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EcoLoo: Sustainable Toilet for All

23 November 2016
About 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Offering people with a safe, hygienic, ergonomic, and economical comfort station, EcoLoo is a sustainable toilet that employs biotechnology and special enzyme to treat human waste and minimize the use of water.

European Investment Bank's Climate Awareness Bonds

23 November 2016
After pioneering the world’s first green bonds in 2007, the European Investment Bank has since issued more than €19 billion of climate awareness bonds in 11 different currencies. Green bonds contribute to accelerating private sector funding for climate-related investment.

Tata Group Initiatives

23 November 2016
Tata Group is committed to embedding sustainability in its business strategies. The company subscribes to the philosophy of circular economy, applies the Natural Capital Protocol to assess and value the impact of natural capital on its operations, and supports green initiatives.

Green Bonds: Where are We? Where Next?

23 November 2016
Mobilization of capital markets is essential to facilitate and contribute to the financing of large-scale investments geared towards a 2°C world. In the case of HSBC, the proceeds of each green bond it issues are used to finance eligible businesses and projects that share its commitment to…

Ecolabel and Certification

23 November 2016
Developed by governments, manufacturers, and third-company organizations, ecolabeling is a voluntary approach to environmental certification practiced around the world. An ecolabel identifies a product that meets a wide range of environmental performance criteria or standards.

Forest Stewardship Council: Promote Better Forests via the Power of Certifications and Labels

23 November 2016
By providing an internationally recognized global certification scheme, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ensures responsible management of the world’s forests. Learn about the two types of certification that allows FSC to maintain its system credibility through an unbroken supply chain.

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy: Nudging in the Philippines

17 November 2016
Learn about behavioural insights. This presentation examines how applying behavioral science approaches can help deliver better public policy in the Philippines.

Innovative ICT Classroom Project

11 November 2016
A project of the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education and Korea Education Frontier Association, the Innovative ICT-based Pilot Classroom was developed with the aim to build ICT-based classrooms with state-of-the-art ICT equipment for primary and secondary schools.

Trends and Development of ICT in Education Policy

10 November 2016
Despite a countless number of national-level ICT in education policy initiatives in the last decade, cases of successful integration of ICT that have led to enhancing teaching and learning in school still remain an exception than the norm. A suggested practical procedure for developing a national…

MathCloud in the World

10 November 2016
MathCloud is considered as the ultimate solution for students struggling in mathematics. This presentation shows MathCloud's effectiveness in Asia and expansion to other developing member countries. It also shares the effect of MathCloud in US schools and feedback by school administrators.