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December 14, 2023

Repair as a best-practice in reducing pre-consumer industrial fashion waste

According to the waste hierarchy, garment repair holds a higher value even more than recycling as the damaged garment is...

Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
Sectors
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Textiles
Resource
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December 14, 2023SFS-MED Platform

Green growth: strategies and actions to shift towards sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean region

Panelists and speakers highlighted that without a shift towards more systemic and holistic approaches that embrace...

Organisation
SFS-MED Platform
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Europe and Central Asia
Global
Middle East
Sectors
Water
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Forestry
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Financial Sector
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Industrial Sector
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Energy
Consumer Goods
Education
Resource
November 28, 2023SFS-MED Platform

Sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean - Levers for transformation

As emerged from the stocktaking exercise conducted by the SFS-MED Platform, the transformation levers presented in this...

Organisation
SFS-MED Platform
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East
Sectors
Water
Food & Beverage
Public Procurement
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Forestry
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Financial Sector
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Health
Energy
Consumer Goods
Education
Resource
June 8, 2023One Planet Network

Driving Sustainable Consumption and Production at the Local Level: Education for Sustainable Development Projects from the Global RCE Network

The featured projects, which all focused on SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), demonstrate the impact of multi...

Organisation
One Planet Network
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
North America
Sectors
Water
Food & Beverage
Agricultural and Fishery
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Plastic
Consumer Goods
Education
Resource
April 5, 2023UNEP SCP

London’s food waste reduction programme

Hospitality and food services waste (11% of total food waste) - London is using learnings from the Food Save project (which...

Organisation
UNEP SCP
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Resource
March 31, 2023UNEP SCP

Changing Behaviour to Help More People Waste Less Food

Many organisations and others who interact with householders have a role to play in helping people reduce the amount of food...

Organisation
UNEP SCP
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Resource
March 31, 2023One Planet Network

Sustainable Diner Project

With The Sustainable Diner project, WWF-Philippines hopes to lessen food wastage and contribute to the improvement of the...

Organisation
One Planet Network
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Resource
March 31, 2023UNEP SCP

USA: REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN HOTELS

While preventing waste is best, even if waste can’t be completely eliminated, the carbon impact can be mitigated by diverting...

Organisation
UNEP SCP
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Resource
March 31, 2023UNEP SCP

WWF-US Hotel Kitchen Toolkit

In the US, it is estimated that 30-40% of all food is lost or wasted. A large portion of this food waste ends up in landfills...

Organisation
UNEP SCP
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
January 11, 2023TCO Development

Webinar on Demand - Getting Started with Sustainable IT -Actions for Procurement

More sustainable production and consumption patterns are an essential step in addressing the sustainability of IT products...

Organisation
TCO Development
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Global
Sectors
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Resource
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November 3, 2022SFS-MED Platform

Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus to increase food systems' resilience to climate change and conflict's cascading effects in the Mediterranean region

The discussion was instrumental in demonstrating how the WEFE Nexus could represent a paradigm shift in the international...

Organisation
SFS-MED Platform
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East
Sectors
Water
Public Procurement
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Forestry
Financial Sector
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Industrial Sector
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Energy
Education
Resource
October 6, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CEnTOUR – Circular Economy in Tourism

An initiative is a project or innovative concept that promotes tourism's contribution to the SDGs - the circular economy in...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Tourism