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Press Release: Penultimate UN Talks on Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Will Make or Break the Treaty: WWF
WWF calls on governments to prioritize banning the most harmful and avoidable plastics; establishing global requirements on product design and performance to ensure reduction, reuse and safe recycling for all plastic products; and putting in place a robust financial mechanism.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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World Squanders Over 1 Billion Meals a Day – UN Report
The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, co-authored with WRAP, provides the most accurate global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, data, food security, research, waste
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Report: E-Waste Is Being Generated Five Times Faster Than It Is Being Recycled
Worldwide, the annual generation of e-waste is surging by 2.6 million tonnes annually and is on track to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, which a 33% increase from the 2022 figure.
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- Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, research, waste
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E-Waste Recycling Rates Remain Dangerously Low as Demand for Electronic Devices Booms, UN Report Reveals
Less than a quarter of the record 62 billion kilograms of electronic waste (or e-waste) generated globally in 2022 was recycled, according to a new analysis.
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- WASH
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- Global
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- infrastructure, recycling, research, waste
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Making ICT4D Green: Three Focus Areas for Improving the Environmental Impact of the Information and Communication Technology for Development Sector
The global digital transformation is generating many positive impacts, and digital technologies have become essential tools for climate and environmental action. But according to Nora Lindström at Catholic Relief Services, the growing use of digital technology is also causing some significant environmental challenges — and the “Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)” sector must address them. She discusses several ways to increase the tech industry's sustainability, focusing on three key elements of ICT: generative AI, broadband access and electronic equipment.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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Analysis: Tackling the Plastics Pollution Crisis by Channeling Private Capital to Projects that Reduce Plastic Waste
The new Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond channels up-front financing from capital market investors looking to support plastic waste collection and recycling activities.
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- Global
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- impact bonds, waste
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Press Release: KKR Closes US$6.4 Billion Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors II Fund
At close, the Fund is the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for Asia Pacific.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trash Talk: Five Lessons for Reducing Plastic Pollution by Establishing Sachet Recycling Loops
Sachet waste — i.e., packaging for small, single-use quantities of consumer goods — is a growing environmental threat. With increasing demand for sachet-packaged products, particularly in emerging economies, the world now produces a staggering 855 billion pieces of this waste each year. Rolph Droste at Bopinc discusses the environmental impact of sachet waste, and shares learnings from a consortium of businesses and nonprofits that is establishing a large-scale, market-driven solution for recycling this waste in Bangladesh.
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- Environment, WASH
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