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Corporate social responsibility defines a major way forward for poverty alleviation strategy.

Corporate Social Responsibility For Poverty Alleviation

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In today’s world, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) promises to be a key tool in building social and environmental well-being. Corporations increasingly play a crucial role in contributing to solutions, not least among them poverty and sustainability (Idemudia, 2013). Research has shown that Corporate Social Responsibility can be a major factor in bringing about positive social […]

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Business, Society, Strategy
Poverty is one of the major reasons people migrate all over the world.

The Reasons People Migrate: It Isn’t Always About Poverty

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One the main reasons people choose to migrate is economic. Migration represents a vital pathway to a better life for many individuals and families. Therefore, poverty and migration are often closely linked. However, the circumstances that give rise to migration are complex. Migration is often perceived as either ‘voluntary’ or ‘forced’. Yet, such distinctions are

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Society, Sustainability
Exploring the facts on food waste can helps us feed the world.

The Facts on Food Waste: What The Statistics Tell Us

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The facts on food waste point to a major global problem. Every year 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted around the world. That creates serious threats to our food security, economies, and the environment. It’s equivalent to throwing away US $1 trillion annually. Worse, an estimated 800 million people currently live in

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Environment, Society, Sustainability
Are social exclusion and poverty the same thing? Or does one cause the other?

Social Exclusion and Poverty: Are They Connected?

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What does the term ‘social exclusion’ really mean? How does it reflect the level of poverty in a society? Some researchers see a direct connection between the two concepts. Many also suggest that poverty falls under the social exclusion ‘umbrella’. In fact, the concept of social exclusion originates from France in the 1970s. Here, the

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Environment, Government, Society, Sustainability
The SBRC is the first building in Australia to achieve International Living Building Challenge compliance.

The Living Buildings Challenge: Driving Sustainable Cities

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Some of the most important emerging challenges of the twenty-first century stem from the evolution of our cities and buildings. It is now widely acknowledged the we must change the way we design buildings in order to tackle changing environmental conditions (Richard Hyde, 2018). The living buildings challenge is a thorough and holistic green building

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Innovation, Society, Sustainability
African cities like Nairobi face many challenges in their quest to create ideas for a sustainable city.

Green Future: African Ideas for a sustainable City

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Ideas for a sustainable city are top of mind for many countries when it comes to planning for the future. Sustainable cities enhance the economic, socio-cultural, environmental, technological, institutional, and governance structures using strategic guidelines and components (Cepeliauskaite and Stasiskiene 2020). They are resilient to social, economic, and natural shocks and built to be environmentally

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Government, Innovation, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
Climate change means that design and management of cities becomes increasingly important.

How climate change affects communities

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As the world becomes more urbanised, design and management of cities will play an increasingly important role in mitigating how climate change affects communities. Sustainable urban development practices can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also making cities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. How crucial Are sustainable cities? A sustainable city and/or

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Environment, Government, Society, Sustainability
Community sustainability initiatives facilitate the growth of social enterprises and public education programs that are guided by environmental values.

Community sustainability initiatives: What’s the Best Policy?

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Community sustainability initiatives are local policies that take into account multiple human needs. A sustainable community is a place where people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives feel welcome and safe, where every group participates in decision-making, and where prosperity is shared. Therefore, initiatives for a sustainable community are those that address the goal of ‘Social

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Government, Society, Strategy, Sustainability

Problems With Rapid Urbanization: Disaster Risk and Vulnerability

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Rapid urbanization creates many problems. It is both the cause of many disasters and a hindrance to recovery for many communities, especially in developing countries. The UN population fund predicts that, by 2050, 86% of the population in developed nations will live in urban areas. That figure is closer to 64% in developing nations. Disadvantaged

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Environment, Government, Health, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
The rate of global population growth has led antinatalists to demand a rapid reduction in birth rates.

Is The Rate of Global Population Growth Unsustainable?

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The rate of global population growth has consequences for the planet’s resources. Food, water, shelter, space, energy, clothing, and other things become increasingly scarce as resources are depleted. Producing enough to feed, clean, shelter and clothe the population becomes a significant problem. The lives of our children will be defined by how quickly we can

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Government, Society, Sustainability
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