Tagged: sustainable development goals

October 19, 2021 @ 2:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Etcho, which wants to empower and motivate anyone to “tailor their investments in a way that matters uniquely to them,” has raised 113% (£198,719) of its £175,000 target from 174 investors via Crowdcube (at the time of writing). There are currently 25 days left in… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enjin has reportedly joined the United Nations Global Compact in order to promote sustainability and equality. Enjin says that it is committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles “in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.” Enjin,… Read More

October 13, 2020 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which aims to serve as a global financial center and hub for the MENA region, says it’s always working to ensure the economic well-being of its community members. ADGM has released its State of Sustainable Finance Report – which outlines… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 8:18 am By Olivia Halsall  |  

Richard Curtis, the co-founder of British Comic Relief, has launched a campaign named Make My Money Matter to facilitate the UK’s pension assets in becoming more sustainable. The campaign was launched at an event on June 30th and looks to build a movement of individuals,… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the ADB Ventures platform in order to channel investments and extend support to Asian firms that are creating platforms for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ADB’s investment fund is taking contributions from several different partners… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), stated recently that the organization must encourage and support the ongoing development of blockchain technology. A December 28 Forbes report noted that Guterres believes that blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) should be among the emerging technologies… Read More