8. Decent work and economic growth

Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

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Uma mulher jovem, aparentando 20 e poucos anos, loira de cabelos presos, veste uma camiseta cinza e uma calça preta. Ela está sentada na beira de um barco, observando o rio e a paisagem verde ao redor

Fernanda Martinelli: talking to businesses in defense of conservation

By Evelyn Araripe Belém, Brazil

Five people, three women and two men, photographed from below. They are standing in a circle, their left arms extended, holding their hands together.

10 ways to promote gender equality in daily life

By Giovana Romano Sanchez New York, United States

A man with short dark hair and a dark beard is on his side in a blurred background with some vegetation. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt tucked up to his elbow. He looks down while his hands touch some plants.

Staying power in the countryside

By Alice de Souza Glória do Goitá, Brazil

Light green vegetables growing, in rows, amid some trees under a cloudy sky. On the right side is a man wearing an orange shirt and gray trousers. He is crouching, tending the plants.

How Not to Eat Poison

By Mariana Della Barba São Paulo, Brazil

Believe Democracia Update Institute

Three people embrace each other and smile at the camera. There are two men and one woman. The man to the left has a beard and dark eyes, and is wearing a green cap and a white t-shirt. His right arm is stretched out. The man in middle has short hair, dark eyes and a trimmed beard. He is wearing a gray t-shirt that says "Healthy food is a right" in Portuguese. To his right is a short woman with dark hair tied in a ponytail, her bangs combed to one side. She is wearing a blue and white printed shirt and holds a green box labeled "Saladorama." They are standing in the middle of the street and some houses can be seen in the background.

Saladorama: democratizing healthy food in Brazil

By Instituto Update Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Believe Democracia Update Institute

Fa.vela: support and training in low income communities

By Instituto Update Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Conexão Planeta

A thin black woman wearing a white t-shirt is holding up two coins with a B (the symbol for Bitcoin) over her eyes. Her hair is curly and blonde. The background is blue.

A bank in Rio de Janeiro is using a digital platform to promote inclusion

By Mônica Ribeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A white man with white hair, wearing a cap and glasses, looks at the camera and smiles. His hands are clasped together. He is standing, but resting his right leg on a wooden bench. He wears a yellow and blue checked shirt with black suspenders and dark blue pants. Behind him is a cluster of small leafy trees with thin trunks, a gray wall and some leaves that have fallen from the tree onto the ground.

Matthew Engelhart: A business that changes lives

By Danilo Vivan São Paulo, Brazil

Clean Seas UN Environment

A thin man with white skin, short gay hair and beard, wearing all black (polo shirt, shorts and sneaker) is standing facing the left side of the photo and looking at the camera. The ground around him is covered in plastic waste, ending in the sea behind him. At the top of the picture, above the landscape, is a bright blue sky.

David Katz: monetizing waste to end plastic pollution

By UN Environment New York, United States

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