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Birla’s Liva Reviva project applauded Company is prioritising the increased use of alternative feedstocks like textile waste. 19th April 2021 The project case study presented by the company– Liva Reviva by Birla Cellulose and Fully Traceable Circular Global Fashion Supply Chains – was recognised for addressing the challenges of textile waste which is either incinerated or landfilled due to a lack of recycling technologies, as well as the lack of traceability in long and complex fashion supply chains. Birla’s Liva Reviva viscose fibre is based on 80% wood pulp and 20% pre-consumer cot...

Net Zero Festival: Michael E Mann confirmed as first keynote speaker Globally renowned climate scientist to deliver opening keynote, as wave of high profile partners confirmed for the second annual Net Zero Festival Leading climate scientist and author Michael E Mann has been confirmed as the first keynote speaker for the Net Zero Festival 2021, as the programme for this autumn's landmark celebration of the net zero transition takes shape. Mann will speak to BusinessGreen editor James Murray on the first day of a three day broadcast, which kicks off on September 29th and will bring together ...

SoftServe Wins UN Partnership for Sustainability Award 2020 Competition UN Global Compact Network recognises innovative project focused on fostering a diverse and inclusive culture through novel training and employment practices SoftServe, a leading digital authority and consulting company, took first place in the "Society" category at the Partnership for Sustainability Award 2020 competition hosted by the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Network in Ukraine. SoftServe received this award for its 'Accessibility Testing' project, designed for teaching and hiring the visually impaired to b...

UN supports Jordan’s enabling SDGs financing ecosystem By JT - Jan 30,2021 - Last updated at Jan 30,2021 Photo courtesy of UN website AMMAN — The United Nations and the government of Jordan have recently launched a joint programme to develop strategic investments to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The two-year programme will help accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs through establishing key building blocks for an Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF), a tool for governments and their partners to finance the SDGs at the nat...

Unilever, Tata Power and Maruti win at Grant Thornton SABERA 2020 Awards The Grant Thornton SABERA Awards acknowledge the inspiring stories of impact and development aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. December 19, 2020 / 08:13 AM IST The Grant Thornton SABERA Awards acknowledge the inspiring stories of impact and development aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. No organisation operates in a bubble – they all also engage with the communities they exist in. While most are driven purely by a profit motive, there are some who go beyond to create lasting chan...