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Josh Lepawsky Waste arises ubiquitously, but unevenly, throughout the lives of electronics, not only when users discard their devices. No amount of post-consumer recycling can recoup the waste generated before consumers purchase their devices. Many of us think we know what electronic waste is becaus

Aid , Business , Climate , Launches & Events , Sustainable Development / 04/28/2018

UN issues first guidance for banking industry to become more transparent on climate issues

The guidance will help banks better manage and be more transparent about the risks that the transition to the low-carbon economy presents to their business. It will also help them seize the corresponding opportunities Sixteen leading banks from four continents, convened by the UN Environment Financ

Business , Energy , Environment , Governance , Sustainable Development / 04/14/2018

New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reserves

James Renwick The New Zealand government’s announcement that it will not issue any new permits for offshore exploration for oil and gas deposits is exciting, and a step in the right direction. We know that we can’t afford to burn much more oil if we want to meet the Paris Agreement target of kee

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 04/13/2018

Salim Group, Pepsico and Nestle connected to illegal rainforest clearance in Borneo

Major international banks and brands connected to company controlled by notorious Indonesian business tycoon, knowingly clear-cutting tropical rainforests A new report exposes one of the largest cases in recent years of ongoing, illegal clearance of tropical rainforests in Borneo. Currently, app

Business , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development / 03/23/2018

Sand Stories: An upcoming publication on the sand crisis

We have unwittingly built ourselves a society that is highly dependent on the consumption of sand in order to maintain a high standard of living. As a result, we now also face the potential paradox of a ‘scarce’ symbol of abundance. There is a great need to break down information barrier

Business , Cities , Environment , Sustainable Development / 03/12/2018

Building for green growth in Thailand

Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Last month, the country took a significant step by submitting two Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Ch

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Forests , Launches & Events , Resources , Sustainable Development / 03/01/2018

US$ 95 million Sustainability Bond issued for Indonesia for sustainable natural rubber plantation and fighting deforestation

The Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility (TLFF), a partnership between UN Environment, World Agroforestry Centre, ADM Capital and BNP Paribas, announced its inaugural transaction, a landmark US$ 95 million Sustainability Bond to help finance a sustainable natural rubber plantation on heavily degrad

Aid , Business , Data & Reports , Featured , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development / 01/22/2018

Corporate CEO’s earn a workers lifetime salary in less than a week

Richest 1 percent bagged 82 percent of wealth created last year – poorest half of humanity got nothing Eighty two percent of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no in

Business , Environment , Sustainable Development / 12/25/2017

China under intense pressure to relax waste ban

Catherine Early Imports of foreign plastic could fall by as much as 80% next year, Catherine Early reports Some are stockpiling it, some are sending it to landfill, some are finding other countries to take it. Scrap plastics, paper and other materials are piling up at scrapyards and ports after th

Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Resources / 12/20/2017

Liberian Loggers Secret Tax Breaks wipes US$ 13 Million off Country’s Finances

The Liberian government has secretly given the country’s loggers a US$13 million tax break, subsidising companies at the expense of the country and forest communities. International NGOs Global Witness and Tropenbos International say the move has undone 15 years of reform. Signed by Liberia’s Pr

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