SDG News Spotlight: Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso
The Diplomat Steering the World Toward a Global Plastics Treaty Next week, as delegates from every corner of the globe converge on Geneva for a historic round of negotiations, all eyes will be on one man: Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, the seasoned Ecuadorian diplomat presiding as Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic […]
Unlocking Opportunities: Sustainable Industrialization in LLDCs – Gerd Müller
By Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) We live in a time of multiple, interconnected crises – crises which hit developing countries the hardest. Hunger and poverty remain widespread and have been worsened by the COVID pandemic. Moreover, they are exacerbated by conflicts and crises and the impacts of […]
21 State Officials Warn JPMorgan, BlackRock to Drop Environmental and ESG Goals
Key Points: Growing Anti-ESG Pressure State treasurers and financial officers from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming have escalated their campaign against ESG investing. In letters to CEOs of BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Vanguard, Morgan […]
UN Conference in Turkmenistan Targets Breakthrough for 600 Million in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Key Impact Points: Landlocked but Not Left Behind Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) – home to over 600 million people – face some of the steepest trade and development challenges worldwide. With no sea access, they depend on transit nations, driving up trade costs by as much as 74% and doubling export times compared to coastal […]
