SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world leader in digital payments, is looking for startups from across Asia Pacific to join the second cohort of their accelerator program. The Visa Accelerator Program focuses on helping startups in Asia Pacific expand their business into new markets with a strong emphasis on identifying commercial opportunities for the startups to collaborate with Visa and its extensive network of bank, merchant and government partners in the region. &quo

The India and UK-led programme seeks to connect 140 countries to round-the-clock green and renewable power GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Solar Alliance (ISA), India Presidency of the ISA, and the UK COP Presidency today unveiled plans for the first transnational network of solar power grids, known as the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG), at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. The announcement was accompanied by the O

Adaptation investments urgently needed for agriculture-dependent regions like Africa that have done the least to cause the climate crisis but suffer the most GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing mounting evidence that climate change will fall hardest on agriculture-dependent regions like sub-Saharan Africa, a coalition of funders at the United Nations climate summit pledged $575 million today to deliver climate-smart solutions to farmers in low-income countries via the

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EDM Council, a cross-industry trade association for data management and analytics, has released its first research report providing first-hand insights and recommendations for implementing best practices related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) data management for corporate reporting entities. The report takes a close look at: Data management challenges firms face with reporting and disclosure of ESG data Who's responsible and ac

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Climate change is the greatest threat of our time. Scorching temperatures, rising sea levels and deadly storms are becoming increasingly common as the world grapples with its impact. “Global Action Initiative 2021” will be aired at 23GMT from November 2 to 6 China Media Group (CMG) is launching a special event to highlight the perils of the climate crisis with an in-depth look at the unfolding catastrophe, the race against time to find new ideas a

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fourth China (Huai'an) International Food Expo kicked off last Thursday in east China's Jiangsu Huai'an, highlighting food industry cooperation among RCEP members. Photo shows the Fourth China (Huai'an) International Food Expo kicks off last Thursday in east China's Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Theme on "green and innovative development linking fashionable life and food", the expo was accessible to participants from both online exhibit

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26) opened on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland, the first conference after the five-year review cycle under the Paris Agreement inked in 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping has on many occasions highlighted China's view on tackling the climate challenge, expressed China's firm support for the Paris Agreement and announced the country's concrete actions to protect the planet. In his written sta

New figures from the International Diabetes Federation reveal that 537 million adults around the globe are living with diabetes BRUSSELS, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new figures showing that 537 million adults are now living with diabetes worldwide — a rise of 16% (74 million) since the previous IDF estimates in 2019. Released in advance of World Diabetes Day on November 14th, these new findings highlight the alarming growth in the prev