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January 26, 2022 at 11 AM - 12 PM ET

Attend this one-hour webinar to learn about the newly adopted and updated criteria to obtain SGP facility certification. Whether you are currently certified, interested in becoming certified or just want to know about what it takes to become SGP certified, you're welcome to register for this complimentary webinar!

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The Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture (SMEKUL) awards UNU-FLORES, IOER, and TU Dresden the eku erfolg as part of the “eku Future Prize for Energy, Climate, Environment in Saxony” under the category Science. The project team’s entry won a grant of 5,000 euros among a total of 63 entries submitted.

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UNU-IAS is pleased to announce that UNU has joined the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. On 25 November 2021 UNU was welcomed as a Collaborating Agency and as a new member of the Best Practices Task Force.

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The World Economic Forum will defer its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in the light of continued uncertainty over the Omicron outbreak.

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The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Colombia, the Colombian government and the World Economic Forum network have developed a framework for trustworthy and commercially sustainable public-private data exchanges in Colombia
Data exchanges will create a marketplace with long-term commercial sustainability while giving individuals more control over their own data
World Economic Forum also launched a new toolkit that will empower data holders and data subjects by reducing the asymmetries in how data is used through new consent mechanisms for individuals.

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If workers had to choose between getting vaccinated or undergoing frequent testing to keep their jobs, six times as many would choose vaccinations
While protective workplace mandates generally enjoy global support, health and workplace-related behaviour and attitudes vary significantly across regions
On average globally, two in three employed adults were working at least partially away from home just prior to the emergence of Omicron

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In partnership with Utopia, the Urban Innovation Challenge aims to activate an ecosystem of 800 innovative urban entrepreneurs, investors and mayors in eight global megacities of tomorrow to shape the next urban age
World’s fastest-growing cities are mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with population booms that create both challenges and opportunities
Entrepreneurs can learn more and apply at https://urbanchallenge.co/

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The 10th anniversary edition of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies report lists new tech trends poised to impact the world in the next three to five years.
Experts convened by the World Economic Forum and Scientific American highlight technological advances that could revolutionize agriculture, health and space.
Self-fertilizing crops, on-demand drug manufacturing, breath-sensing diagnostics and 3D-printed houses are among the list.

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The Two Sides North America (TSNA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of four new Board members to serve two-year terms beginning January 1, 2022:

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The critical climate target of 1.5C can only be reached if we accelerate the development and deployment of new decarbonizing technologies
The First Movers Coalition will create this market and spur growth by leveraging collective demand and committing now to buying zero-emission technologies by 2030
Founding members are leading companies that recognize accelerating innovation is critical to keep climate goals alive
Each have made at least one purchasing commitment to phase 1 launch sectors
The ambitious initiative is a partnership between the US State Department, through the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, and the World Economic Forum

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