In a world where sustainability has slipped from aspiration to necessity, few figures have spent as long — or worked as quietly and persistently — to build the professional foundations that now guide global ESG practice. Across classrooms, boardrooms, ministries, and multilateral venues, Nikos Avlonas has been part of an
For fifteen years, Trammell S. Crow has been quietly — and sometimes loudly — reshaping the global environmental movement through the power of convening. As the Founder and Chairman of EarthX, he has created one of the most unique spaces in the world: a forum where climate scientists and conservative
Green Impact Exchange (“GIX”), the nation’s 18th approved stock exchange and the only U.S. exchange dedicated exclusively to sustainable investments, today announced the appointment of Maria Mahl as Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President. Mahl will lead the execution of GIX’s recently announced product roadmap, positioning the exchange to
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews International Solar Alliance Director General Ashish Khanna on new solar platforms, global procurement for SIDS, risk guarantees for mini-grids, and the push to move the world from pilots to action. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was born at a COP ten years ago in Paris,
SDG News’ Heeta Lakhani interviews Palau’s National Climate Change Coordinator Xavier Matsutaro on the stalled MutiRão package, presidency-led text drafting, and why Small Island States say 1.5°C is now a matter of survival — not theory. Belém — As rain began to fall over the COP30 venue, the summit’s tempo
At COP30 in Belém, where outcomes are shaped as much in the corridors as on the official agenda, SDG News is guided by a correspondent whose understanding of the climate negotiations has been forged over a decade of global youth leadership. WATCH HEETA’S LATEST COP30 INTERVIEWS: Heeta Lakhani first entered
Brazil’s Special Envoy for Health Ethel Maciel is redefining climate diplomacy through the lens of human wellbeing. As COP30 unfolds in Belém, a new voice is helping reshape how the world thinks about climate action. Ethel Maciel, Brazil’s Special Envoy for Health, is ensuring that global negotiations recognize a truth
Behind the opening plenary of COP30 in Belém stood one of the most practiced hands in global climate diplomacy: Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago. Appointed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in January 2025 to steer the Amazon-hosted summit, Corrêa do Lago is tasked with transforming a decade of
In Belém—the Amazon’s gateway city—President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has recast Brazil’s climate posture from national stewardship to global convening power. At COP30, he gathered dozens of leaders and development partners to launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), a mechanism designed to provide long-term, performance-based payments to countries
November 2025, Brasília — In the corridors of Brasília’s Ministry of the Environment, Marina Silva still walks with the quiet determination of someone who has seen the Amazon both burn and breathe again. As world leaders prepare for COP30 in Belém next year, Silva’s return to the ministry has become
