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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 28, 2023 /3BL/ - Ahead of COP28, the UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), The Global Methane Hub (GMH) and Delterra are proud to announce their partnership to reduce methane emissions in the Global South. Learn more at: [link] and connect with us on LinkedIn & Instagram.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 6, 2023

If countries and companies make policy and market shifts using existing technologies, plastic pollution could reduce by 80% by 2040, according to a recent UNEP report.

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UNEP Supply Chain Supply Chains Waste 96

Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at the UNEP FI, says it’s time for biodiversity to take its place alongside climate in investor priorities. UNEP FI is going to play a big role in in the year ahead in the piloting programmes to work out what this will look like.”. Innovative finance.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2024

Stewardship, emerging markets and supply chains will be key areas of focus within Greening Finance for Nature. The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2023 ‘ State of Finance for Nature ’ report suggested that investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) to date have been underwhelming.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

At the same time, businesses themselves are furthering their commitment to sustainable practices through voluntary agreements, such as those proposed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). According to UNEP , 91% of consumers express concern over plastic waste.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

To mitigate the risks of investing in small EMDE projects and companies, Ivo Mulder, Head of the Climate Finance Unit (CFU) for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says investors are looking for opportunities with “some form of grant or concessional finance attached”. . Steady momentum .

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This roadmap aims to align the interests of multiple stakeholders across relevant ministries, departments, agencies, institutions, and sectors, and develop a comprehensive policy and regulatory framework, support a capacity building programme, and model the supply chain requirements.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Boehringer is working on sustainable optimization solutions for these issues in line with the work of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). They enter waterways and oceans, negatively impacting the health of both humans and animals. Their joint goal: A healthier future for humans, animals and the environment.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Says Neil Burgess, Chief Scientist at UNEP-WCMC: “ Nature Map is a crucial new tool that can help to guide policies that tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss together. Thus, they can play a critical role in making next year’s COP26 of the climate convention and COP15 under the biodiversity convention a success.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

“But it’s important to note that securing these supplies ultimately takes time; it’s not the kind of thing where we can just turn the tap on.” Land grab To ensure access to critical minerals in the long-term, “it’s important for automakers to secure the supply chain”, says Heck from Moody’s.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Net Zero Manufacturing 98

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In new guidance addressed to asset managers and owners, NGO ShareAction and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) made five key recommendations to improve risk management in protected areas. “We

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

This is one of the “urgent gaps” in FI climate risk management noted by Carlin.

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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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Chris Hall

JUNE 25, 2024

She replaces Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, who stepped down from the role in March due to the “growing demands of her responsibilities” as Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the taskforce said.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week over 5,600 delegates from 190 countries gathered at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). For investors in these sectors, it is critical to understand how aligned, or not, portfolio companies are to these future scenarios.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Because of their multiple benefits, investments in NbS would represent “good value for money” at a time of global macroeconomic uncertainty, said Ivo Mulder, Head of the Climate Finance Unit at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). . Where finance flows, action follows,” she said, adding: “Where finance flows lag, commitments wither.” .

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

It says “effective regulation” is needed across supply chains to ensure trade is sustainable and beneficial for exporting countries, noting that illegal trade of wild species – worth an estimated US$199 billion annually – often leads to unsustainable use. Almost 140 governments attended the Bonn conference.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Development 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Last year, UNEP FI issued a briefing paper for investors and other financial institutions which said “there is no foreseeable way in which the financing of [DSM] activities can be viewed as consistent with the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles”.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 18, 2023

Possible analyses include commodity supply chains, highlighting key players involved as well as the risks and opportunities for more sustainable production systems in the Amazon, as well as major investors in Amazonian economic activities (beef, soy, timber). Prepare presentations for high-level meetings (e.g. Analyze data.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The report was produced by the World Economic Forum, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with Vivid Economics.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

The report also found that climate resilient developments in urban areas support the adaptive capacity in more rural places, maintaining peri-urban supply chains of goods and services and financial flows. Last year, UNEP FI published guidance outlining the kinds of resilient buildings needed to cope with new climate extremes.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Stronger wording might have been possible, but this was a big step in the right direction,” said Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). Tripling renewables means addressing land use and planning, threats to biodiversity, and supply chain-related issues,” he says. C in realistic reach.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 22, 2025

Investing in traceability and fostering accountability throughout supply chains could improve sustainability and profits in the seafood sector. The overexploitation of marine biodiversity has substantial environmental and financial implications that investors should not ignore.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Nature does everything.” – the words of UNEP Executive Director Inger Anderson at Davos 2024 during a session exploring if the financial risks of climate change are under-priced. This includes the UNEP FI’s latest report comparing assessment and disclosure approaches of different frameworks on nature-related issues.

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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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Sense and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Each stakeholder in the tourism supply chain ecosystem should aim to take meaningful action in tackling plastic pollution and reducing the use of SUPs. Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central Airport announced a phased ban of all single-use plastics.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

This expert group includes representatives from the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, standard setters EITI and SASB, and investment institutions FTSE Russell and S&P Global.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 19, 2021

That includes respecting the rights of, and empowering indigenous peoples and local communities,” says co-author Lera Miles, Principal Technical Specialist – Planning for Places, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

Despite this trend, commentators like Dan Carlin, UNEP FI’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Program Lead, have made the case for further engagement with the fossil fuel industry. In fact, the total value of the institutions divesting is estimated to be US$40.5

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

“We’ve got a supply-demand imbalance and resource limitations the likes of which we’ve never seen.” The ongoing war in Ukraine, increased incidence of extreme weather and the Covid-19 pandemic exposed global food systems’ vulnerabilities, disrupting supply chains and driving up prices of food, fuel and fertiliser.

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UNEP Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain 52

Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2023

Further, a recent report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, showed that climate litigation is becoming an integral part of securing climate action and justice.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Yet, as the latest United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) annual gap report shows, policies currently in place point to a 2.8°C Sustainability also needs to extend to the supply chain. “As There breadth of opportunity offered by the renewables transition is only now becoming apparent.

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

This aims to bring change to all aspects of the business and supply chain. We don’t live in such a world and so we are reliant globally on large corporates stepping up to the plate and driving actions through their value chains. We need to be supporting both actions.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

Keeping track of all the possible biodiversity and nature-related risks and impacts across a large corporate’s supply chain becomes “incredibly complex”, Cozic says.

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Net Zero Development Analytics Sustainable Investment 52

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

This economic model is designed to increase the human capacity to deal with shocks (climate disasters, supply chain interruptions, etc). As indicated in a U nited Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) report on the green economy (page 16) diverse strategies for economic growth and environmental stewardship can complement one another.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year, the SDG Academy launched three new courses: Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience (in partnership with UNEP); Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts (in partnership with CCSI, NRGI, CONNNEX, and GIZ); and Understanding Poverty and Inequality (in partnership with Brookings Institution).

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3BL Media

JUNE 28, 2022

The unique opportunity aims to replace all single-use plastic packaging in the fashion supply chain such as hangers, shopping bags, shrink film, shirt clips and polybags. Innovation plays a major part and one company, Humblebee, has taken a novel approach to search for an alternative solution.

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