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February 17, 2022SWECO

Carbon footprint calculator programmed into design software

The designer sees directly from the design view the CO2 effect of the structure they have chosen, increasing the true...

Organisation
SWECO
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Buildings and construction
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
January 19, 2021United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Sustainable Health in Procurement Project - SHiPP

• Develop universally adaptable criteria and standards for sustainable manufacturing, distribution and content of products...

Organisation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Resource
January 10, 2020WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme)

Driving circular fashion and textiles - European Clothing Action Plan summary report

This report signposts valuable resources including new guidance, white papers and key learnings which are available to...

Organisation
WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Consumer Goods
Project
January 8, 2020ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

BuyZET - Procurement of innovative solutions for zero emission urban delivery of goods and services

The BuyZET project aimed to understand the impact of this spending on transportation flows in EU urban areas, to see how...

Organisation
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Resource
December 6, 2019National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and options for reducing lifestyle carbon footprints [Annexes]

The technical report "1.5-degree Lifestyles" demonstrates that changes in consumption patterns and dominant lifestyles are a...

Organisation
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Transport
Energy
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
Resource
June 25, 2019University of Southern California

RESET™ Air : An Indoor Air Quality Standard and Certification

RESET™ Air is a standard for indoor air quality that integrates performance-based data with cloud technology to make real...

Organisation
University of Southern California
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
North America
Sectors
Environmental Services
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 18, 2019United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Sustainable Rice Platform

The SRP offers the global rice supply chain a proven set of instruments to facilitate wide-scale adoption of sustainable best...

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
North America
Sectors
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Consumer Goods
Resource
January 7, 2019Energies 2050

ENERFUND - ENErgy Retrofit FUNDing Tool

ENERFUND project aims to enhance investments in refurbishment of buildings across Europe by developing a tool that rates and...

Organisation
Energies 2050
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Financial Sector
Energy
Buildings and construction
Project
November 26, 2018ANVR - Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators

Better Holidays Program from Dutch Tour Operators Association

The objective is to offer a set of trainings and tools to improve the sustainability performance of the tour operators...

Organisation
ANVR - Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators
Project
January 15, 2018Netherlands - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Green Deal Circular Procurement

Implementing innovation on Circular Procurement by practise based collaboration between implementing organisations. Various...

Organisation
Netherlands - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Resource
January 9, 2018Netherlands Nutrition Centre (Voedingscentrum)

Voedselafdruk: a foodprint tool to raise awareness about healthy and environmentally conscious food choices

Particularly children and young people can learn to consciously think about what they eat and what effect it has on their...

Organisation
Netherlands Nutrition Centre (Voedingscentrum)
Type
Technical Tools
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Food & Beverage