Sustainability Update

MAY 28, 2024

Absurd as it sounds, this is equivalent to the waste happening in the American food system. food supply is wasted annually — between 492 and 1,032 pounds of food per person. Waste in the food system creates multiple problems. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 35% of the U.S.

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Waste EPA Corporate Social Responsibility UNEP 64

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 Chains Supply Chain Waste 96

Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Among the topics to be discussed in Senegal will be the promotion of sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including product design and environmentally sound waste management. The UK produces more plastic waste per person than almost any other country, it adds, with much of it sent overseas for disposal.

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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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Sense and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At this time of year, when holidays and tourism (home and abroad) are on everyone’s minds, it can be a particularly challenging time for people to follow their best intentions to keep their plastic waste down. kilograms of waste per flight. Even before tourists have come off their plane, the average passenger generates 1.4

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Waste UNEP Supply Chains Supply Chain 52

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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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 28, 2022

SDSN is proud to have contributed to Chapter 6 "Transforming food systems" of UNEP's 2022 Emissions Gap Report thanks to our FABLE Consortium scientific director Aline Mosnier. The private sector can reduce food loss and waste, use renewable energy and develop novel foods that cut down carbon emissions. C in place. C in place.

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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

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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Net Zero CDP Supply Chains Supply Chain 40

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

There is no waste in this model, everything is designed to last, be shared, reused, repaired, or recycled. This type of economy strives to minimize inputs and eliminate waste by closing the loop with life cycle analysis. This economy contains many diverse approaches to enhance efficiency, eliminate pollution and recycle waste. .

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Development Waste Value Creation UNEP 59

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. Other investors are working to develop and launch their own data solutions.

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Net Zero Development Analytics Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

Just prior to COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) to improve the accuracy and public transparency of human-caused methane emissions. Methane causes 17% of global GHGs from human activities, principally from energy, agriculture and waste industries.

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Paris Agreement COP26 Waste UNEP 52