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El Niño 2026 Global Food Security, Economic Disruption, Conflict Risk, and Migration Implications

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Authors: Santiago Sainz  ·  Álvaro Rodríguez DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21455665 Colophon and Institutional Notice El Niño 2026: Global Food Security, Economic Disruption, Conflict Risk, and Migration Implications. A Joint Strategic Assessment. Published by the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO), Zaragoza, Spain. Registered under Spanish law; operating under the domain isdo.ch. Authors: Santiago Sainz, President and Head of the Economics & […]

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Discrimination and Treatment of Population Groups in Europe

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DOI: 10.5281 INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OBSERVATORY | ECONOMICS & SOCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AUTHOR Santiago Sainz PUBLISHED BY International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO) · Economics & Social Affairs Department | isdo.ch DOMAIN Human Rights & Social Policy DATE June 18, 2026 ABSTRACT This report provides a systematic, academically neutral assessment of the documented treatment of four population

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The Corporate Net-Zero Playbook: How Companies Are Using AI to Decarbonize Their Operations

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Author: Santiago Sainz DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20356457 Podcast on this Report: ABSTRACT This report provides the first rigorous, firm-level framework for assessing, building, and communicating corporate AI-for-climate capability. Using the firm — not the country, bloc, or sector — as the primary unit of analysis, it introduces two original analytical tools: the Corporate Climate AI Maturity Matrix

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European Tech Advantage: Strategic Strengths, Global Positioning, and Methodological Framework for Assessing

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Author: Santiago Sainz, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20182161 Podcast on this Report: ABSTRACT This article examines Europe’s competitive position in critical and frontier technologies, assessing where the European Union holds measurable or plausible strategic strength relative to the United States and China. Drawing on official European Commission documents—including the Competitiveness Compass, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP),

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Spain’s labour market and its structural gap with major EU economies

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1. Executive summary This report analyzes why Spain combines robust post‑pandemic job creation and record employment with persistently high unemployment, especially among young people and the long‑term unemployed, as well as widespread job instability, in‑work poverty and strong regional and social disparities, compared with major EU economies such as France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Ireland.

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Sustainable finance and AI: ESG risk assessment with machine learning

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Overview This comprehensive report examines how artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are transforming environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk assessment in financial markets. By integrating advanced computational methods with rigorous financial theory and ethical frameworks, ESG-AI systems enable institutions to move beyond aspirational sustainability commitments toward measurable, verifiable, and operationally embedded ESG integration. The

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Evolución de Precios de Vivienda y Alquileres en Zaragoza 2025

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Tabla de Contenidos 1. Introducción 1.1. Justificación y Objetivos El mercado inmobiliario residencial constituye uno de los ejes estructurantes de la dinámica socioeconómica urbana contemporánea. En el contexto español, la última década ha presenciado oscilaciones significativas en los precios de vivienda, accesibilidad y patrones de inversión, fenómenos que adquieren particular relevancia en ciudades intermedias como

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Analysis of the European electric vehicle market.

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Executive Summary The European electric vehicle market demonstrates robust growth momentum, achieving a record 15.8% market share for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by August 2025, representing a significant increase from 12.6% in the previous year. This growth trajectory, with 1.54 million BEVs registered through August 2025 marking 27% growth compared to 2024, reflects sustained consumer adoption

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Transformations and Challenges for the 2030 Agenda: Global Diagnostic, Critical Gaps, and Prospective Scenarios for SDG Implementation in 2025

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Table of contents: Executive Summary This report delivers a comprehensive and critical evaluation of the global implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the 2030 deadline approaches. The analysis incorporates the latest empirical data, peer-reviewed scholarship, and the findings of official international assessments. Evidence presented herein demonstrates that, whilst the SDGs have catalysed important

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Analysis of the international Stock Market situation (Summer 2025)

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Table of Contents Executive Summary This comprehensive report investigates the international stock market dynamics of Summer 2025 a period characterized by notable volatility, sectoral realignments, and divergent monetary policies across regions. The analysis integrates real-time market data, recent policy developments, and academic frameworks rooted in the Austrian School of Economics, particularly as articulated by Professor

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