According to UN Habitat, although cities amount only for less than 2 per cent of the world surface, they consume 78% of global energy and generate more than 60% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The use of polluting fuels to respond to the high demand of energy in urban areas not only increases dramatically the …
On June 21, the Padovan Law Firm hosted an interesting international conference on International Sanctions, Export and Investment Controls in Milan. During the conference, lecturers of different backgrounds and areas of expertise gave speeches on issues such as cyber security, international economic sanctions, export control compliance and investment control in Europe, the US and Israel. …
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28.06.2019 LGBTQI Pride Month, and in particular Pride Parade, is a time for big parties, celebrations, love, support, and good atmosphere. However, it is important to remember the reasons behind Pride to understand why it is necessary to keep celebrating and fighting for the right to love in all forms. Until the 1960s, same-sex consensual …
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The fashion industry has a huge impact both on people and environment; in many cases, it works at very low labour and environmental standards. Do you know the truth about what you are wearing? Until the 30th of June you may visit the “Fashion Experience” and find it out. It is Wednesday 26th of June, …
How Food-Tech Innovation is tackling the Sustainable Development Goals. Last month, I had the opportunity to present the results of my research on an integrated business model approach for the UNSDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) at the Goals on Tour Exhibition, at the Seeds & Chips Global Food Innovation Summit. The event included a …
The recent shutdown of communications and the atrocities resulting from the peaceful pro-democracy protests in Sudan have led to a catastrophic situation in which a great number of civilians have been killed or injured, many have gone missing or have been arrested, and an undetermined number of women and girls have been raped. The massacre …
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On a hot Friday evening at the beginning of summer, a notoriously hot season in Italy, France’s Le Monde newspaper hosted the very à propos event “Cities Milan: Resilient Cities, Resourceful Cities.” The conference is part of a series of lectures and discussion panels held in several cities around the world. It featured influential local …
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“Youth are the real owners of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development,” said UNCTAD Secretary-General Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi. Indeed, today there are over 1.8 billion people under 30, representing close to a third of the world’s population. This is the largest youth population recorded to date (UNCTAD, 2019). The active engagement of youth in sustainable development …
The Resolution by the EP touches upon examples taken from the Dutch economy practice of horizontal agreements in which companies operating in the same sector of economy come together and jointly decide to protect the environment by restricting particular practices. The Resolution by the EP touches upon examples taken from the Dutch economy practice of …
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The pace of economic growth of the LDCs has been accelerating in recent years, however, this has generally not been enough for most of them to meet target 8.2 of the SDGs: “an economic growth rate of at least 7 per cent”, – says the recent UNCTAD Report. Para. 27 of Agenda 2030, states a …
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