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In the shadow of the BRICs

This series explores the top sustainability challenges faced by Brazil, Russia, India and China – as well as the countries they influence – and highlights the entrepreneurs working to solve them
  • TOPSHOTS This photo taken on March 18, 2015 shows a migrant labourer carrying a bottle of water he filled from a water tanker at the camp where he and others like him live in the Dwarka sector of New Delhi on March 18, 2015.  A new UN report launched in New Delhi on March 20 ahead of World Water Day on March 22 warned of an urgent need to manage the world's water more sustainably and highlight the problem of groundwater over-extraction, particularly in India and China. The report says global demand for water is increasing exponentially, driven largely by population growth.   AFP PHOTO / Roberto SCHMIDTROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty ImagesHORIZONTALLIGHTINGSUNMANFETCHING WATERON ONE'S HEAD

    Can India lead on green buildings, clean energy and corporate sustainability?

    Despite struggling with population density, India is making inroads with clean energy and solar power
  • People march during a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Copacabana brach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 15, 2015. Protests have been called for across Brazil to demonstrate against President Dilma Rousseff, whose popularity has never been lower as she faces a sputtering economy and a massive corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

    The BRIC nations' response to climate change is critical to the fate of the planet

    The world’s four largest developing economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China, have a huge impact on global sustainability. In a new series, we’ll examine their sphere of influence, the innovations that result, and what it’s like to do business in their shadows
    • China tackles pollution, but has long way to go on labor

    • Russia: the unsustainable superpower

    • Brazil struggles with drought and pollution as Olympics loom large

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