SDG brand champion awards held

39 sustainable brand initiatives were awarded in the 2nd edition of AkijBashir Group Presents SDG Brand Champion Awards in Association with Intellier, held at Le Méridien Dhaka on September 10. Among the awardees, 16 initiatives received the winning accolade and 23 received the Honourable Mentions. Initiated by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave, this

Only one-third of child-related SDG targets on course: UNICEF

Halfway into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only one-third of child-related targets are on course, shows a new report of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) released on Monday. Only 6 percent of the child population, or 150 million children, living in just 11 countries have reached 50 percent

UN financing appeal last hope for SDGs and climate?

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Dialogue on Financing for Development on 20 September may well be the world’s last chance to save the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and curb global warming in time. The UN and international finance Many features of the international financial system – including multilateral arrangements developed over many decades

LHBL wins SDG Brand Champion Award

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) has won the SDG Brand Champion Awards 2023 in two categories 'Affordable and Clean Energy' and 'Sustainable Community Development', a press release said on Monday. The awards ceremony initiated by Sustainability Brand Forum was held at a city hotel recently. Company’s sustainable waste management through Geocycle

Seminar on localizing sustainable development held

A seminar on “Localising of Sustainable Development” was organized jointly by Innovation & Development Associates (iDEA) Foundation and International Research Center SIMEC Institute of Technology, a press release said Wednesday. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Vice Chairman of iDEA Foundation and former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and Principal Coordinator of

Accelerating post-pandemic SDG 6 achievements on water & sanitation

Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.” According to the latest SDGs progress assessment, 2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, 3.6 billion lack sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic hygiene services. Waterborne diseases continue to take a heavy

UNGA: PM to highlight challenges of reaching SDGs: Momen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to highlight the challenges that developing countries have to face in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) giving utmost importance to multilateralism while delivering her speech at the UNGA on September 23. Briefing the media on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the