This note promotes the links between short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) mitigation and the economic recovery. It highlights examples of how countries are addressing SLCPs in their recovery plans and provides options for resourcing the recovery. The report is aimed at public policymakers and their advisers.
This study finds evidence for good job quality in zero waste systems. Multiple studies of zero waste systems cite higher wages and better working conditions than in comparable fields, and opportunities to develop and use varied skills, from equipment repair to public outreach.
This report is the Urban Land Institute (ULI)'s first-ever outlook on issues that are specific to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)—a broad and critically important topic that affects every aspect of our businesses, our industry, and communities.
The human rights issues explored in this literature review are those that have been recognised by international bodies and the courts as being implicated by waste. These include substantive rights regarding exposure to waste such as right to life, health, safe and healthy work, among others detailed below. It also encompasses human rights to information and participation.
This report introduces the wide family of plastics and briefly explores the main challenges involved in transitioning towards a circular plastics economy.