Month: September 2023

Yang Hongwei of the China National Health Development Research Center speaks at a forum on the Construction and Development Strategy of a Green Health Care System, March 23, 2016, Beijing, China (Photo courtesy China National Health Development Research Center) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis  SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 13, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – A delegation from the Chinese hea...[Read More]

Smog in Warsaw, Poland, November 4, 2015 (Photo by Radek Kołakowski) Creative Commons license via Flickr by Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 19, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – The European Commission and Parliament (EUROPA) are trying to enact ambitious targets to cut air pollution, but Europe’s largest federation of environmental groups warns that EU Member States have agreed on a weak directive ...[Read More]

Jim Carr, Minister of Energy, Canada; Wan Gang, Minister of Science and Technology, China; Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency; Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy, USA; Terje Søviknes, Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Norway (Photo courtesy IEA) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis BEIJING, China, June 8, 2017 (Maximpact.com) – Now that President Donald Trump has announc...[Read More]

Biomimicry, a design discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies, is an emerging field that is increasingly catching interest from impact investors and social businesses. According to The Global Biomimicry Efforts: An Economic Game Changer report, biomimicry-based goods and services could account for approximately $300 billion of U.S. GDP b...[Read More]

Man digs through garbage bins in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2016 (Photo by Vladimir Buynevich) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis MOSCOW, Russia, January 15, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – A city of 12.4 million people, Russia’ capital, Moscow, produces eight million tons of waste a year, one-fifth of all the garbage in Russia, with 90 percent of that dumped in landfills. Last year, tho...[Read More]

China hosts the Fortune Global Tech Forum 2019 on November 7, 2019 in Guangzhou. This panel is discussing how artificial intelligence, robotics, and cognitive computing are disrupting today’s healthcare industry. (Photo by Shawn Koh/Fortune) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis LONDON, UK, November 11, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – More than 80 percent of investors globally plan to inc...[Read More]

Trash, including many plastic bottles, washed up on Samana beach, Domincan Republic in the Caribbean Sea. April 3, 2018 (Photo by Rey Perezoso) By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, October 22, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Around the world, almost one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. As the environmental impact of that plastic tide swells into a political issue, packaged goods selle...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, January 29, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – “It’s about the toughest job any human being could be given,” says David Nabarro, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The London-born UN veteran has the job of mobilizing global efforts to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that make up the 2030 Agenda, adopte...[Read More]

It’s become more critical than ever to find solutions to the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues. From challenges around energy, waste and water, to the growing refugee crisis, communities need to find positive ways to address these complex issues, and to start building a more sustainable future. Community solutions are the stepping stones towards this goal. Let’s take a closer l...[Read More]

By Ana LaRue, Digital Media Manager, Maximpact An impressive, cross-sectoral group of panelists gathered at Stanford on March 5th, 2014 for an impact investing round table titled: What is Impact? Definitions, Intentions and Everything. Standing room was the only option for those who arrived late, as attendants from various asset classes filled Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society to...[Read More]

Ice on Fire, is a new documentary about climate change and what can be done in response to it. It takes a look at some of the innovative solutions that are being discovered all across the world to combat the potential catastrophic effects of climate change before it is too late. The film, released by HBO in June, and narrated by Oscar winner Leonardo Di Caprio, highlights the scientific evidence w...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 19, 2016 (ENS) – Forty heads of state and government, as well as 2,500 leaders from business and society will gather at the 46th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, from January 20 to 23 in Davos-Klosters, under the theme, Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Challenges such as security, climate change and “new normal” global growth and c...[Read More]