Republic of Congo: The Fight Against Cholera

    In response to the recent Cholera outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization, WHO, with financing from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, launched a series of initiatives to treat and prevent the spread of the disease. Communities living along the Congo River now stand a better chance of beating Cholera.  more[...]

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  • A New Vision for Russia

    If you can't get on a train or enter a building because you are disabled it isn't just an inconvenience -- it's a denial of a human right. Today we meet two activists in Moscow whose own disabilities have made them all the more determined to bring about change.  more[...]

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  • Blueprints for Change – The Sustainability Imperative

    Susanne Stormer, Novo Nordisk
    Novo Nordisk

    50 – 50 – 50. By 2050 there will be 50 percent more people in the world, and we will have been responsible for reducing global carbon emissions by 50 percent. A seemingly simple equation, yet a tall challenge. It makes it painfully clear that sustainable development hinges on our ability to manage growth sustainably and not only make up for the harm we inflict on the global ecosystem, but also to effectively decouple economic value creation from environmental degradation and social inequality.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Bayer Launches New Sustainability Program

    Dr. Wolfgang Große-Entrup, Bayer Group
    Bayer Group

    The world is facing a number of major challenges: One of the most important is the growth of the global population and the factors associated with this, such as access to healthcare, regular food supplies, and effective environmental and climate protection. These global problems are the main starting point for the new Bayer Sustainability Program.  more[...]

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  • The MDGs at a Glance

    Editorial Team

    In the year 2000 the United Nations introduced the Millennium Development Goals. Main targets are the reduction of extreme poverty and a global partnership for development. At the UN Millennium Summit in New York stakeholders from the international politics, civil society and global NGOs promised to achieve all these targets till 2015. The eight goals are: Eradicate extreme poverty & hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop a global partnership for development.  more[...]  login_required

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