Sustainability Insights

The latest UN report "The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development" that was published in September 2019, is the first Global Sustainable Development Report prepared by the Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the United Nations...

International shipping transports more than 80% of global trade to people and communities all over the world. When compared with other transport modes, shipping is relatively safe and clean, but it has a significant impact on the environment. The detrimental effects...

According to Elon Musk, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is humanity’s “biggest existential threat” and it can be compared to “summoning the demon”. This apocalyptic rhetoric coming from someone who believes that the future will bring numerous technological miracles, from...

Energy is the main driver of the global economy and production and since the 19th Industrial Revolution, countries have been using fossil fuels (coal, natural gas and oil) as the main sources for energy consumption. Today, oil accounts for around 40% of the world...

In August 2019, the media headlines shared the news on the unprecedented fires taking place in South America. It is estimated that about 745,000 hectares of the Amazon forest have been destroyed. When the world is on its quest to achieve the Sustainable Development...

The centre-left government of New Zealand, led by the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, revealed its budget on May 30th and it is the world’s first wellbeing budget. This Wellbeing Budget has moved the attention from GDP as a main measure of the country’s wealth and...