Sustainable Development Newsletter 5 September 2023

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Banque Misr earmarks EGP 50 m to bolster “Decent Life” efforts in villages

Banque Misr has allocated EGP 50 million to bolster the efforts exerted to serve the neediest villages under the presidential initiative “Decent Life”. Read More

NBE earmarks EGP 10.7 bn for CSR in seven years

The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has contributed a total of EGP 10.7 billion over the past seven for serving corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Read More

CFC Mall awarded ISO certification waste management for 3rd Year in row

Cairo Festival City Mall (CFC) has been awarded for the third straight year the prestigious ISO14001:2015 certification in Waste Management for its adherence and efficacy of its environmental impact control system in addition to further reinforcing the sustainability of the mall’s services – which has achieved an impressive waste recycling ratio of 72% year-to-date.? Read More

World Bank: Testing e-buses in Egypt’s real-life conditions key step for electrifying mass transit

The World Bank highlighted the importance of testing electric buses (e-buses) in real-life conditions in Egypt as a critical first step toward large-scale electrification and modernization of the mass transit system. Read More

Egypt-UNDP “Tribal Talks” campaign involves tribal communities in protecting nature

The “Tribal Talks” campaign – launched by the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – aims at spreading awareness among Egypt’s local tribal communities to play their role in conserving nature and biodiversity in Egypt’s protected areas in addition to promoting eco-tourism. Read More

El Sewedy & Banque Misr Technical Academy aims to promote technical education, vocational training programs

El Sewedy and Banque Misr Technical Academy – to be set up within SCZONE’s Sokhna integrated zone - aims to deliver dual technical education and vocational training programs for technical workers and qualify them to work in industrial projects established within the Sokhna industrial zone. Read More

?National Carbon Registry helps states manage national data, carbon credit trading

The National Carbon Registry software – developed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - allows countries to effectively manage national data and processes for trading carbon credits. Read More

African leaders expected to urge financial support over climate crisis at ACW

African leaders are expected to step up calls for financial support to help the continent adapt to the climate crisis as Africa as a whole contributes to?less than 3 percent of total global emissions. Read More

IFC allocates $876 m for Africa’s green energy transition in 2023 FY

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) allocated $876 million for Africa’s green energy transition as part of a $ 11.5 billion record investment of the IFC in the continent in the fiscal year 2023. Read More

New Google Maps sustainability tools to help access up-to-date environmental information

Google has introduced new sustainability tools on the Google Maps Platform that will apply AI and machine learning, along with aerial imagery and environmental data, to provide up-to-date information about solar potential, air quality and pollen levels. With this technology, developers, businesses and organizations can build tools that map and mitigate environmental impact. Read More

AI-powered Samsung Food to help users hit health goals, maintain balanced diet

Samsung Food, a personalized, AI-powered food and recipe platform,?will help users to hit health goals and?maintain a balanced?diet. Read More

Honeywell survey: 48% of respondents expect AI, machine learning to significantly affect retail sector

Nearly 48% of respondents to a survey conducted by Honeywell identified artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and computer vision (CV) as the top technologies expected to have a significant impact on the retail industry over the next three to five years. Read More

Schneider Electric’s new AI tool to help businessmen stand on their enterprise energy, sustainability data

Schneider Electric’s conversational AI tool - EcoStruxure?Resource Advisor Copilot - is designed to help business leaders interact with their enterprise energy and sustainability data at even greater speed. Read More?

LG Magna e-Powertrain establishes its 4th production Facility to back growth in EV market

LG Magna e-Powertrain, the Joint Venture (JV) between LG Electronics (LG) and Magna (Magna) announced at IAA Mobility 2023 that it is expanding its footprint with establishing its fourth production facilities and the first in Europe to support continued growth in electric vehicle (EV) market. Read More

Google users can now get health tips to be safe from extremely hot weather

Google users in 200 countries can now get health tips about how to be safe in extremely hot weather. The simple, evidence-based tips on how to optimize personal heat resilience were developed by Network members representing the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)-World Health Organization (WHO) Joint Office for Climate and Health, Global Disaster Preparedness Center and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center, and the University of Sydney Heat and Health Research Incubator. Read More

UNICEF urges financial support for African children most at risk of climate change

A recent UNICEF report highlighted that children in Africa are among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change but are woefully neglected by the key climate financing flows required to help them adapt, survive and respond to the climate crisis. Read More

UNEP chief sets four critical points to achieve green prosperity

Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Anderson said that there are four critical points to successfully realize green prosperity and ecological civilization. Read More