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The Standards outline a clear system and common language to help private equity, venture capital, and other funds in private markets achieve social and/or environmental impact through their investments. The Standards will help focus approximately USD 4 trillion toward sustainable investments and solutions. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has issued guidance on ways for…
13 October 2020, Rome - Promoting innovation and applying digital technologies in agri-food systems, as well as reducing food loss and waste, are vital to step up the fight against hunger and poverty. This was FAO's main message at the opening of the High-Level Special Event on Strengthening Global Governance of Food Security and Nutrition organised by the Committee on Food Security (CFS), taking…
What is the state of gender equality in the world? What do data tell us about progress towards the commitments made in the Beijing Platform for Action, which, 25 years after its adoption, remains the most comprehensive road map for advancing women's rights worldwide. Importantly, in adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, Member States reaffirmed, in Sustainable Development…
The UN Secretary-General has appointed 15 scientists responsible for writing the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report. The forthcoming report will inform the UN General Assembly’s next SDG Summit, when Heads of States and Government will consider four years of progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The composition of the authors' group is meant to represent a variety of backgrounds,…
The European Commission’s Access2Markets portal enables firms to look up information on tariffs, taxes, rules of origin, product requirements, customs procedures, trade barriers, and trade flows statistics for imported and exported goods. The portal aims to help small businesses in Europe export their products to over 120 export markets around the world. While small businesses…
The report finds that certified farmland for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea, and forestry products is expanding and that this trend is expected to continue, especially if producing countries and emerging markets, particularly in Asia, support sustainability trends. The report highlights the role of consumer preferences for healthier and more…