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January 10, 2023Green Building Council Finland

Unlocking the Potential of Local Circular Construction Materials in Urbanising Africa

This publication’s focus is on the sustainable use of building materials in urbanising Africa. African countries face...

Organisation
Green Building Council Finland
Type
Research and Studies
Regions
Africa
Sectors
Buildings and construction
Resource
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January 5, 2023China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Survey Report-How Environmentally Friendly Product and Green Purchasing to Tackle Climate Change

The International Green Purchasing Network is a global multi-stakeholder partnership founded in 2005, with its mission to (a)...

Organisation
China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
June 27, 2022UN-Habitat

Re-thinking Buildings Toolkit

Compendium of tools for assessing the buildings and construction sector It defines a country roadmap for sustainable...

Organisation
UN-Habitat
Type
Technical Tools
Resource
June 27, 2022International Labour Organisation (ILO)

GAIN (Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network) Training Guidebook

Organisation
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Resource
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February 15, 2022Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

CIRCULARITÉ DANS L’ENVIRONNEMENT BÂTI : BURKINA FASO

Beyond assessing the level of resource demand from the building industry, the report also presents case studies of local...

Organisation
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Energy
Buildings and construction
Policy
February 11, 2022United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Liberia’s National Interpretation of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil principles and criteria

Liberia’s National Interpretation was successfully endorsed by the RSPO Standards Group and the Board of Governors in 2021...

Organisation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Type
Voluntary instrument
Resource
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January 12, 2022China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

GREEN PURCHASING NETWORK – A Landscape of Practice to Achieve SCP

Green Purchasing refers to purchase of environmentally friendly products and services, taking into consideration not only...

Organisation
China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Public Procurement
Financial Sector
Industrial Sector
Plastic
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Project
December 15, 2021United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Good Growth Partnership (GGP), Reducing Deforestation from Commodity Production

The IAP Program’s overall objective is to reduce the global impacts of agricultural commodities on GHG emissions and...

Organisation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Resource
November 30, 2021Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Co-Creating Sustainable Ways of Living 24 Stories of On-the-Ground Innovations

Our lifestyles, through the impacts of our day-to-day activities such as eating, moving and commuting, heating and cooling...

Organisation
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Latin America/Caribbean
Sectors
Water
Food & Beverage
Transport
Agricultural and Fishery
Culture and recreation
Forestry
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Financial Sector
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Plastic
Health
Buildings and construction
Consumer Goods
Education
Project
April 1, 2021University College of Estate Management

STRIDES: Systemic Transformative and Resilient Interventional Drivers for Education for Sustainability

This project sets out to describe such an excellence in education: transformational education systems. It is consummation of...

Organisation
University College of Estate Management
Resource
June 30, 2020United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Monitoring the Implementation and Estimating the Benefits of Sustainable/Green Public Procurement

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Sectors
Public Procurement
Project
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December 26, 2019YAAM Solidarité

Affordable housing from BURKINA FASO

1.Improve the habitat and living environment of disadvantaged populations 2.Disseminate good practices in sustainable...

Organisation
YAAM Solidarité