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We believe that knowledges concerning the future development direction of the world should be shared and spread. Here in the knowledge base, information that might change the world will be presented. Through uncovering the most up-to-date research results, international organization events, and other SDGs progress, you are able to see what is happening to build the future.
UN Report Projects 2024 Growth to Slow, Inflation to Decline
10 Jan 2024
The 2024 UN WESP report projects a further slowdown in global economic growth and calls for stronger international cooperation to promote growth and green transition. Challenges include high interest rates, conflicts, sluggish trade, and climate disasters. Developed and developing countries face subdued growth due to various factors. The report emphasizes the need for sustainable development investments, climate financing, and reforming the international financial system. It highlights rising inflation in developing economies and the impact on poverty eradication. Labor market recovery remains uneven. It also projects global inflation to continue to decline from an estimated 5.7% in 2023 to 3.9% in 2024. Recommendations include fiscal support, global cooperation, climate finance, and industrial policies for innovation and resilience.
Food Systems and Chemicals: Addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides
8 Nov 2023
Chemicals, such as pesticides, fertilizers, and food additives, are widely used in food production to increase crop yields, prevent pest damage, and enhance food’s appearance, taste, and shelf life.
However, exposure to certain chemicals can harm human health, including by causing cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, and neurological issues.
This Policy Brief aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current challenges related to food systems, focusing on the impact of HHPs on the health of people and the planet.
Wicked Games: How Playing with Toys Can Expose Children to Harmful Chemicals
2 Nov 2023
Toys, like numerous other items purchased by consumers, consist of various materials like plastics, fabrics, and metals. Although chemicals of interest are responsible for providing toys with specific features like scent, color, and flexibility, exposure to these chemicals can lead to lasting health consequences for children, potentially affecting their hormone system and cognitive development. This policy brief examines endeavors and programs aimed at addressing the problem of chemicals of concern in toys, with a specific focus on the GEF-funded project centered around Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under SAICM.
Caixin Roundtable Rethinking Impact Investing in China: Boundary and Foresight
27 April 2022
Caixin created a roundtable on the theme of impact investment, actively seeking dialogue between global traditional philanthropy and top entrepreneurs in business and technology, aiming to build an exclusive knowledge and practice sharing platform to help the development of impact investment in China. The theme of the conference is "Impact Investing in China: Borders and Future". Top investors, business leaders and philanthropic leaders from home and abroad will participate in the conference, focusing on the core issues of impact investing, discussing how impact investing can change business patterns and help revitalize the economy based on global development, and analyzing how to return to the essence and meet new opportunities and challenges in the development of impact investing in China.
Book Release on the Future of Education by Dr. Shirley
27 Dec 2021
SIIP supports the release of a new insightful book- Futures of Education: Community, Quality Service, Diversity, Commitment on SDGs written by Dr Shirley Yeung. The new book of Dr. Shirley Yeung provides a good landscape for the key elements of Futures of Education, including interactive and integrative use of corporate social responsibility via her committed and ongoing research and dialogue with stakeholders with multidisciplinary knowledge. The humble observation with practical actions of Dr. Shirley Yeung highlights the importance of a new mindset with innovations transformations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UNPRME principles. For example, the model for creative art cultural studies and a review of Sustainability Reports of a selected case corporation.The book of Transformations via SDGs for the Futures of Education highlights the application of observation with active empathy, the humanistic perspective of operating business with a balance of technology, multi-disciplinary knowledge, and values of human behind a disruptive business model with practical innovations and transformations for a better world.
Voice on Low Carbon | Luo Xiang: Three Major Pillars to Promote "Low Carbon Shenzhen" as a First Demonstration
19 Dec 2021
Over the past few days, the 2021 Carbon Summit Carbon Neutral Forum and the 9th Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum, with the theme of "Carbon Road China: Green Innovation Leads, Global Gathering Action", has been delivering strong voices in the field of low carbon. Luo Leng, the co-chairman of the Steering Committee of the Global Carbon Neutral Initiative (GCNI) and former Chief Representative of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in China, has worked for the United Nations for many years and is now setting up the Global Carbon Neutral Initiative Fund (GCNI) under the framework of the United Nations, as well as promoting carbon neutral demonstration zones in China in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme.
FAO Launches Trainings in National Forest Inventories
17 Dec 2021
The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use was joined by over 140 countries accounting for more than 90% of the world’s forest at COP 26. Achieving it will require transparent and accurate information on forests and land use. The FAO is providing countries with support to carry out National Forest Inventories, through a non-part training based on the Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring.
OECD Study Identifies Six Actions to Achieve SDG Results
17 Dec 2021
Although the uptake of the SDGs has been “slow and difficult” thus far, an OECD study of seven comparative case studies indicates the alignment of development cooperation to SDG results is possible. The report also identifies two critical factors and one game changer: support for country leadership by the international community: development partners to “change their set-ups” in order to deliver on the SDGs; and resetting long-term strategies and rethinking internal systems.
UN Officials Say SDG6 Progress Must Quadruple
17 Dec 2021
Sanitation for all will not materialize until the 22nd century without greater investment by governments, said UN officials on World Toilet Day. SDG 6 calls for clean water and sanitation by 2030. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the right to water and sanitation as a “basic human right,” in his remarks for the Day and called for investment and innovation along the entire “sanitation chain”.
Book Release on Modern Slavery by Mattew and Sylvia
6 Dec 2021
On the book release supported by SIIP, two Penguin Random House authors - and husband and wife team - Matthew and Sylvia Friedman shared about their personal journeys that led to the publishing of their memoirs - Where Were You? and A Long Road to Justice.
Where Were You? reveals that there are more slaves in the world today than any other time in history. Enter the world of human trafficking and explore what we can do together to end this global crime.” Former United Nations and USAID expert Matthew Friedman obtained in-depth first-hand knowledge with boots-on-the-ground work over 30 years throughout Asia.
Through Sylvia's work in journalism, counter-trafficking and philanthropy, she has had rare and incredible access to victims of sex trafficking and modern slavery in China, Thailand, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar and Indonesia. Amid this terrible human suffering, she has seen frontline workers carrying a great light that has overcome the darkness in some of the most frightening places on Earth.