Cities

23 Aug 2016 Municipalities in Paraná and São Paulo come together for sustainable tourism Municipalities are gathering together across the interior of Brazilian states of São Paulo and Paraná to collectively advance their economies and communities. This is being supported by both state governments and is developing to be a major, multi-city Innovating project of...

26 Jul 2016 Kawasaki: bringing together local government, business and citizens The Mayor of Kawasaki City, Japan, signed up to the Global Compact in February 2006. This was part of the City’s strategy to raise its profile globally, as a municipality that works with business and citizens, and to respond to environmental challenges. In May...

20 Mar 2016 Global Platform for Sustainable Cities initiative launches in Singapore City leaders and urban specialists from around the world met at Urban Week 2016 in Singapore for the launch of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) – an initiative designed to help mayors and other municipal leaders take more informed decisions in...

25 Aug 2016 Sustainable housing’s expensive, right? Not when you look at the whole equation Originally published on The Conversation – 25 August 2016 Authors: Trivess Moore, Cecily Maller, Ralph Horne and Yolande Strengers Low-energy or zero-energy housing is international best practice, but is still considered costly. Part of the problem is that studies of...

20 Oct 2016 Ralph Horne addresses the Habitat III plenary Professor Ralph Horne represented the United Nations Global Compact in his address to the plenary of Habitat III on October 20 2016 speaking of the critical importance of partnerships to drive forward the New Urban Agenda. Ralph Horne with Australian Ambassador to the United Nations,...

19 Jan 2016 El Cinturón Verde Metropolitano – Medellin Medellin has come a long way in recent years with a focus on sustainable growth, community building and improving public spaces. Large-scale constructions of schools, libraries, green spaces, culture and knowledge centres have contributed in the development of Medellin as the Innovative City of the year....