Sustainable Business and Sustainable Cities
WHAT IF … ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY 2018 Discrimination is often based on misinformation or fear of the unknown. By reflecting on people in everyday situations, on Zero Discrimination Day, 1 March, UNAIDS is challenging people to recognize where everyday discrimination takes place and to take action to stop it. This year’s Zero Discrimination Day campaign...
Join the 2030hub, supply chain experts Fifty Eight (www.50eight.com) and leading local and global businesses in an interactive workshop and Q&A exploring the private sector's responsibilities and best practice tackling modern slavery in supply chains. Do you think your business is risk free? British government estimates that the number of victims of modern slavery in the...
Each month, from 6.00pm – 8.00pm you are cordially invited to 'Green Drinks Liverpool.' These informal social networking events are organised for people involved or with an interest in the environment or sustainability, to meet up and chat about issues and concerns, with like-minded people, in a friendly atmosphere and with a glass in hand!
The incalculable value of wildlife The animals and plants that live in the wild have an intrinsic value and contributes to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of human well-being and sustainable development. World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild...
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. It is also an opportunity to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum...
Join Liverpool's most exciting business community. Do you want your business to change the world? Come and join this rapidly growing global movement through the first B Corp hub outside London. The 2030hub is bringing this energised business model and community to the North West. With brands like Kickstarter, Ben & Jerry's, Method, Triodos Bank, Ecover...
What is the International Day of Happiness? It’s a day to be happy, of course! Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that...
2018 Theme: Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the context of combating racial discrimination Every person is entitled to human rights without discrimination. The rights to equality and non-discrimination are cornerstones of human rights law. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that all human beings are born free and equal...
Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings. Poetry is the mainstay of oral tradition and, over centuries, can communicate the innermost values of diverse cultures. In celebrating World Poetry Day, March 21, UNESCO recognizes the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative...
Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition, exists in all regions across the globe and commonly results in variable effects on learning styles, physical characteristics or health. Adequate access to health care, to early intervention programmes and to inclusive education, as well as appropriate...
The Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development is the world´s most inspiring SDG event to celebrate, empower, and connect the global community driving Action for the Sustainable Development Goals. Organised by the UN SDG Action Campaign with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the German Federal Foreign...
2018 Theme: Nature for Water This year’s theme explores how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century. Environmental damage, together with climate change, is driving the water-related crises we see around the world. Floods, drought and water pollution are all made worse by degraded vegetation, soil, rivers and lakes....
The ever-growing global population faces a wide range of hazards such as tropical cyclone storm surges, heavy rains, heatwaves, droughts and many more. Long-term climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme weather and climate events and causing sea level rise and ocean acidification. Urbanization and the spread of megacities means that more...
The right to the truth is often invoked in the context of gross violations of human rights and grave breaches of humanitarian law. The relatives of victims of summary executions, enforced disappearance, missing persons, abducted children, torture, require to know what happened to them. The right to the truth implies knowing the full and complete...
Earth Hour is a global movement, which brings millions together across the world to call for greater action on climate change. Each year, hundreds of millions of people around the world switch off their lights and organise events – at home, in their community or in their towns or cities – to show they care...
Every year in March, the United Nations holds a number of activities to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This year’s theme is “Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality”, which celebrates the gains of people of African descent from slavery to the present. It...
Don't miss out on our Spring Social event, and as a joint get together with our close friends at Ethos Magazine. Come for drinks and nibbles, and to meet an inspiring group of local entrepreneurial types from every sector, yet all linked by a passion to make Liverpool a better city for all. For this...