Curtigran Ltda is a 13-employee leather tannery situated in the metropolitan district of Bogotá. When faced with increasing environmental legislation, waste water treatment problems, and decreasing ...

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a unique two-phase United Nations (UN) summit that was initiated in order to create an evolving multi- stakeholder platform aimed at addressing ...

1. An assessment of the situation regarding the principle of “ensuring that no one is left behind” at the global level The current pressures on land resources are huge and expected to continue growing ...

The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum. Funding is provided by Accor, Bass Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Forte Hotels, Hilton International, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Marco Polo Hotels, ...

The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) is the UN training arm for social and economic development, environmental services and multilateral diplomacy. UNITAR’s mission is to ...

The objective of this publication is to shed light on opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of policies for sustainable consumption in both developed and developing countries. The publication ...

In September 2015, the Member States of the United Nations committed themselves to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (herein the 2030 Agenda) containing 17 Goals and 169 Targets, most of ...

Two decades after the Earth Summit, the importance of effectively engaging these nine sectors of society was reaffirmed by the Rio+20 Conference. Its outcome document "The Future We Want" highlights ...

The Report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but ...

In 2019, Lenzing pledged to reduce specific carbon emissions 50% by 2030 and become net-zero by 2050. Delivering on these commitments, Lenzing’s TENCEL™ brand developed carbon-zero TENCEL™ Modal and ...

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism is an organizational network of tourism stakeholders of the public and private sectors, non-profits, UN agencies and programmes, international ...

1. An assessment of the situation regarding the principle of “ensuring that no one is left behind” at the global level: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) ...