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Five steps to reduce food loss and waste
Did you know that one-third of all food produced each year is never eaten, while at the same time nearly 800 million people go hungry? In the latest in our ‘Farm to Fork’ series, Liz Goodwin of the World Resources Institute [http://www.wri.org/] explores what can be done about food loss and waste.
Championing children’s rights on World Children’s Day and every day
Children’s rights are human rights. Here are six ways we’re working hard to make sure they’re a reality #ForEveryChild.
Everyone should have access to a clean, safe toilet
Some people might think a toilet isn’t such a big deal. That’s probably because they’ve always had one. Sunila Devi never did.
Are smart cities the answer to the urban sanitation crisis?
Cheryl Hicks and Nitin Paranjpe look at how an innovative approach to tackling the urban sanitation crisis – which involves testing the world’s most imaginative solutions – could transform society for the better, while also creating businesses and jobs.
Why forests hold the key to halting irreversible climate change
Over the past two weeks, nations have been meeting at the UN’s Climate Change negotiations (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to drive action on tackling climate change. One important talking point has been the hugely damaging impact of deforestation. We asked Hannah Hislop, our Global Advocacy & Partnerships Manager, about the issue and what must be done.
Two Domestos innovations that will help tackle the sanitation crisis
How can it be right that, in our super-advanced world, 2.3 billion people still lack basic sanitation services and almost 900 million defecate in the open? We don’t believe it is. Which is why Domestos is working to address these statistics.
‘Business as unusual’ for hygiene and sanitation
Poor handwashing behaviours and lack of access to clean, safe toilets have a profound impact on the lives and potential of children in developing countries. For Global Handwashing Day and World Toilet Day, we asked Professor Val Curtis from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine how and why businesses should tackle this issue.
The plant-based homecare designed to protect our planet
Naturals has gone from a trend to a way of life – and Seventh Generation is leading the way when it comes to powerful, plant-based homecare. We talked to the brand’s CEO Joey Bergstein (pictured) to find out how they do it.
What’s gone wrong? The Gender Gap is widening
The World Economic Forum has just published its latest Gender Gap Report... and its findings make disturbing reading.
Low-cost daycare network wins Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2017
Kidogo’s Sabrina Natasha Habib tells us how it all began and what the win means for her business
Why I am so passionate about closing the gender gap
The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report, published today, shows that a decade of slow but steady progress on improving parity between the sexes came to a halt in 2017. Katja Freiwald – who leads our women´s partnership and advocacy agenda – explains what this means for her personally.
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