Organisations

CEOs to G7 and World Leaders: Support “Bold” Net-Zero Commitments

Over 70 CEOs released an open letter to world leaders in support of “bold and courageous commitments, polices and actions” in the race to net-zero

Forum to Convene Leaders, New Partnerships Across Latin America as US Calls for Inclusive Growth

World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman spoke alongside US Vice-President, leaders from business and civil society
US Administration urges long-term inclusive development to improve economic opportunities
Forum to support the Administration’s Call to Action by convening civil society, business, government and development institution representatives to facilitate new partnerships

PrintReleaf increases its commitment to a sustainable future as an SGP Resource Partner

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading certification authority in sustainable printing, announced today that PrintReLeaf joined the SGP community as a Resource Partner.

Summit Calls for Net Zero Acceleration to Protect the Planet

Global summit convened to discuss the breakthroughs needed for a net zero world

Printing Industries of New England joins SGP as Resource Partner

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading certification authority in sustainable printing, announced today that the Printing Industries of New England (PINE) has joined the SGP community as a Resource Partner.

Investing Less than 1% of World GDP into Nature-Based Solutions Can Tackle Climate Change and Biodiversity Crisis

New study finds tripling of current investments into nature-based solutions needed by 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, otherwise there will be a $4 trillion financing gap
Today, just one tenth of 1% of global GDP is invested in nature-based solutions
Scaling up of private capital for nature-based solutions is one of the central challenges

South Sudan small-scale producers receive support from IFAD to safeguard their livelihoods in the face of the COVID-19 crisis

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide much needed funding to assist 23,900 vulnerable rural people (4,780 households) in the Republic of South Sudan. The IFAD grant will help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their farming activities and safeguard their livelihoods.

Siegwerk joins two initiatives to promote circularity in packaging

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels has, during the first quarter of 2021, joined two important initiatives to promote circularity in packaging. The company is thus consistently pursuing its strategic direction to become a company for circular packaging solutions.

SGP Foundation earns GuideStar Silver recognition for nonprofits

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today that its sister organization, SGP Foundation Inc, earned the Silver GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. This is the second level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. SGP Foundation is moving forward in its mission to provide education and awareness of sustainability best practices to the printing industry.

5 reasons why biodiversity matters for our jobs, health and economy

By Akanksha Khatri, Head of the Nature Action Agenda at the World Economic Forum

Biodiversity is declining fast than at any other time in history and this has grave consequences on our livelihoods, health and prosperity.

Virtual Ocean Dialogues 2021 to Focus on Climate, Food and Nature

Innovation and targeted policy improvements for the ocean are at the forefront of the second Virtual Ocean Dialogues, the online summit to fast-track actions to improve ocean and planetary health hosted by the World Economic Forum, Friends of Ocean Action and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean.