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World E World Economic Forum Plans 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to take place on 17-21 January 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme Working Together, Restoring Trust. The foremost business, government and civil society leaders to convene in person to address economic, environmental, political and social fault lines exacerbated by the pandemic. The meeting will focus on accelerating stakeholder …

Epson Global Survey Reveals Startling Climate Reality Deficit — 73.4% Of Indians Are Still Optimistic We Will Avoid A Climate Crisis In Our Lifetime

The survey is a part of Epson Group$B!G(Bs effort to bring about greater awareness and understanding about Climate Change India has highest Climate Reality deficit in the world as new research highlights a significant gap between perceptions of climate change and the severity of the emergency Bangalore, India, September 16, 2021– With just 45 days …

Acies and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park partner to help develop the start-up ecosystem

Acies Consulting Pte Ltd and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (‘IIMCIP’) have agreed to work together to help develop the start-up ecosystem. Under this agreement, Acies and IIMCIP will collaborate to support a vibrant ecosystem to foster entrepreneurship in the social enterprises space. Acies will, through its Ventures-Revolutio program, support start-ups incubated by IIMCIP by providing …

UST is now certified as a CarbonNeutral® Company

~ Company demonstrates Climate Action; Pledges to Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040 ~ Global; September 16, 2021 – UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, today announced that it has achieved CarbonNeutral® company certification in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, the leading global framework for carbon neutrality. Aligned with the company’s longstanding commitment to act …

CGIAR scientist at WorldFish honoured for her nutrition-centred research innovation in fish and aquatic food systems that has improved the nutrition and health for millions of the world’s most vulnerable.

15 September 2021, Penang, MALAYSIA – Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was named the recipient of the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for her pioneering nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems, in both fisheries and aquaculture, that ​​honor local, culturally appropriate solutions to improve the nutrition, health and development of children and mothers across Asia, Africa …

INTRAPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP IS ENABLING GCCS TO TRANSITION INTO INNOVATION HUBS AND COEs : NASSCOM REPORT

Availability of digital talent, maturity of the startup, supportive government policies, and peer-GCC eco-system are among the major drivers for the GCC growth in the country New Delhi, 15 September 2021: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), in association with Zinnov, has today launched its report titled ‘GCC India Landscape: 2021 & …

Refinitiv Announces the 2021 D&I Index Top 100 Most Diverse & Inclusive Organizations Globally

Today we announced the 2021 Top 100 most diverse and inclusive organizations globally as ranked by the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Index. The index ratings are informed by Refinitiv’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data, designed to transparently and objectively measure the relative performance of close to 11,000 companies representing 80%+ of global market cap …