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Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation

In West Bengal, the green revolution made high-yielding rice cultivation attractive. Four decades later, the associated environmental problems have increased – and the climate crisis is further compounding them.

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Forces to be reckoned with

The rise of multinational corporations from emerging markets is a healthy trend

Cemex
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

World famous as a result of social engagement

Mexican corporate giant Cemex is determined to supply low-income customers with building materials

Private sector
Josef Boven

Rising ambitions

African companies are increasingly operating across borders

Garments production
Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

German experience matters

Germany supports tripartite cooperation in Bangladesh’s garment industries

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why I am uncomfortable with the term “neoliberalism”

Fundamentalist criticism of capitalism is overblown

Cemex
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Mexican cement's global strength

Up-to-date business practices and corporate social responsibility are keys to the success of Cemex, probably Mexico’s most global company

Paris summit
Erik Solheim

Partnerships for climate action

Humankind can achieve SDGs, but must act on climate now

Terrorism
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Roots of violence

D+C contributors assessed background of Islamist terrorism before Paris atrocities

Glasses for the poor
Jana Jagalski

A better outlook

Poor people can afford the robust visual aids the OneDollarGlasses initiative has developed

BMZ
Michael Bohnet

Shifting paradigms

The BMZ must face global challenges

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
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Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda
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The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data