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Sustainability certification

How sustainability certification works in tourism

Green Globe certifies companies in the tourism industry based on 44 criteria that go hand in hand with the SDGs. CEO Birte Pelayo explains the certification process and what is important for truly sustainable tourism.

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Development finance

How IDA needs to be reformed

The World Bank has enabled a dramatic reduction in extreme poverty. However, this masks a divergence between stable and fragile countries.

Taxation

Prudent taxation requires national action plus global cooperation

Without adequate financial resources, no government can properly promote sustainable development.

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Our View

Why the unconvincing BRICS+ alliance looks so formidable

Because governments of – and people in – developing countries have lost faith in the G7, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plus some newcomers can claim to speak for the so-called “Global South”

Development cooperation

Aid is problematic, but indispensable

Official development assistance has risen to record levels, but aid flows still often fail to deliver the intended results

SDGs

The sustainability agenda humankind needs

As new experiences are made, development thinking keeps changing – slowly, but continuously

BRICS enlargement

Why more BRICS members are not necessarily better

By expanding to BRICS+, the group aims to position itself more strongly as a global player. But economic, geopolitical and internal tensions remain, despite or precisely because of the new members.

International affairs

Why BRICS+ may prove weaker than expected

By admitting six new members to their informal group, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) may be thwarting its capacity for collective action.

Identity politics

Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

The acronym “BIPoC” is a self-designation that symbolises solidarity between people who have experienced racial discrimination. The term is not suitable for categorising social contexts or specific people.

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