Corporate Social Responsibility For Poverty Alleviation
In today’s world, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) promises to be a key tool in building… Read More »Corporate Social Responsibility For Poverty Alleviation
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Recycling Solar Panels: The Next Great Challenge
Preventing the Earth’s temperature rising above 1.5 oC will require a global effort to reach net-zero… Read More »Recycling Solar Panels: The Next Great Challenge
Can we use Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability?
“We’re at the beginning of a golden age of AI. Recent advancements have already led… Read More »Can we use Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability?
Making Sustainable Economies in Developing Countries
Sustainable economies preserve the natural world. They also benefit society. In practice, sustainable production practices… Read More »Making Sustainable Economies in Developing Countries
Eco Building: Concrete ways to cement net-zero goals
Eco building, or green building, is the practice of creating structures and using processes that… Read More »Eco Building: Concrete ways to cement net-zero goals
Energy Crisis in Sri Lanka & the struggle for survival
Earlier this year, Sri Lanka announced a series of island-wide power cuts. These power cuts last… Read More »Energy Crisis in Sri Lanka & the struggle for survival
Water Sustainability: Tips from Eco-friendly Hotels
Water sustainability is becoming increasingly important. Hotels use approximately 1,500 litres per room per day… Read More »Water Sustainability: Tips from Eco-friendly Hotels
Equality in Employment: Women in the workforce is simply good economics
In the words of U.N. Women‘s deputy executive director, Lakshmi Puri, “Gender equality is humanity’s… Read More »Equality in Employment: Women in the workforce is simply good economics
The Global South: Pathways to Global Equity
The term ‘Global South’ was first used by academic and social activist, Carl Oglesby, in 1969. He used it to describe the persistent socio-economic dominance held by Western and European powers over countries in Africa, South America, the Middle East and much of the Asian subcontinent including China.
Today, in the context of accelerated globalisation and a worldwide environmental crisis, the concept of a Global South has acquired more and more relevance – both as a geo-political shorthand and an international imperative.