More efforts needed to foster the repair sector in Europe, new ETC/EEA study finds

A recent report by the European Topic Centre – Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE), funded by the European Environment Agency (EEA), concludes that targeted initiatives and legislation as […]
UNEP Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information: new video

Consumers are becoming more mindful of how their consumption and purchasing choices can make a positive impact towards sustainable consumption. They are now more conscious of choosing more sustainable options […]
MOOC Launched by UN and Partners to Galvanise Action for Managing Hazardous E-waste

Geneva, 18 February 2020 It is estimated that, by 2050, there will be about 120 million metric tonnes of e-waste produced per year, far-outstripping current capacities to properly manage it […]
UN Environment Launches Hotspot Analysis and Lifecycle Tools

Paris/Nairobi, 14 March 2019 UN Environment’s Life Cycle Initiative has launched two new tools to advance Sustainable Consumption and Production, based on life cycle thinking. The Hotspot Analysis Tool for […]
Resource Decoupling Through Sustainable Innovation in ICT

Resource Decoupling Through Sustainable Innovation in ICT – The tools & business practices to make it happen Opinion Piece by Dr Robert Gerlach As the global population will reach over […]
“Green Lies, nothing for the environment, everything for business” – book launch Bio Schmidt-Bleek

Dornbirn, 5 June 2014 Politicians are blindly running into the wrong direction, while trying to design and implement energy and environment policies. That warning gives prof. Friedrich “Bio” Schmidt-Bleek in […]
Free download English version of “Commodities – Switzerland’s most dangerous business” now available

Zurich, 11 September 2012. Switzerland has emerged as one of the world’s dominant trading hubs for commodities, handling about 25 per cent of world trade, hosting the world’s largest trading […]
YES youth report about Davos published

Zurich, January 2012. The final report of the YES youth group about their participation in the World Resources Forum, held in Davos, September 2011, has been published. The report includes an […]
Commodities Trading: Book Examines Discreet and Booming Swiss Industry

Davos, September 2011. The NGO “Bern Declaration” launched their new book “Rohstoff – Das gefährlichste Geschäft der Schweiz“ (“Commodities: Switzerland’s Most Dangerous Business”) during a WRF workshop on Monday, Sept. […]