A UN-backed boost for women-run businesses in the developing world
A microfinance institution created by the UN is helping women in developing countries to have a successful work and home life, despite the many challenges they face.
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Financial services industry risking $1 trillion over climate change
By investing in sustainable companies and technologies, financial institutions can reduce risk and increase earnings
How to close the Gender Pay Gap: Stop salary disclosure
A key solution for tackling the gender pay gap is to put an end to salary disclosure, says Anita Teats (CEO of The Finance People).
New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward
This week (27 – 2 January), progress was made within the financial sector in the form of a new panel, which aims to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Moving investment to finance the SDGs
At the UN’s General Assembly, Business Reporter’s Tom Turnbull hosts a debate on the funding needs of sustainability projects.
“Blue” finance flows in the Seychelles
Protecting the sea from over-exploitation while providing people who live off it with sustainable livelihood is not cheap, but in the Seychelles, financial instruments are making it easier.
The digital revolution could unlock a green transformation of the global economy
Will digital technologies allow everyone to live in a world where their development isn’t dependent on exhausting finite resources and increasing emissions?