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Humanity in the spotlight: the investor’s responsibility

By Lara Bianchi Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: November 8, 2018

As The University of Manchester prepares to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr Lara Bianchi from the Business and Human Rights Catalyst at the Alliance Manchester Business School discusses the responsibility investors have in ensuring human rights are part of a company’s strategy. 82% of all of the growth […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, digital, ESG, human rights, Partnership for the goals, productivity, SDGs, UN, United Nations

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How can a human development approach inform debates on Greater Manchester’s future?

Jill Rubery By Jill Rubery Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion, Urban Posted: June 14, 2017

On June 14th the University of Manchester is publishing a Human Development Report for Greater Manchester. Here, Jill Rubery lays out why the report is important and some of its key findings. Human development means putting people at the centre. This means putting social goals into investment decisions, developing a longer term approach and focusing […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, human development, human development report, inclusive growth, Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit, UN, WEI

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Negotiating for the climate: COP22 vs. The election of Donald Trump

By Simon Chin-Yee and Lauren Gifford Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted: November 16, 2016

This week, the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) is taking place in Marrakech, Morocco. In light of the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, Simon Chin Yee and Lauren Gifford blog from the conference, reflecting on what the election might mean for global climate change policy. […]

Tagged With: climate change, COP, COP22, energy, Trump, UN, US

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What are digital dividends and are they just for the wealthy?

Richard Heeks By Richard Heeks Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: February 9, 2016

Digital technologies have seen rapid uptake, across most of our world.  So are developing countries seeing the benefits? If not, why not? The World Bank recently published its World Development Report 2016 Digital Dividends. Richard Heeks considers whether this major report accurately reflects the digital revolution and its impact on global development. Some years back, when […]

Tagged With: digital, ICT, ICT4D, sustainable development goals, UN, World Bank, World Development Report

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If we don’t get a strong climate deal, the Sustainable Development Goals are doomed

David Hulme By David Hulme Filed Under: All posts Posted: September 24, 2015

With the Sustainable Development Goals Conference starting in New York on Friday, David Hulme continues our series … The imminent announcement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generating real debate amongst researchers, NGOs and academics about their level of ambition and the likelihood of success. Will they be business as usual for the […]

Tagged With: millennium development goals, sustainable development goals, UN

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International development: what kind of world do you want to live in?

Sophie King By Sophie King Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 12, 2013

This question above was one posed at an event during Manchester Policy Week, where outgoing Shadow Minister for International Development Ivan Lewis MP (right) debated Labour’s post-2015 development vision with Professor David Hulme (centre) from the University of Manchester. Dr Sophie King witnessed a fascinating discussion that focused largely on the need to develop an […]

Tagged With: aid, DFID, high level panel, international development, Ivan Lewis, Labour, overseas budget, UN

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Avoiding catastrophe: the role of the state in the water-food-energy nexus

Danny Fitzpatrick By Danny Fitzpatrick Filed Under: Science and Technology Posted: October 2, 2013

The recurring themes of water, food and energy in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals suggest the policy-making community is waking up to the deep inter-dependencies between these three essential resources.  The role of central governments in translating such a ‘nexus thinking’ into meaningful action, in order to avoid a potential catastrophe, will be critical, writes […]

Tagged With: development, energy, environment, food, nexus, sustainability, UN, water

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