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June 9, 2023World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CASE STUDY FROM BETTER PLACES: TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CLIMATE ACTION

Better Places’ work on climate action began before the company did. The company’s CEO Saskia Griep used to work at another...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
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March 31, 2023China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA)

Guide on Food Surplus Donation for Retail Sector

The Guide is based on the requirements of the Anti-Food Waste Law and other laws and regulations, analyses the practical...

Organisation
China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA)
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Consumer Goods
Resource
February 14, 2023Shenzhen Zero Waste/Toxics-Free Corps

Green E-commerce Action Guide （Addressing the Environmental Impacts of Retail E-commerce in China）

China's e-commerce has experienced rapid development in the past two decades. By 2020, the online retail sales of physical...

Organisation
Shenzhen Zero Waste/Toxics-Free Corps
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Sectors
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Energy
Consumer Goods
Resource
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
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January 5, 2023China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Scope 3 Emissions Reduction: A New Methodology for Corporate Climate Actions Beyond Value Chains

Businesses have a huge responsibility in accelerating the move towards a decarbonized future. Benefiting from their ability...

Organisation
China - Environmental Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Type
Technical Tools
Sectors
Industrial Sector
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Resource
December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in the sector of Tourism in Morocco

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) - Extrapoliation method - based on methodology validated by GHG Protocol...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Technical Tools
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
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December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Estimation of tourism carbon footprint and carbon capacity

The study estimates the tourism carbon footprint in China's Heilongjiang Province from 2009 to 2018 by using tourism carbon...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
October 3, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Lighting Installation As A Service

The "produce more and sell more" business model could become outdated due to Philips' "product-as-a-service" strategy, which...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Energy
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Beer from Potato Peel

A typical solution to excess food waste from Albert Heijn Supermarkets in Amsterdam is to collect all its fruits, vegetables...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Consumer Goods
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Repurposing Cork Stoppers

NH Hotel Group has strengthened its signature circular economy programme, CORK2CORK, through which it provides the cork...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Buildings and construction
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Self-Sustaining Aquarium

The QO hotel has a self-sustaining aquarium that grows fish for food, whose waste provides an organic fertilizer for...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Buildings and construction