This report highlights processes that contribute to the circular economy shift by retaining the value of the products within the system through the extension of their useful life. It quantifies the current-state and potential impacts associated with the inclusion of different value-retention processes by applying them to a series of products within three industrial sectors. The report also highlights the different barriers faced in the implementation of the processes.
This publication offers proven actions for creating and inspiring more sustainable lifestyles. It provides the rationale, resources, and ideas for developing initiatives across the areas of food, mobility, housing, goods, and leisure as well as in general sustainable lifestyle areas.
This report, Russia Green Finance: Unlocking opportunities for green investments presents the challenges, opportunities and possible avenues for mobilizing finances for greening the Russian economy.
This report evaluates the “state of the practice” for sustainability standards and rating or accounting systems within one asset class—infrastructure investment. It reviews the standards and assessment tools available to investors and developers to measure and report on the sustainability and resilience of their infrastructure investments.
This paper Creating Green Bond Markets: Insights, innovations, and tools from emerging markets represents the critical beginning for SBN members to build and expand local markets for green bonds. It captures SBN members’ diverse experiences and the latest insights into the drivers, challenges, and innovations to create green bond markets in the emerging markets.
This Report provides a critical assessment of the full range of issues facing decision-makers, including the importance, status, trends and threats to biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people, as well as policy and management response options for the Asia Pacific region.