June 15, 2021
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The challenge for G7 leaders: vaccinate the world and be bolder on climate
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Author: Paul Polman, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, IMAGINE
As G7 leaders meet, the costs of not acting on public health, climate and biodiversity loss are now becoming far higher than the costs of acting.
The business community stands ready to support this agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals provide an ideal framework to do so.
By Michael Herlihy, health and environmental manager, Danone Macroom Biodiversity refers to the variety of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms
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Organisations across Emerging Africa are investing in technology to fuel socio-economic growth and business success.
Innovation has been a key factor to sustaining some of our most vital sectors and the sheer speed and scale at which digital transformation took place and supported entire industries as they adapted has been remarkable. Technology took the spotlight; keeping businesses open, students in (virtual) classrooms, social lives connected, and essential services flowing.
We have learnt that a digital future will be a central pillar within our societal evolution. If harnessed effectively, tech will continue to lead global efforts to support recovery, playing a pivotal role in enabling governments to ‘build back better’ for the long-term.
Watering our gardens is wasteful and mowing them a nightmare for biodiversity. So is it time to embrace long, brown grass or more radical options such as patchwork lawns?
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