Empowering women in STEM industries is critical to bringing the current industry standards in line with the UK government’s Net-Zero 2050 targets. Andrew Durdey, sales and marketing director at Micro Spring & Presswork (MSP), sheds light on the significance of this and shares insights on how manufacturers can proactively foster a gender-inclusive future.
By Sarah Dixon, enterprise sales & commercial director UK&I at Johnson Controls
Sarah Dixon, enterprise sales & commercial director UK&I at Johnson Controls, explores how the fire industry can champion diversity and attract more women in a traditionally male-dominated environment.
In 2021, Rashmi Prakash and Lanna Lastiwka co-founded Aruna Revolution Health. The Canadian startup produces compostable menstrual products, integrating environmental sustainability with health and hygiene.
The EIB is to back GEF’s new South Asia Growth Fund III with a $40 million investment, which the fund hopes will mobilise up to $300 million aimed at energy and environmental projects, mostly in India, with an aim to helping achieve the UN’s SDG 13 and SDG 5, the latter also a priority in India’s latest national budget.
