The Group of 78 is a Canadian non-profit working for peace, climate action and social justice through dialogue and advocacy for progressive Canadian foreign policy and renewed multilateralism. To be held on October 10, 2025 at the University of Ottawa, the theme of G78’s 2025 annual policy conference is Redefining Development in a Disordered World,…(Read more)
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Gender Lens Investing and Women’s Green Businesses
On November 11, 2024 in Dhaka, impact investment fund Truvalu and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation hosted a roundtable for bankers, impact investors and women entrepreneurs to explore ways and means of increasing access to capital for women-owned businesses addressing climate change through energy efficiency, clean energy, recycling or other green products and…(Read more)
COP 28: Where are the Workers?
Writing on the McLeod Group blog site, Edward Jackson, President of E.T. Jackson and Associates, notes that workers and their organizations are on the sidelines of COP 28 deliberations. However, he argues that net zero and a just energy transition are unachievable without the expert knowledge of workers and the participation of trade unions in…(Read more)