Environment & green economy

A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Sustainable Public Procurement Implementation Guidelines

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 13 August 2012

11_unepimplementationguidelines.pdf 1.79 MB

Release Date: June, 2012 This document aims at providing a strong departure point and appropriate guidance for all governments and organizations interested in the implementation of sustainable public procurement through UNEP’s SPP Approach. We hope that you’ll find it useful and look forward to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The Impacts of Sustainable Public Procurement

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 13 August 2012

studyonimpactsofspp.pdf 6.72 MB

Release Date: June, 2012 The SPP impact study is a joint project of UNEP and of the Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on SPP. The study aims at demonstrating the benefits of sustainable public procurement on developing, developed and in transition countries. It also seeks to initiate a methodology to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Principles for Sustainable Insurance

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 13 August 2012

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Release Date: June, 2012 The Principles for Sustainable Insurance are a foundation upon which the insurance industry and society as a whole can build a stronger relationship—one that puts sustainability at the heart of risk management in pursuit of a more forward-looking and better managed world.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Renewable Energy Sources Hold Key to Unlocking Rural Africa’s Power Potential

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 9 August 2012

Per capita electricity consumption in Africa is well below the average for residents of the European Union but that doesn’t mean that the continent is short of sustainable power-generating potential, according to a report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

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Renewable Energy Sources Hold Key to Unlocking Rural Africa’s Power Potential

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 8 August 2012

Per capita electricity consumption in Africa is well below the average for residents of the European Union but that doesn’t mean that the continent is short of sustainable power-generating potential, according to a report published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

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Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 26 July 2012

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Release date: June, 2012 Using case studies primarily from developing countries, this report outlines the key building blocks towards creating a shared agenda for more inclusive and sustainable human development. It demonstrates how strategic investments in growth industries, and in the ecosystem...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Sustainable, resource efficient cities – Making it happen!

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 26 July 2012

7_sustainableresourceefficientcities.pdf 5.51 MB

Release Date: June, 2012 This report contributes to the discourse of global environmental well-being by focusing on sustainability and resource efficiency. It is especially useful since it highlights genuine opportunities for city leaders and supports its arguments through a set of inspirational...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Inclusive Wealth Report 2012

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 26 July 2012

3_inclusive-wealth-report-2012-ihdp-high-res.pdf 29.48 MB

Release Date: June, 2012 The report presents a framework that offers a long-term perspective on human well-being and sustainability, based on a comprehensive analysis of nations´ productive base and their link to economic development. The IWR 2012 was developed on the notion that current economic...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Director-General Yumkella says Sustainable Energy for All initiative to benefit over a billion people worldwide

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization posted Information | 11 July 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO, 21 June 2012 – Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and head of UN-Energy, said today that more than a billion people in the developing world will benefit from the Sustainable Energy for All initiative which is...

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Group: UNIDO Brussels - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Switzerland to fund UNIDO project in Indonesia, supports Organization’s Green Industry platform for Rio+20

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization posted Information | 11 July 2012

BERNE, 21 May 2012 – The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) will fund a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project to help develop Indonesia’s National Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production programme. An agreement on the CHF 4 million (around USD 4.25...

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