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Environmental Justice and Multidimensional Poverty: the need for intersectoral and joint alternatives in the climate crisis context
The worsening climate crisis in recent years has brought unprecedented challenges to society. Extreme events such as floods, prolonged droughts, hurricanes, and fires are not isolated phenomena; they directly affect daily ...
Across Southeast Asia, millions of micro-retailers keep communities supplied with food, medicine and everyday essentials. They are the last link in value chains, the face of brands in low-income neighbourhoods, and a vital source of jobs particularly for women and young people. Yet many of these entrepreneurs run on razor-thin margins and face repeated disruption from climate...
Extreme heat is the deadliest—and most underestimated—climate threat in the United States (US). Each year, extreme heat kills title="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2022/extreme-heat-us-linked-increased-number-deaths#:~:text=After%20reviewing%20data%20from%20millions,Healio" href="https://www.nhlbi.gov/news/2022/extreme-heat-us-linked-incr...
World leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, last week with an unusually clear message: climate action must be people-centered. Before COP30 even officially opened, 43 countries and the European Union signed the B...
Industry purchasing practices
The purchasing practices of brands and retailers can have a significant impact on workers in the supply chain. The way in which a company engages with supply chain partners to plan products, negotiate costs and pay for orders has a bearing on the supplier’s ability to invest in good working conditions, manage their workfor...
