Sustainable Business and Sustainable Cities
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...
"Empowering Women and Girls with Autism" Thursday, 5 April 2018 Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters In November 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution drawing attention to the particular challenges that women and girls with disabilities face in the context of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...
2017 Theme: Needs driven. People Centred On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. It called for continued efforts by States, with the assistance of the United Nations and relevant organizations, to foster the establishment and...
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!
Due to its vast reach, unparalleled popularity and foundation of positive values, sport is ideally positioned to contribute towards the United Nations’ objectives for development and peace. In the Declaration of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sport’s role for social progress is further acknowledged: "Sport is also an important enabler of sustainable development. We recognize the growing...
Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year. 317 million accidents occur on the job annually; many of these resulting in extended absences from work. The human cost of this daily adversity is vast and the economic burden of poor occupational...
Businesses are invited to a CIM event hosted at University of Liverpool Business School on 19 April looking at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Peter Gaunt, SME Ambassador for CIM in the North West, who is organising the event, explained, "CSR is seen as something large organisations must comply with, but small businesses could really take...
On April 21, 2018, the first official World Creativity and Innovation Day (#WCID) will be celebrated. Observed six days after Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday and one day before International Mother Earth Day, #WCID is well positioned to encourage creative multidisciplinary thinking to help us achieve the sustainable future we want. Wealth of Nations Creativity and innovation, at...
Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit. The Earth and its ecosystems are our home. In order to achieve a just balance among the economic, social, and...
23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It...
Ready to beat malaria WHO joins partner organizations in promoting this year’s World Malaria Day theme, “Ready to beat malaria”. This theme underscores the collective energy and commitment of the global malaria community in uniting around the common goal of a world free of malaria. It highlights the remarkable progress achieved in tackling one of...
The Conference of the States Parties at its Tenth Session paragraph 23.3 of C-10/5, dated 11 November 2005) decided that a memorial Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare would be observed on 29 April each year — the date in 1997 on which the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force. This commemoration will provide...
"This is a day to honour jazz and its enduring legacy, as well as to recognize the power of this music to bring people together." — UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay International Jazz Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for...
Join the B Corp Community, Social Value UK and the 2030 Hub on the 1st May to discuss how you can be part of the movement that's using business as a force for good. We'll be having inspiring conversations, drinks, and nibbles to celebrate our first B Social in Liverpool!
Many countries depend heavily on tuna resources for food security and nutrition, economic development, employment, government revenue, livelihoods, culture and recreation. At present more than 80 States have tuna fisheries, thousands of tuna fishing vessels operate in all the oceans and tuna fishery capacity is still growing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. We observe...
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. It is an opportunity to: celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; assess the state of press...
Each month, on the date below, 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...