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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
(2016)
The Compendium presents a compilation of laws and regulations from around the world, that have been found innovative and creatively promoting green economy. It highlights the innovative provisions which promote resource ...
Human Rights and the Environment Rio+20: Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
(2012-06)
This report seeks to make a substantive contribution to Rio+20 through an analysis of the interrelationship between human rights and the environment, both integral and indivisible elements of sustainable development. This ...
Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development in the United States of America . Inquiry Working Paper 16/100
(2016-01)
This working paper identifies the implications of time for investment in sustainability for both the public and the private sectors. It also explores the issue of the interplay between public benefits and investment decisions ...
Financing the Future: Report of the Italian National Dialogue on Sustainable Finance
(2017)
This report a) sets out the global and national landscape in terms of the challenge of financing sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental dimension; b) explores two of the key priorities that cut across ...
Green Finance for Developing Countries: Needs, Concerns and Innovations
(2016-07)
This briefing outlines key concerns and needs of developing countries in relation to green finance, particularly focusing on developing countries that are not members of the G20. It also highlights emerging innovations, ...
On the Role of Central Banks in Enhancing Green Finance - Inquiry Working Paper 17/01
(2017)
This paper examines the role of central banks in ‘greening’ financial systems. Given the enormous investments needed to bring about a green transformation, the financial sector will have to play a central role in allocating ...
Sustainability Reporting in the Financial Sector: A Governmental Approach
(2017)
This report takes a detailed look at reporting by the financial sector. It explores the variety of laws, regulations, codes and voluntary initiatives that have driven reporting, illustrated through case studies.
Africa Environmental Education and Training Action Plan 2015-2024: Strengthening Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016-01)
The main objective of the Africa Environmental Education and Training Action Plan (AEETAP) is to enhance community environmental education and training within the continent, through various formal education, training, ...
The Integrated Green Economy Modelling Framework - Technical Document
(2017-09)
Tthe IGEM framework is designed to serve three purposes: (1) it builds on UN ENVIRONMENT’s past country experience with modelling green economy policies to answer increasingly complex requests from governments; (2) it ...
A Guide for the Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification
(2016)
This study intends to provide a diverse set of tools that can be adapted to the specific focus of the question the user is trying to answer. It will guide the user through the most relevant steps of the analysis, and provide ...