Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Packaging makes up around one third of the municipal waste generated annually in the European Union and the US, says WBCSD, with the cost of adverse environmental effects caused by plastic packaging valued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at around at US$40 billion. UNEP says 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated per year.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

It brings together the CEOs and senior management of some 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries, and it reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category and format. Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 4.6

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

To do this, car manufacturers are beginning to invest directly in mines. The fundamental difference between an ICE vehicle and EV is that the former depends on finite and carbon-intensive fossil fuels, while the latter is powered by batteries. The recycling technology is there and already in use, Pamma adds.

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 9, 2023

Local women manufacture reusable menstrual pads, incontinence aids and baby nappies. Case studies highlighted in the book: Plastic Collective — Australia The Plastic Collective is a social enterprise to educate and equip remote communities with facilities to turn plastic waste into a resource.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As of 1 July 2020, the number of cases had nearly doubled, with at least 1,550 climate change cases filed in 38 countries, according to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report. In 2017, there were 884 cases brought in 24 countries. As of January 2022, 1,853 cases have been reported.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals have also never been extracted and processed from nodules at commercial scale, and companies like TMC are “relying on equipment that has been neither manufactured nor tested,” says Dobush.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The CEET will gather world-class engineers from diverse sectors (power, industry, transport, buildings, chemicals) and stakeholders from academia, business, international organizations and the private sector, with the support of Enel Foundation, the Foundation of the Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Importance of Data, Infrastructure, and Innovation: Fernando Anaya of the MOVE Initiative under the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) discussed the role of NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) in the context of decarbonization efforts. The MOVE Initiative assists in studying baselines, public policies, and business models.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

New investment could double the number of PV manufacturing jobs to a million by 2030, it added. UNEP FI Executive Director Inger Andersen called on the intergovernmental body to support the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and deliver “robust underpinnings for businesses” to help understand nature risks and dependencies.

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Sustainability Update

MAY 28, 2024

It represents not only a lost opportunity to feed food-insecure people but also a substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – an estimated 8 -10% of total global emissions , according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , as well as 58% of all landfill methane emissions , according to the EPA.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

As part of a team in the UNEP, I am reviewing how changes in the ozone layer can affect the degradation of plastic to microplastics and beyond. Manufacturers use a wide range of polymers, but one positive step would be to only use polymers that we know how to treat.

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Sense and Sustainability

JUNE 30, 2021

Back then, misplaced incentives for companies simply resulted in manufacturers bypassing the core issue entirely by producing more trucks and SUVs instead of sedans. ” However, measuring for the sake of measuring can turn out being a discomfort blanket (or dare I say the last ever blanket?)

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The world-class panel of judges for the 2022 Innovation Challenge event included: Juan Pablo Celis Garcia, Youth Engagement Specialist for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Mehdi Sadaghdar, Electrical Engineer and popular YouTube influencer known as ElectroBOOM. Anand Lalwani, 2019 Keysight Innovation Challenge Winner.

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