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🚢 AI could cut shipping emissions — but only if we account for data centers' own massive energy footprint.
doi.org/10.3390/su18052337
💧 Mining's water damage is vastly underreported — costs quietly shifted to govts & communities.
doi.org/10.3390/su18041774
Mycelium composites:🍄
Fungal materials outperform synthetics on fire safety & acoustics — grown from agricultural waste.
The future builds itself.
doi.org/10.3390/su172411350
2.2 billion people lack safe drinking water.
2030 is close.
Progress is not.
#SDG6 #CleanWater #WaterSecurity
Climate change is breaking our water systems.
Free open-access book on SDG 6 solutions 👇
mdpi.com/books/edition/4659
#SDG6 #OpenAccess
What makes science... science?
Robert K. Merton argued it's not just method — it's norms. In the 1940s, he identified 4 ethical values that hold the scientific community together. They're as relevant today as ever.
🍼 Breastfeeding is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions available.
🚬 Taxation works.
💻 Digitalization in healthcare is a double-edged sword.
📖 Read the full open-access book here: mdpi.com/books/edition/1245-…
Every woman, every child has the right to good health and well-being.
So why did in 2023 around 260,000 women died due to pregnancy or childbirth, most of these deaths preventable?
Where does your organization stand on advancing #SDG3?
#HealthForAll #MaternalHealth
7/9 planetary boundaries have been breached.
These are the guardrails of our planet — and we're crossing them.
Responsible consumption isn't a nice-to-have. It's a prerequisite for human civilisation.
🔗 stockholmresilience.org
ALT Image: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 — Azote for Stockholm Resilience Centre, based on Sakschewski and Caesar et al. 2025.
Biobased ≠ automatically sustainable. It depends how you do it. 🔬
New research finds that waste-based feedstocks consistently outperform primary crops on SDG alignment.
📄 Fernández Ocamica et al. (2025)
mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/7/3040
#SDG12 #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #OpenAccess
If everyone lived like the average person in a high-income country, we'd need 3+ Earths. 🌍
1/3 of all food is wasted.
Fashion alone accounts for ~10% of carbon emissions.
#SDG12 exists for a reason. What is your organisation doing about it?
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability
The conventional "take-make-dispose" model of the textile industry is both economically fragile and environmentally costly.
A 2022 article in @Sus_MDPI proposes practical guidelines — tested against a real fabric case study.
🔗 lnkd.in/e92QityW
The reality?
Of #SDG8's 12 targets, only one — access to financial services — is currently on track.
Nearly 58% of workers globally remain in informal employment, often without protections or fair pay.
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Urban green infrastructure is central to building climate-resilient cities — but integration is often the missing link.
Find out more:
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With emissions up 50% since 1990 and extreme weather hitting hard, halving emissions by 2030 is critical to cap warming at 1.5°C.
What’s your take on accelerating climate action? Share your ideas or initiatives below! 👇
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Cities are not just consumers in the food system — they are governance actors with real leverage.
#OpenAccess Research like this gives municipalities a practical starting point to assess where they stand and what needs to change.
🔗 mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/4/490
#ZeroHunger #SDG2
UN #SDG2 aims for #ZeroHunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
Everyone can help by...
...buying more local,
...choosing more plant‑based diet,
...cutting food waste.
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We’re pleased to be mentioned in the MDPI Insights CEO Newsletter in connection with the Z-Forum, which brought together 96 participants and over 30 speakers from government, academia, and industry.
👉 Read more about our work with MDPI here: mdpi.com/about/announcements…
🌍 Exciting Review in @Processes_MDPI including a case study of Italy’s Archimede CSP plant, which uses molten salt both as a heat‑transfer fluid and for thermal storage.
📄 Read the full open‑access review: mdpi.com/2227-9717/13/1/69
How would you ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable #energy for all?
#SDG7 reminds us that energy is more than power—it’s opportunity.
Find out more on:
🔗 un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
Discover what scientists are saying:
🔗 mdpi.com/sdg/goal7
