The idea of sustainable development is nothing new. Societies over time have had to learn to balance social, environmental, and economic concerns in order to prosper and continue for generations. Many models have been developed around the world by business, NGOs, and international organizations to...
Sustainable mobility includes equity in accessibility, with particular attention to more vulnerable groups of the population and geographical areas at risk of social exclusion. Walking & cycling The promotion of soft mobility is a simple way to reduce emissions and improve the quality of life, especi...
Additionally, a recent Edelman survey indicates that investors think businesses that embrace sustainability are more likely to have better long-term returns. Part of the reason is that sustainable business practices reduce energy, waste, travel, raw materials, and other costs. Embracing ESG is also ...
If you're interested in reducing your carbon footprint and living a more sustainable life, there are countless things you can do to have a positive impact on the planet. One strategy is simply to buy less. And while that's realistic in some cases, the other side of it is making sure ...
A sustainable development is a development that contributes in a positive way to the ‘3Ps’: Prosperity, People, and Planet. In this chapter, we reinterpret the 3Ps as three essential ‘Capitals’: Manufactured and Financial Capital, Human and Social Capital, and Natural Capital. Capitals are...
Some smart cities being built from the ground up -- like Saudi Arabia'sNeom-- lack an established population and must recruit residents. Neom is being built with no past success to provide confidence about generating growth, and concerns have risen over whether there are even sustainable water ...
The BRI is also a Chinese solution to global development issues, which aims to advance modernization in participating countries in tandem, make economic globalization more dynamic, inclusive and sustainable, and ensure that more of the fruits will be shared more equitably by people across the world...
Providing clean and sustainable electricity to off-grid areas is a challenge, to say the least. Assaad Razzouk, chief executive of clean energy projects developer Sindicatum Sustainable Resources comments: “Even India, a country that has seen great success in scaling up utility-scale solar, has...
A smart city is a framework, predominantly composed of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), to develop, deploy, and promote sustainable development practices to address growing urbanization challenges. A big part of this ICT framework is an intelligent network of connected objects and machi...
Sustainability is a balancing act. The United Nation’s 1987Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Futurenoted that sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the well-being of future generations. ...