
Nike’s Sustainability Goals: Progress, Priorities and Challenges Nike’s sustainability programme is built around Move to Zero, the company’s ambition to work towards “zero carbon and zero waste”. It covers the environmental impact of Nike’s operations, products and supply chain. The goals are substantial, but achieving them depends not only on Nike’s own actions: much of…

What Does a Community Engagement Practitioner Do? A community engagement practitioner helps organisations build meaningful relationships with the people affected by their work. They create opportunities for residents, community groups and other stakeholders to share their views, take part in decisions and help shape projects, services and policies. The role is about more than gathering…

Solar Storage Solutions: Making More of Your Solar Energy Solar panels can generate clean electricity during daylight hours, but household demand does not always match the time of peak generation. A solar storage system can help bridge that gap, allowing more of the energy produced at home to be used when it is needed. For…

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Energy powers homes, schools, hospitals, businesses and transport. Yet access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is still uneven around the world. Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) calls for access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for everyone by 2030. Why clean energy matters Many communities still…

SDG 15 and Biodiversity: Protecting Life on Land Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth. It includes the diversity of species, the genetic differences within those species, and the ecosystems they form. From forests and wetlands to grasslands and mountains, these living systems support human wellbeing and the health of the planet. The United…

How Innovation Is Shaping the Cities of the Future Cities have always been places of change. They bring people, ideas and industries together, creating opportunities to rethink how we live and work. Today, urban innovation is helping cities respond to some of their most pressing challenges, from climate change and housing shortages to congestion and…

Cisco and the Smart City A smart city uses digital technology and connected infrastructure to improve how urban services work. Cisco has contributed to this field by providing networking, cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that can help cities connect systems, share information and manage services more effectively. What makes a city smart? City…