Sustainable Development Goals news

“We need to create a blue renaissance,” stated J. Carl Ganter, founder of Circle of Blue, during his keynote address, "The Challenge of the Century: ... More

Under a new annual initiative, the Ignite365 Awards, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is awarding grants to community projects which are advancing the United Nations ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways ... More

After decades struggling for recognition, the worlds of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) have been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the ... More

Plans have been revealed for Scotland’s first Living Building at the Dollar Academy, an independent school in Clackmannanshire. Designed by Grimshaw Architects, the building will ... More

Go Fit has been selected by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as an example of best practice for public–private partnership collaboration (PPP). ... More

Sustainable Spa Association co-founder and former group head of spa for Aspria, Lucy Brialey has been appointed as chair of the Global Wellness Institute ’s ... More

Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain in Spain and Portugal – reports that it generated €300m in social value from its Spanish operations ... More

An international panel of experts have examined how social prescribing can play a role in the future of health and social care. Held by the ... More

Elemis has appointed its co-founder and president of Elemis USA, Noella Gabriel, to global president, effective immediately. The decision is part of a wider leadership ... More

Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of the "entire ecosystem of the European fitness and physical activity ... More

A new UK-based trade-body has been launched to help spas achieve sustainability goals, called The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA). The membership-based organisation offers independent guidance ... More

Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, has urged for wellbeing to be given greater priority than GDP and economic growth. Speaking at London’s Chatham House ... More

The Asia Pacific Spa and Wellness Coalition (APSWC), an umbrella organisation for spa associations and businesses across Asia, is creating a sustainability programme in response ... More

Fifteen recommendations for improvement, covering areas such as funding, human resources and knowledge exchange, have been identified in a new report by the UK's National ... More

A new Global Wellness Institute Initiative has been launched to focus on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular, SDG #3, ... More

A Labour Government of the future would put wellbeing at the heart of all future policy decisions, as well as place a duty on health ... More

FIFA and the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement, AFD) have signed a landmark agreement to promote women's football and develop school football in ... More

John Cora – a former senior executive of The Walt Disney Company – has announced plans to create "Elysium City", a sustainable development and entertainment ... More

Denmark-based urban planning and architecture practice Lendager Group have won a contest to build the UN17 Village, a residential community which incorporates all "17 of ... More

Unesco has reached an agreement with science museums in China to promote the exchange and sharing of science resources between them and other institutions across ... More

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health ... More

Today (5 April), 2016 Pritzker Prize Laureate Alejandro Aravena will join several other past winners of the award to discuss the challenges facing architecture and ... More

The 2016 Pritzker Prize Laureate Alejandro Aravena will next week join several other past winners of architecture’s most prestigious accolade to discuss the challenges facing ... More