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New report - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Integration: Achieving a better balance between the economic, social and environmental dimensions

Posted January 22, 2015 - 17:42

It has been mandated that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) currently under negotiation at the United Nations should achieve an appropriate balance between the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

As a timely contribution to the post-2015 development agenda negotiations taking place at UN Headquarters in New York this week, Stakeholder Forum, in a study commissioned by the German Council for Sustainable Development, has examined integration in the proposed SDGs.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - 19-01-2015

Posted January 21, 2015 - 17:15

In this issue we feature 10 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Bristol - A Learning City

Posted January 18, 2015 - 18:20

Subscribers may be interested in learning city development in the city of Bristol in the West of England. 'Bristol: A Learning City', has been developed by organisations and businesses across the City and administered by Bristol City Council.  It follows a Mayor's Commission for Education and Skills, chaired by Ron Ritchie, which aimed to:

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - 09-01-2015

Posted January 16, 2015 - 08:32

In this issue we feature 12 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Leaders in South African university civic engagement share their perspectives

Posted January 15, 2015 - 08:21

Featuring Vice Chancellor Adam Habib, Community Organizer Thabo Putu and Professor Joseph Francis, this month's edition of the Leaders in the Civic Engagement Movement series -  LCEM December 2014 - features three leaders from two universities in South Africa, site of the 2014 Talloires Network Leaders Conference.

 

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