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Achieving resilient and sustainable food systems and addressing hunger

This session is curated by Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Professor, Economics and Technical Change Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn. The global food system is in disarray again. Following market disruptions due to needed pandemic related policies, growing adverse impacts of climate stress, now the war in Ukraine acutely affects trade and production. … Read more

Towards a new understanding of prosperity – measurement and reporting

This session is curated by Katharina Lima de Miranda, Research Director, Global Solutions Initiative, and Program Manager, Measuring Prosperity, The New Institute. Our future depends on our ability to transform our economic system – to take stewardship in transforming the system in accordance with our collective goals. This requires, first and foremost, reliable measures of … Read more

Supporting SMEs in sustainable strategy development Post-Covid-19: Challenges and policy agenda for the G20

SMEs contribute substantially to global employment and economic growth. Yet constraints such as lack of capital, human resources and knowledge capability have rendered SMEs operationally incapacitated to report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements. In this policy paper, we first highlight SMEs’ key challenges as they try to recover from crises post-COVID-19. Next, we … Read more

ESG20: Standardisation to foster public-private collaboration towards the 2030 Agenda

The post-COVID stage represents a unique window of opportunity to accelerate the transition towards sustainable development. Public investment will be essential to achieve such a goal; yet, government spending in middleand low-income countries will address the myriad social demands arising from the current situation. Consequently, reinventing the incentive structure to catalyse efforts in mobilising private … Read more

SusTech solutions: Enabling new technologies to drive sustainable development

New technologies can help drive sustainable development, what can be called “SusTech” solutions. But how can these be supported by governments adopted by firms (especially in managing value chains) and encouraged by users? This policy brief proposes a threepart solution: (1) The G20 should create a Sustainable Technology Board (modelled after the Financial Stability Board) … Read more

Climate change, food security, and central banks in developing economies

Climate change represents a rapidly emerging challenge for central banks, particularly in developing economies. Central banks have tools to increase the economy’s resilience, enable reallocation of resources to reduce costs and grasp opportunities, and smooth the transition to a low carbon economy. Specific measures, such as changes to selected macroprudential rules, merit consideration. The climate … Read more

New Podcast by New Work Works about Global Solutions Initiative

New Work Works with Markus Vaeth talked about the Global Solutions Initiative and Sustainable Accounting of Wealth together with Katharina Lima de Miranda and Christoph Podewils, Global Solutions Initiative. (Available in German) You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so … Read more

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