‘Equality is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics. No society can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contribution of half its citizens.’ At Coca-Cola, we…
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LAWMA Partners Firms for CSR to Communities
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has partnered AOA Windstream and Applistructure Consulting Ltd to launch a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, tagged “LAWMA GrassRoots Benefit,” which saw the distribution of packages of essential commodities, to the people of Otto, Ijora-Olopa…
Moscow Metro: The Big Circle Line Becomes Longest in the World
On March 1, the Big Circle Line (Bolshaya Koltsevaya), designed to expand and modernize the subway system, mainly to relieve traffic congestion on the Circle Line (Koltsevaya Line) and reduce traffic jams in Moscow, finally became fully operational. The Big…
SDG&E Customers Enjoyed $140m Debt Relief in Three Years
Recognizing the financial hardships brought on by inflation, the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic and the recent surge in winter heating bills driven by natural gas market volatility, San Diego Gas & Electric has redoubled its efforts to help…
Sai Life Sciences releases its Sustainability Report 2022
Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organization (CRO/ CDMO), today announced the release of its Sustainability Report 2022, which has been developed as per the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. With the theme ‘Organising for…
United Arab Emirates strongly condemns terrorist attack in Mogadishu
The UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which…
African leaders call for faster industrialization during African Union Summit
Bazoum called on African countries to entrench the rule of law to catalyze the emergence of the African private sector African leaders reviewed the continent’s progress in industrialization, economic diversification, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the…
ESG in Africa is colonialism 2.0
By NJ Ayuk Many today believe the era of colonialism in Africa is over. They’re wrong. The era of colonialism in Africa has merely entered a new and insidious phase. Some call it “neo-colonialism.” I call it colonialism 2.0. In colonialism…
“Cambridge of the East” shines: Global-minded Zhejiang University plays a growing role in pushing SDGs
The Sixteenth General Conference of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was held in a hybrid format from November 21 to 24. Hundreds of scientists — including TWAS fellows, TWAS Young Affiliates and…
COP27: To go down in history as the African Implementation COP
Photo credit: Reuters. by Duncan MacFadyen COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik has been an excellent opportunity for Africa, and the world to ensure real change with regards to global warming. There is a massive opportunity for Africa to get it…
