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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
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The "produce more and sell more" business model could become outdated due to Philips' "product-as-a-service" strategy, which...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
Resource
June 27, 2022UNECE

The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Organisation
UNECE
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
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
Resource
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July 12, 2017Sextante Consultoria

Update on Life Cycle Costing (LCC) project

Organisation
Sextante Consultoria
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
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July 11, 2017Sextante Consultoria

Best practices in sustainable public procurement of IT hardware in Europe - Report of the Procure IT Fair European Roundtable Meeting

Organisation
Sextante Consultoria
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Public Procurement
Resource
June 29, 2017PHI Factory | Rijkswaterstaat

Added Value: Reaping the benefits of 3 years of the Green Deal on Circular Procurement

The report outlines the work of 45 public and private sector participants to identify how best to use the procurement process...

Organisation
PHI Factory | Rijkswaterstaat
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Public Procurement
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Industrial Sector
Buildings and construction
Resource
January 16, 2017BPIE

Renovation in practice

BPIE’s report analyses a variety of approaches and solutions available to tackle the renovation challenge in terms of scale...

Organisation
BPIE
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Europe and Central Asia
Sectors
Agricultural and Fishery
Resource
December 24, 2014United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Governmental Use of Voluntary Standards: Innovation in Sustainability Governance

Organisation
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
Sectors
Public Procurement