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Decoupling 2: Technologies, Opportunities and Policy Options - Summary for Policy Makers
(2014)
The report highlights existing technological possibilities, for developing and developed countries, and their economic advantages. It shows that there is growing evidence that decoupling will be one of the next big ...
Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century: Gearing Extractive Industries Towards Sustainable Development - Summary for Policymakers and Business Leaders
(2019)
This report discusses practical actions to improve the international governance architecture for mining to enhance its contribution towards sustainable development. The proposals include reaching an international consensus ...
Technical Summary - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People
(Cambridge University Press, 2020)
This Technical Summary synthesizes the key evidence
and messages of GEO-6. Chapter 1 sets out the context and methodological approach of the GEO-6 assessment.
It is followed by chapters that:
i) discuss the five drivers ...
Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Roadmap: A Journey Towards a Sustainable Finance System - Executive Summary
(2018)
Sustainable finance as a new paradigm considers environmental, social and governance issues that traditionally have not been included in financial and economic parameters. The new inter- national consensus is that making ...
Growing in Circles: Climate-ready, Resilient, Resource-Efficient and Equitable Cities
(2019)
Twenty years after the first Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, UNEP launched the Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities (GI-REC), with the goal of applying integrated approaches and analyses such as urban ...
The Third United Nations Environment Sustainability Report - Executive Summary
(2018)
On the occasion of the Third United Nations Environment Assembly, whose overarching theme was “Towards a Pollution-Free Planet”, the UN Environment Programme decided to lead by example and show how environmental sustainability ...
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Transitions in the ASEAN Region: A Resource Perspective - Summary for Policymakers
(2018)
Drawing from the conclusions in the forthcoming global report of the International Resource Panel “The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization” this regional report aims to support policy makers by ...
The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization - Summary for Policymakers
(2018)
The proportion of the global population living in cities and towns is expected to rise from 54 percent in 2015 to 66 percent by 2050; which will result in a significant expansion of existing cities, as well as the construction ...
Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information - Executive Summary
(2017)
The Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information offer private and public sector professionals clear guidance on making effective, trustworthy claims to consumers, on product-related sustainability information. ...