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Sustainable business
July 14, 2021
It has been more than six years since governments around the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and almost five years to the day since they signed on to the Paris Climate Agreement. Big corporations said they would align their business practices towards sustainability.
How have they done? There has been a lot of talk but not enough action. Despite growing sustainability commitments by companies and investors, direct emissions from corporations increased by more than 10 percent between 2015 and 2019. Ninety-eight percent of plastic packaging is single-use and more than a third is not recyclable. The global gender pay gap is still reportedly at 16 percent – despite the recognition that gender equality can stimulate growth and support environmental sustainability.
By Liu Yuxi | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-12 09:24 Share CLOSE Wang Mingmei, a farmer in Miaowan township in Northwest China s Shaanxi province, gathers shiitake mushrooms at a greenhouse. [Photo by CHEN JIA/CHINA DAILY]
Poverty is a chronic affliction of human society and a significant challenge to Africa s development and governance. Poverty and its associated problems, including hunger, disease and social conflicts, are serious impediments to people s pursuit of a better life.
China, the largest developing country in the world, with a population of 1.4 billion, has been plagued by poverty for a long time. The Communist Party of China has stayed true to its founding mission and taken on its responsibility of seeking happiness for the people and revival of the nation, uniting and leading people of all ethnic groups, and carrying out the arduous struggle against poverty with unswerving faith. It also has orga
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Focus on advancing the work on the priorities of the G20 sustainable development agenda, by increasing synergies with other G20 tracks and preparing the.