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Guiding businesses to ESG success in an ever-shifting landscape
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Embedding, maintaining and advancing ESG practices throughout an organisation’s life cycle mitigates their risk, offers them new opportunities and builds their capacity for resilience. We believe that these efforts generate value and enhance long-term business performance, and we are committed to helping our clients achieve these goals.
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Extreme weather now a global threat to insurability and bankability of renewables
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.Unmodelled extreme weather risks are emerging as a defining challenge for renewable energy markets worldwide, raising concerns about the long-term bankability and viability of clean energy projects as the industry expands, finds a new report . . .
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Future-proofing Europe’s production and consumption systems
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How will we meet our needs for food, housing, energy and mobility in 2050? What major disruptions—from global unrest to climate breakdown or digital collapse—could reshape them? And how can we future-proof these vital production and consumption systems against disruptions? These are the questions explored in an EEA report released today.
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How AI could influence the evolution of humanity
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Some of the leading brains behind generative AI have warned about the risk of artificial superintelligence wiping out humanity, if left unchecked.
But what if the influence of AI on humans is much more mundane, influencing our evolution over thousands of years through natural selection?
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Five Ways To Make Your Life More Sustainable
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We need to do a lot more to stop that global warming from rising, because it’s affecting our day-to-day lives. For instance, there were 27 billion-dollar climate and weather disasters in the U.S. in 2024. (Meaning, of the several climate-related events in this country, 27 of them inflicted damages exceeding $1 billion.).
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11th Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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he Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) is set to take place in Kampala, Uganda, from April 9 to April 11, 2025, preceded by pre-events, such as the Africa Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum.
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World surges past 40% clean power in record renewables boom
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“Solar power has become the engine of the global energy transition,” said Phil MacDonald, Ember’s managing director. “Paired with battery storage, solar is set to be an unstoppable force. As the fastest-growing and largest source of new electricity, it is critical in meeting the world’s ever-increasing demand for electricity.”
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How Sustainability is Reshaping Real Estate
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.The global green building materials market is entering a period of transformative growth, driven by environmental imperatives, regulatory pressures, and a rapidly evolving construction ecosystem. Estimated at USD 422.27 billion in 2023, the green building materials market is projected to reach USD 1,199.52 billion by 2031 . . .
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Sustained Growth In MENA Despite Turmoil
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.According to the IMF, the region is expected to enjoy 3.8% growth in GDP in 2025, up from 1.9% in 2024, while North Africa is projected to expand by 4% compared with 2.9% last year. The United Arab Emirates (UA
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E), Saudi Arabia, and Egypt—the region’s largest economies—are also expected to be its strongest performers, with projected GDP growth rates of 5.1%, 4.6%, and 4.1%, respectively, in 2025.