UTZ: Better Farming Better Future
It is a "program and label for the sustainable farming" of coffee, tea and cocoa. In 2018, it merged with the Rainforest Alliance, an international non-profit organization, in response "to...
Using Climate Economic Modelling for Sustainable Economic Development
Provides a framework for economic advisors to incorporate climate economic modelling results into economic development processes. It suggests nine indicative entry points and enabling activities for integrating these results into...
USAID
A U.S. Government agency working "to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential." Carries "U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the...
US Water Partnership
A partnership supported by the US government with the mission "to unite and mobilize best of U.S. expertise, resources and ingenuity to address global water challenges, with a special focus...
US SIF: Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG), Green Investment, Responsible Investment, Shareholder Activism, Sustainable Investment
It's focused oncalls for shifting investment practices towards “sustainability, focusing on long-term investment and the generation of positive social and environmental impacts.” The organization is composed of over 300 member...
University of Sustainability
Sustainability, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Higher Education, Universities and Sustainable Development
A membership-based organization "co-creating the world’s largest education and research network concerned with education, research and innovation in and about sustainable development." Works by scaling and strengthening "collective resources and...
Universal Ecological Fund
A non-profit that works to achieve a more sustainable and equitable development and to drive change through the dissemination of valid and useful information. Off-shoot of Argentina’s Foundacion Ecologica Universal....
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
A UN think-tank conducting research on "risks and adaptation related to environmental hazards and global change." It offers "a joint master's of science degree with the University of Bonn, titled...
United Nations University
Is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation. It collaborates with “leading universities and research institutes in UN Member States” to tackle the SDGs and solve “pressing global problems...
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
It's conducting research and policy analysis on the social aspects of modern development issues pertinent to the UN Secretariat, regional commissions, specialized agencies, and national institutions. The Institute's work employs...
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Its main responsibility is to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestine refugees in its designated areas of operation. UNRWA offers various services, such as primary and vocational education,...
United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy
It aims to encourage the implementation of policies aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. To this end, the PAGE's five UN agencies -UN Environment, International Labour Organization, UN...
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Development, Industrial Development and Sustainabiity, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Is a UN specialized agency working to “promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) in Member States." To reach this goal, the states "regularly discuss and decide UNIDO’s...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The UN Agency is a "global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, other forcibly displaced communities and stateless people." They work in...
United Nations Global Compact (GC)
Business, Business and Sustainability, International Declarations, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
A call to companies to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. "With more than 12,000 companies and 3,000...
United Nations Economic Council for Europe
Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Society
Mission: UNECE's major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia. Over 70 international professional organizations and other non-governmental organizations take part....
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
It promotes economic cooperation, working on long-term economic growth and the effective generation and allocation of financial resources to support development and equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. It...
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Set up by the ECOSOC , it includes 56 member State and acts as one of the United Nation's five regional commissions. The multilateral platform strives towards “pan-European economic integration” by...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
It promotes economic cooperation; supporting evidence-based policymaking, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting for the 2030 and Agenda 2063. As part of its commitment to this mission, the ECA offers initiatives...
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
It advocates for the interests of developing countries in global trade. Aims to promote worldwide economic prosperity and organizes events such as the World Investment Forum, which collaborates with COP28...
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The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) flagship youth engagement initiative. This award is given annually to young visionaries worldwide with exceptional ideas for protecting and restoring the environment. The initiative… -
This project aims to improve researchers’, philanthropists’, and policymakers’ understanding of human-level AI impacts. It addresses long-term AI effects, including development timelines, economic impacts, and goal orientation. It seeks to… -
An initiative that seeks to understand the dynamics of sustainable peace, focusing on communities that have maintained harmony over time. Unlike traditional conflict termination studies, this project explores societies with…