Funding biodiversity conservation is no longer a government-subsidy and grant-giving game only. However, a financing shortfall of USD 598-824 billion per year remains. To fill this void, the private sector […]Continue Reading
Prepared by 145 experts from 50 countries, the 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Continue Reading
Globally, the natural world on which people and economies depend is in crisis. Species are declining, biodiversity loss and novel diseases, such as Covid-19, all pose business risks, but the […]Continue Reading
In the face of wholesale anthropogenic and climate-related threats, the planet’s four billion hectares of forests are now more valuable than ever. As a reaction to this pressure, in the […]Continue Reading
Presentation of the issue number 35 of Proparco’s Private Sector and Development magazine : Preserving biodiversity, the private sector in action Presentation by Chloée Michelet, Environmental and Social Continue Reading
Over the years, assembling clothing has become a commodity. However, mere cut and sew operations are no longer a sustainable offering. To achieve the employment targets envisaged by governments, companies […]Continue Reading
Textile industry: Towards a new economic model to stamp out human rights violations in the workplace
The textile industry employs millions of people in developing countries. Yet its economic model (pressure on costs and lead times, large volumes, frequent renewal of collections, low prices) leads to […]Continue Reading
The CEO of Dolidol tells us about how attached Moroccans are to a traditional product, the Moroccan lounge (comprising L-shaped or U-shaped sprung sofas), and to a local brand, especially […]Continue Reading
The industrial sector is a major consumer of fossil fuels and the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG), however there are not as many energy efficiency projects – the key […]Continue Reading
