355 datasets found

In lieu of an annual report, Executive Director Inger Andersen looks back in letter format on 2019, her first year in office. She calls it “a year when our past finally caught...

This report reviews South Africa’s industrial policy, from an inclusive green economy perspective. It investigates the extent to which South Africa’s industrial policy is...

The Environment and Trade Hub of UN Environment and UNIDO, under the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), cooperate to undertake Green Economy Industry and Trade...

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...

When the UN Environment Inquiry began its work in 2014, green and sustainable finance was very much under the radar – a “quiet revolution” that needed to be encouraged, nurtured...

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...

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...

NbS are increasingly seen as a way to meet the objectives of several global agreements and can be central to a just transition – if the right mix of just transition policies are...

This chapter looks at the costs to the sector under a “business-as-usual” scenario and offers a number of strategic approaches to encourage green manufacturing investments in...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

Folleto sobre la visión y las oportunidades del crecimiento verde en los cuatro países que conforman la Alianza del Pacífico.

This Global Synthesis Report presents the findings and recommendations of the national consultation reports to inform post-Stockholm follow-up and to help consolidate national...

Value-retention practices such as remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair, and direct re-use could cut industrial waste by between 80 and 99 per cent in some sectors. Greenhouse...

A successful producer of iron castings for Peru’s mining and cement sectors, Funvesa is a company with growing ambitions. Before eco-innovation, the business was already using...

Greening economies in the EU eastern partnership countries, country updates

Greening economies in the EU eastern partnership countries, Moldova, recent and ongoing activities

Audiovisual update of various green economy conferences held on diverse dates.