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From crates to cold rooms, small changes in handling and logistics can cut losses across Eastern Europe and the Balkans

Global plans due in May and through 2030 seek to turn promises on migrant workers into enforceable labour protections and easier access to redress

New disclosure rules, emerging nature credits and expanding BIOFIN plans are reshaping how capital is directed towards SDG 15

Rapid growth can dilute impact, weaken accountability and burn out communities before systems are ready.

A 30 to 1 imbalance in global funding shows the world is still financing its own extinction as nature based investment lags far behind

Aboitiz Foundation and AEV expand their partnership with Humble Sustainability to transform waste into community value

New analysis reveals that meat waste now accounts for nearly €86 billion in annual global losses, driven by inefficiencies and shifting demand

Why Africa is closely watching Davos 2026, and what the continent expects from global leadership in a fragmented world

From ancient “white gold” to modern brine purification, salt’s story spans culture, chemistry, and surprising sustainability gains.

Community based education and advocacy protecting migrant workers from exploitation in Victoria

High bifacial performance and durability reinforce photovoltaic innovation worldwide

Rapid growth in sustainable employment exposes deep skills gaps, social inequalities and the limits of job creation alone

An end-of-year reflection on real progress driven by people and civil society, one Sustainable Development Goal at a time.

A month-by-month selection of the most meaningful shifts, voices and ideas featured on Global Society News.

A conversation on digital inclusion, African leadership, and building an inclusive global society through connection and shared responsibility.

A calm reflection on climate actions that, beneath a sustainable narrative, reveal social and environmental costs that cannot be ignored

As ships carry over 90% of world trade, their environmental cost threatens ocean health and climate stability

how a new generation of farmers could reshape food security and decent work in Ghana

Why the world still struggles to leave animal testing behind in beauty and personal care

An emerging natural material offering rapid renewal, soil restoration and lower-impact production for a changing world

Uneven rules, imported seafood and what fairness would look like for oceans and the people who fish them.

From prototypes to communities, automated concrete printing edges toward the mainstream, with NGOs proving real-world value

How low prices, market expansion, and tax policy shape smoking in low-income countries, and who benefits

As the UN turns 80, a Bangkok policy dialogue spotlights risks to cooperation, and the fixes that could still work