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IMO and EBRD sign new partnership to support sustainable shipping

08/02/2018 New partnership agreement will help promote sustainable shipping through a range of safety- and environment-focused capacity-building activities in the maritime and port sectors in selected countries. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed a new partnership agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The agreement will help promote sustainable shipping through a …

New Partnership to Help Millennials End Gender Bias

The Global Shapers Community and Procter & Gamble form a new partnership to raise awareness among young people on gender equality The partnership will include a social media campaign and a $100,000 grant challenge to support grassroots youth-led solutions For more information on the Global Shapers Community, please visit https://www.globalshapers.org Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 January 2018 …

New Partnership Aims to Sequence Genomes of All Life on Earth

  Initiative launched today could replicate success of Human Genome Project, which delivered huge scientific and medical advances and at least $65 to the US economy for every public dollar spent By creating an open-source database for all plants, animals and single-cell organisms, it could provide the commercial incentive to preserve Earth’s biodiversity So far, …

New Partnership Aims to Protect World’s $2.5 Trillion Ocean Economy

Partnership between the World Economic Forum and University of California Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute aims to boost multistakeholder cooperation to help achieve goal 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans and marine resources Scientists warned six months ago of “unprecedented” marine extinction, with devastating consequences for ocean …

New Partnership to Catalyse Sustainable Development Investments for Developing Countries

The Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP), which includes the World Economic Forum, aims to mobilize $100 billion in private financing over five years The founding members include the governments of Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, USA and UK The SDIP aims to create investment opportunities in water, sanitation, transport, green energy, agriculture, health, telecommunications …