Global population growth, increased urbanization and rising energy consumption will continue to drive the need for sustainable solutions and manufacturers have a substantial role in developing sustainable solutions that address these drivers.
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Professor Li said that developing sustainable mobility in China required the use of three tools: education, administration and technology.
In the U.S., household names like GE, Kimberly Clark, and Nike are setting targets for developing sustainable products and services.
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Although seemingly a problematic feature, their effective management also a greater potential for developing sustainable solutions to water resources issues than any other type of water system.
Edinburgh-based Vegware Ltd earned a sustainable development award for developing compostable catering packaging and reducing landfill waste in the catering and hospitality sector.
By building competitive, commercially viable financial institutions that provide a healthy return on capital and by taking bold risks and investing in innovative ways to expand financial services to the poor, Accion and our partners are spurring new opportunities and sustainable progress throughout the developing world, and helping to bring billions more into the global economy.
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As such, Sandwatch contributes the further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
He talked about buying a bigger farm, about establishing revenue streams through horse shows and clinics, about getting off the grid and developing green, sustainable farm practices.
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Jose Corona: Inner City Advisors was founded in 1996 with the idea that by developing competitive and sustainable companies in inner city communities, it would lead to long-term positive impact on our local communities.
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The government welcomed the report and said it was "firmly committed to helping developing countries access more sustainable sources of revenue".
The deal was struck under a currently discontinued program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called ORET, which supported sustainable investment in infrastructural projects in developing countries.
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The International Fund for Cultural Diversity is a multi-donor Fund established in 2009 under Article 18 of the 2005 Convention for a pilot phase of 36-months, , with the purpose to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing and least-developed countries that are Parties to the Convention.
"Unless the burden of poverty in developing nations is alleviated by significant financial support for mitigation, adaptation, and the reduction of deforestation, the ability of developing countries to pursue sustainable development is likely to diminish, to the economic and environmental detriment of all, " the scientists said.
As digital media has become the main means of recording and transmitting knowledge today, The Memory of the World Programme is committed to raising awareness and building capacity to address issues affecting digitization and digital continuity while developing digital preservation strategies that are sustainable and globally applicable.
Developing an economy where continued growth is sustainable over the long term is the objective today.
Reaching to the heights of Dartmoor and Exmoor and via the sea to Lundy, North Devon's Biosphere Reserve is developing partnerships and managing projects for a sustainable future in north Devon.
This study was commissioned in the framework of the programme "Capacity-building for cultural enterprises in developing countries", which aims to strengthen emerging cultural enterprises in developing countries and render them self-sustainable.
Cultural landscapes, transboundary sites, thematic programmes dedicated to Marine Heritage, World Heritage Forests, Sustainable Tourism, Earthen Architecture, and Small Island Developing States have all been established to address the specific needs of these sites.
Our laboratory at UCLA has been focusing on developing long-term energy solutions that are sustainable and not limited by current practice.
Many delegations in attendance from developing regions emphasized the longer-term challenges of sustainable higher education reform and capacity-building.
Youth Visioning seeks to empower young people in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to take action for sustainable living and development, and by doing so encourage locally-based development of new skills and opportunities.
Basically, the companies are increasing supply which is driving down the cost of vaccines and we are increasing demand for the vaccines by aggregating demand and helping developing countries pay for them at a lower, sustainable price.
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"After 10 years developing significant knowledge and experience in all aspects of using sustainable biomass in place of coal at our power station, we now have the mandate, means and expertise to transform the business into a predominantly biomass-fuelled generator, " said Drax chief executive Dorothy Thompson.
P.9: The programme can serve as an example suitable for developing countries if they have sufficient funds for its implementation and sustainable development.
Neither of these requirements will be well served by hampering the transitional measures that developing countries like ours need to take to get themselves on sustainable growth tracks and generate the resources they need to play their part in preserving our planet.
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The peaking of global and national emissions should take place as soon as possible, recognizing that the timeframe for peaking will be longer in developing countries, bearing in mind that social and economic development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities in developing countries and that low-carbon development is indispensible to sustainable development.
Developing repeatable processes and data governance will be necessary to create a sustainable information advantage.
They won the election, the local region lost a major developing industry and the world lost perhaps the most developed example of sustainable harvesting.
The project, called the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative, will focus on Latin America and other parts of the developing world and will work with the private sector--specifically, a group of mining companies--to address social, economic and environmental issues in a sustainable and cost-effective way.
The project started in 2008 and aims at developing a graduate-level education programme for professionals to be engaged in sustainable development in Africa.
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