Introduction Democracy is only as good as the institutions that uphold and operate it. Representative democracy was adopted to suit large nation-states of the modern period. This contrasts with Demos Kratos and the direct democracy within Ancient Greece. With this approach came many processes, and checks and balances of power. Only in 1948 however, was […]
What are Environmental Regulations? Environmental regulations work to achieve environmental goals that markets are unable to meet. They manage and monitor environmental risk to achieve good environmental practices. In order to prevent pollution, such regulations may raise the cost of production, and more broadly, of environmental services in order to influence both producer and consumer
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Business, Environment, Lifestyle, Society
The THRIVE Project is incredibly grateful to Dr. Jarra Hicks, Dr. Sadaf Taimur, and Calum Harvey-Scholes for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the November 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 7: Affordable and Clean Energy // Science & Technology. With their extensive knowledge, our presenters
What Is Wasting? As many as 785 million people go hungry around the world every day and 45 million of these are children. The eradication of hunger is a Complex Wicked Problem that affects 1 in 11 people worldwide, most notably in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, and Southern Asia. The UN defines hunger as periods
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Health, Human Rights, SocietyThe THRIVE Project is incredibly grateful to Dr. Ginish Cheruparambil, Martin Drewry, and Mishal Athar Shah for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the October 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 1 & 2: No Poverty & Zero Hunger // Innovative Policies. With their extensive knowledge,
The THRIVE project is incredibly grateful to Dr. Nicole Garofano, Dwakadas Suresh, and Sathish Moses for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the September 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. With their extensive knowledge, our presenters captivated us by highlighting the significance and value of circular-cities,
Community renewable energy projects, often referred as Community Energy, are a great way to attain sustainability. It not only reduces energy use from conventional sources, but results in overall increased economic activities. It’s worthwhile to understand how such initiatives bring stability and reliability to power supply, reduced energy bills for consumers, financial independence to community
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Energy, Environment, Society, Sustainability
In today’s rapidly evolving world, technology is at the forefront of transformative changes, reshaping various aspects of our lives, including the economy. One of the most profound technological advancements is artificial intelligence (AI) and its subset, generative intelligence. However, the integration of this technology into the economy is transforming it in a fast phase. Consequently,
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Business, Lifestyle, Society, Technology
In 1979, the United Nations took a historic step by adopting the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, signalling a commitment to monitoring and promoting women’s rights globally. However, despite the passage of decades, the journey towards gender equality remains ongoing. While significant strides have been made in many developed countries, statistics reveal
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Business, Government, Human Rights, SocietyThe THRIVE project expresses its heartfelt appreciation to Lia Golledge, Radhika Raghupathy and Khusshboo Mehta for their insightful presentations at the May 2024 Thrivability Matters Webinar. We thought you were awesome and well worth listening to. Each subject was interesting and illuminating. The focus of this webinar centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The theme of May 2024 is
