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May 18 2023May 18, 2023

More Female Founders And Investors Are Needed To Ensure A Greener Future

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023

McKinsey expects investment in the industry to explode to between $9 trillion and $12 trillion globally by 2030. Companies with at least one female founder are increasingly creating disruptive technologies to ensure a greener future for the planet, but still, their share of venture dollars in the climate and clean tech space (16.8%) is not keeping up …

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Governments can promote reuse concepts by providing deposit-return and packaging take-back schemes for its citizens. Credit: tanvi Sharma via Unsplash.

May 18 2023May 18, 2023

UNEP’s report claims 80% of plastic pollution can be reduced by 2040

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Pollution / By SLSV / May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023

The strategy proposed in the report would result in $1.27tn in savings and create approximately 700,000 jobs by 2040. A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has claimed that about 80% of plastic pollution across the globe can be minimised by 2040. The report is officially called: ‘Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic …

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May 17 2023May 17, 2023

Kerala Govt Grants Working Hour Relaxation To Parents Of Differently-Abled Children

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, purpose, Youth / By SLSV / May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023

The government of Kerala announced that it will be providing relaxation in working hours for its employees who are parents of children suffering from various disabilities, including cerebral palsy, multiple disabilities, mental retardation and autism. This new measure aims to support parents who have to care for their children with disabilities, while also maintaining their …

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May 17 2023May 17, 2023

Kia takes a bold step towards Scalable Sustainability with its Flagship EV9

Leave a Comment / Brand, ChangeMaker, Environment, sustainability / By SLSV / May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023

Kia has unveiled new details of its ‘10 must-have sustainability items’, which define a baseline for the use of sustainable materials in its future model lines. Kia has a long history of integrating sustainable materials into its products, starting with the use of bioplastic and sugar cane bio-fiber in the 2014 Soul EV. Kia has …

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May 16 2023May 16, 2023

US govt appoints Indian-American Dr Geeta Rao Gupta as envoy for Global Women’s Issues office

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, Health, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Indian-American Dr Geeta Rao Gupta to the post of Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women‘s Issues in the State Department. “Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues.@StateDept looks forward to her efforts to …

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