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Plastics and the Environment
New law in France will save 1 billion pieces of single-use plastic annually
France's environment minister has announced that the country will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022.
Forests
Investing in trees: global companies are restoring forests
Halting deforestation and restoring damaged landscapes are essential to combating global climate change. Learn how companies are playing their part.
How to Save the Planet
Investing in plastic waste can reap rich rewards
Solving the plastic pollution issue will require systemic change. Financing these solutions will require a collective, public-private approach.
SDIS2021
4 industry leaders on what it takes to go circular
As part of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, we asked four executives prioritizing the circular economy about lessons learned from the transition.
Circular Economy
Zero-waste shopping comes to Japan
Loop, a system of returning and reusing the packaging many grocery items come in could help us reduce single-use plastic. Here’s what you need to know.
SDIS2021
The world cannot afford to leave Africa behind in the post-COVID recovery
The global community has an opportunity to make good on the 20th replenishment of a 60-year-old World Bank programme known as the International Development Association.
SDIS2021
SDIS21: Tech for Good - What are the challenges in making technology more sustainable?
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we must address challenges like universal internet access, cybersecurity and the proliferation of e-waste.
Circular Economy
Powering the Circular Industry Transition
Tune in to watch on 15 September 2021 at 10:30-11:30 CEST.
Plastics and the Environment
How a 'trash-to-treasure' mentality can change plastic waste
From reused fishing gear to PPE, innovative waste-to-product designs suggest that a fully circular plastic economy, where nothing is wasted, could be possible
International Trade and Investment
Why foreign direct investment is key to Africa's sustainable recovery
The pandemic has reduced foreign direct investment flows to African economies. Support is needed to help with investment promotion and facilitation.
Circular Economy
These Dutch cities are using the circular economy to conserve water
Using less and recycling more could help relieve the planet’s overstressed water resources. Is circularity the way forward?
Circular Economy
Why digitalization is critical to creating a global circular economy
Accelerating the transformation to a circular economy, in order to meet global climate goals by 2050, can be achieved through responsible digitalization.
Circular Economy
Prague: The circular European capital you haven’t heard about yet
Czech capital is a trailblazer in building a circular economy after a Circle Scan analysed material flows, GHG emissions and value generation of its economy
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This NASA-inspired technology converts carbon dioxide into food. Here’s how
Tech developed for astronauts in the 1960s is helping an American company transform CO2 into food and bio-based products to help combat climate change.
Circular Economy
How changemakers in Bangkok are popularising the circular economy
Changemakers in Bangkok have learned first-hand what early conversations with leaders in business and policy require to drive circular change.