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Data has become an increasingly vital part of modern business, and it is no surprise that companies are constantly looking for ways to leverage it to their advantage. How businesses use data, from big data and analytics to artificial intelligence and machine learning,...

Artificial intelligence provides new evidence our planet will cross the global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius within 10 to 15 years. Even with low emissions, we could see 2 C of warming. But a future with less warming remains within reach. Read more…..

The climate crisis is threatening every aspect of development, including education, across many lower-income countries. Unfortunately, the intersection of climate change and education financing, which could have significant implications for the future, is not well...

India celebrated its 75th anniversary of independence in 2022. Milestones like these not only give an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the past but are also an occasion to envisage a vision for the country. The Government of India has set for itself the...

Climate change is everybody’s business. While government delegates from around the world met at COP27 to deliberate on how the world can slow climate change, the private sector has a role to play, too. Companies have almost universally accepted this fact. Our survey...

Over the past year, the headlines have been dominated by alarming events: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, supply chain shortages, and the threat of food insecurity for many nations. But 2022 was also a year of milestones toward a better future,...

The COP27 climate conference was a mixed bag. On the one hand, developed countries finally agreed to set up a loss and damage fund to compensate developing countries for the climate chaos that industrialised countries have mainly caused—although there is no money in...

A swiftly changing geopolitical and macroeconomic backdrop has shifted the ESG and climate landscape at a rapid pace, making it imperative that investors understand the challenges and opportunities that companies face. Climate remains at the top of the ESG agenda,...

The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework negotiations at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal represent a once-in-a-decade moment to set an ambitious agenda for biodiversity conservation. Building on the momentum of COP 27, enhancing synergies between the...

As life on Earth is being pushed to towards mass extinction, protection and halting biodiversity loss and restoration of nature is the only course left to ensure a healthy planet where humanity can thrive. Will the world accept that biodiversity loss is just as big an...

During the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), the University of Oxford and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announce a new global initiative to drive the world’s higher education sector towards a greener future as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem...

Mandatory assurance of sustainability data is ‘only a matter of time’.The drive towards a comprehensive global system for sustainability reporting, which evenly addresses both impact and financial disclosure, will be a major instigator for mandatory auditing of...