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What's meant by sustainable development? This film offers a stark account of the dangers threatening the planet and explores what we can do to avoid disaster. INDUSTRIALISATION: The problems started about 250 years ago with the industrial revolution. First coal, then oil, fuelled a world of mass production, mass consumption - and cars. Burning oil and carbon has been a disaster for the planet - most scientists blame it for global warming. New deserts...
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Begin learning about the sustainable development framework, how the framework is transformative, and how we can reset the development pathways towards sustainability.
This course from SDG Academy offers you a great introduction to the principles of sustainable development. Get an overview of the formation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), transformative pathways towards achieving the SDGs, the cost and financing of the SDGs, and the roles...
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Learn about objective shifts and new frameworks for considering your well-being, including ways to incorporate the SDGs into your daily life.
Did you know that you can incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework into your daily life? This course shows you how. Explore the three basic objectives of sustainable development—economic prosperity, social fairness, and environmental sustainability—and why sustainable development matters...
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Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic...
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Learn how technology is helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals and 169 targets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this course, join instructor Talal Gedeon for a look at the advancing innovations and technologies that may help realize the blueprint for achieving...
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Learn how the business sector can adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and play a transformative role in fostering a sustainable economy.
Companies can achieve both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a healthy profit! In fact, they’re a vital part of the process. In this course from SDG Academy, learn about the role of profit-oriented businesses in achieving the SDGs. Explore issues that business managers should consider...
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Increased interaction between sign language communities and the mainstream societies in which they function is creating the potential for greater equality of opportunity for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. In this volume, renowned scholars and policy makers from around the world present innovative and groundbreaking perspectives on the relationships among sign language, sustainable development, and equal opportunities.
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Raworth sets out seven key ways to fundamentally reframe our understanding of what economics is and does. Along the way, she points out how we can break our addiction to growth; redesign money, finance, and business to be in service to people; and create economies that are regenerative and distributive by design. Named after the now-iconic doughnut? image that Raworth first drew to depict a sweet spot of human prosperity (an image that appealed to...
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This text serves as your contemporary guide to sustainable finance.
With a world that's running at 2x speed, becoming more dynamic each day, sustainable finance finds itself becoming more and more important. From the shock waves of the pandemic to the rise and fall of digital currency, ethics of finance are taking center stage in our day-to-day life.
How can we make finance more sustainable and keep up with the ever-changing economic climate? This...
12) A New Capitalism
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In A New Capitalism, Frank Altman, a legendary figure in the Community Development Finance industry, offers a systematic argument for why and how American capitalism can be extended to people from every walk of life, including those from low-income census tracks. He explores the history and cultural realities that have created an unequal financial playing field, particularly for BIPOC communities and how innovative approaches can create sound investment...
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Are we truly embracing diversity, or are we merely widening the divides? Amidst the abundance of well-intentioned DEI initiatives, many fall short, often lacking focus, concrete goals, and a deep understanding of the root causes of inequality - sometimes even causing unintended harm.
"The Other 364 Days - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Glass Half Full" asserts that the celebration of DEI cannot be confined to designated days, like International...
14) Sand Stories
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Sand is the hidden foundation of our society. In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira maps out why it is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water. The book examines the impacts of our seemingly insatiable demand for sand on people, wildlife and our ecosystems.
The concern is that sand is a non-renewable resource in human timescales and not every kind of sand is useful to industry. The good news is that there are solutions to this alarming global...
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