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January 4, 2024One Planet Network

Webinar on the future of ecolabeling in Costa Rica: An opportunity for national and regional commerce
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Latin America/Caribbean
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Environmental Services
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Consumer Goods
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March 28, 2023United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Project Launch: Eco-Advance, Ecolabels and Sustainable Public Procurement

The project Eco-Advance: Ecolabels and Sustainable Public Procurement, funded by the German International Climate Initiative (IKI), aims to increase the use of sustainable public procurement (SPP) and Type-1 Ecolabels as tools to improve climate...

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Latin America/Caribbean
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Public Procurement
Textiles
Buildings and construction
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October 13, 2022Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Podcast mini series released: exploring good practices for food systems transformations

Join us in this new podcast mini-series from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and get inspired as we explore good practices and challenges for advancing the transformation of sustainable food systems.

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Food & Beverage
Environmental Services
Agricultural and Fishery
Health
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July 28, 2022TÜV Rheinland

China’s first "carbon accounting for zero-carbon cold chain parks" standard

Recently TÜV Rheinland Greater China (hereinafter referred to as "TÜV Rheinland"), as the main compiling unit, attended the launch meeting for the "Zero Carbon Cold Chain Park Carbon Accounting Standard" in Shanghai. The project is led by the Yangtze...

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Buildings and construction
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March 15, 2022TÜV Rheinland

TUV Rheinland: Making Every Day Repair Day

In 2021, the worldwide mountain of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) totaled an estimated 57.4 million tonnes. This represents a 21% jump in the five years since 2014 (with e-waste on a predicted course to reach 74 Mt by 2030). Global...

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Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Consumer Goods
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December 14, 2021Consumer Information Programme

CASE STUDIES: Consumer Information in Costa Rica and Mexico

Five case studies from Costa Rica and four from Mexico were developed to showcase the best practices of companies on applying the Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information to consumers

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Latin America/Caribbean
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Food & Beverage
Consumer Goods
Buildings and construction
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May 3, 2021Consumer Information Programme

CCFA presents proposal for low-carbon consumption at China Sustainable Consumption Roundtable

CCFA presents proposal for low-carbon consumption at China Sustainable Consumption Roundtable to help achieve the carbon peak, carbon neutral "3060 target”.

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January 25, 2021Consumer Information Programme

VIDEO: A taste of coffee – Ecolabelling in Costa Rica

Costa Rica developed the first product category rule in Latin America to measure the environmental footprint of coffee with international standards.

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September 28, 2020United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

World leaders highlight Sustainable Consumption and Production in 'Pledge for Nature'

Ahead of the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity on Wednesday 30th September, 64 world leaders and the EU have committed to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030

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August 25, 2020ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

CEC Supports Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Implementing Sustainable Procurement

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June 29, 2020United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

CEC participating in standard development for GPP on delivery and packaging

A New Environmental Guardian Certification Program launched in China by CEC

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November 3, 2019One Planet Network

Costa Rica joins co-leadership of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica has joined the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture and the World Wildlife Fund in the co-leadership of the Sustainable Food Systems programme.