Allianz Knowledge / Latest Articleshttp://allianz.comStraw bale houses have a smaller carbon footprint than conventional buildings and consume less energy. Craig White of ModCell has found a way to make them affordable for a large public.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/energy_co2/energy_efficiency/sustainable_green_building_mod_cell_bale_straw_house.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/energy_co2/energy_efficiency/sustainable_green_building_mod_cell_bale_straw_house.html?mediacode=rss_feedAt first it was just a question of meeting the legal quotas. But Mondial Assistance Brasil soon realized the advantages of employing disabled people.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/gender_diversity/disability_blind_handicapped_brazil_mondial.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/gender_diversity/disability_blind_handicapped_brazil_mondial.html?mediacode=rss_feedThe workforce is growing old. For the first time, there are fewer new entrants on the European labor market than people approaching or entering retirement.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/demographic_change_labor_market.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/demographic_change_labor_market.html?mediacode=rss_feedNatural disasters are as much a result of poverty and weak government as plate tectonics and the weather. Disaster risk is overwhelmingly concentrated in the poorer parts of the world.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/natural_disasters_intro_poverty.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/natural_disasters_intro_poverty.html?mediacode=rss_feedThe Dutch flood protection system has been called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, an example of how planning, engineering expertise, and common political purpose can protect people and property.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/disaster_protection_netherlands.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/disaster_protection_netherlands.html?mediacode=rss_feedIt wasn’t just tectonic plates that crushed Haiti. It was weak buildings, crumbling infrastructure, and a slow-starting relief effort.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/haiti_earthquake.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/haiti_earthquake.html?mediacode=rss_feedPreparing for disasters saves more lives than emergency aid, says Brian Tucker, earthquake scientist and president of NGO Geohazards International. That is why he wants to spend one tenth of all aid for Haiti on protecting against the next catastrophe.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/disaster_protection_geohazards.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/natural_disaster/disaster_protection_geohazards.html?mediacode=rss_feedThe freezing, windswept roads of Iceland don’t sound like the best place for avid cyclists. Morten Lange, head of the Icelandic Cyclists' Federation, disagrees, arguing that cycling could save your life.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/energy_co2/transportation/cycling_bike_iceland_danger_accidents.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/energy_co2/transportation/cycling_bike_iceland_danger_accidents.html?mediacode=rss_feedThroughout history, inspirational new technologies like the steam engine or the internet have generated long cycles of prosperity. The current financial crisis could kick-start a new cycle of green prosperity, argues a study from Allianz Global Investors.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/climate_business/kondratieff_cycle_green_economy.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/climate_business/kondratieff_cycle_green_economy.html?mediacode=rss_feedWith ever growing interconnectivity and new web-based services, cybervulnerability has become one of the biggest risks threatening economic stability and data security.http://allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/cyber_security_vulnerability_online_data_protection_hacker.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/cyber_security_vulnerability_online_data_protection_hacker.html?mediacode=rss_feed