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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 04: Quality Education
Global Shapers Community Celebrating a Decade of Impact
The World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, a network of young people who volunteer their time and experiences to drive dialogue, action and change celebrates its 10 Year Anniver...
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
The world's smallest farms feed more people than you might think, research shows
81% of global crop production is performed on small farms. The pressure on small farms worldwide to produce food, fuel, and animal feed has increased.
Italy
How Italian brands can improve the sustainability of their supply chains
Although significant improvements in social sustainability are expected soon, more can be done to improve transparency, monitoring and accountability.
Climate Change
From UNGA to COP26: What's needed next for climate action
Four key areas addressed last week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York will be crucial to for a substantive climate agreement at COP26 in just six weeks.
Plastics and the Environment
Reduce, reuse, compost: Why recycling alone won’t solve the plastic crisis
Recycling plastic is not enough beat the global waste crisis - we need more new ways to make food packaging, including using more compostable materials.
Climate Change
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.
SDIS2021
This simple framework can drive responsible consumption
Both corporations and consumers need to drive more responsible consumption. New research from JD.com and Kearney provides a simple framework for doing it.
SDIS2021
SDIS21: Better Business - What are the challenges in making business more sustainable?
During the pandemic, business worked towards more sustainable, inclusive business models. Now, we need to apply the lessons learned to the climate crisis.
Future of Consumption
Future of Reusable Consumption Models
This World Economic Forum report provides an alternative plastic waste-reduction model and presents the Reuse Viability Framework, a tool to help decision-makers address key questions abo...
Future of Consumption
This is the most sustainable way to use fashion - and it’s not renting clothes
Renting clothes leads to the highest carbon emissions. Researchers have discovered that out of five options, including discarding and recycling, renting clothes is the worst.
Circular Economy
Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling e-waste from smartphones. Here’s why.
The ability to repair phones will be key to conserving resources, tackling e-waste and climate mitigation, and building a circular economy for electronics.
UpLink Videos
This Start-Up Uses Blockchain To Help Companies Make More Sustainable Products
Leadership
P&G's Europe president on scaling better consumer products for a more sustainable planet
On the latest Meet the Leader, P&G's Europe president Loic Tassel explains how planet-friendly products are developed in Europe and how the market serves as a "lighthouse" for regulat...
Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development
Volcanic rock could cut concrete carbon emissions by two thirds – here’s how
Replacing one of concrete’s main ingredients with volcanic rock could cut carbon emissions by nearly two-thirds, a new study says.