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24 February 2021

A water stewardship guide for eco-industrial parks in South Africa

Bernd Oellermann
This blog is the fourth in a four-part series focused on eco-industrial parks – communities of businesses working together to enhance their combined environmental, economic and social performance. The series offers insights from related GIZ and UNIDO projects that support the uptake of materials efficiency practices to promote cleaner production and climate-resilient business infrastructures.
27 January 2021

Can industrialization in Africa be sustainable?

Helen Hai
In 2012, Helen Hai set up a shoe factory in Ethiopia for the Chinese manufacturer, Huajian. Then, with her own company, C&H Garments, she went on to establish export-oriented garment manufacturing businesses in Kenya, Rwanda and Senegal. She is a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Goodwill Ambassador for industrialization in Africa. Here, in an article originally published in UN Chronicle, she argues that countries in Africa must make use of today's technological capabilities for cleaner industrial production.
27 January 2021

Women in industry – why we need more gender-sensitive statistics

Jenny Larsen
COVID-19 is highlighting how a lack of gender-sensitive statistics threatens women’s health. But a shortage of good, reliable data on women is also holding back progress towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID), and hampering preparations for the changing employment landscape of the post-COVID economy.
27 January 2021

What are green skills?

Charles Arthur
Simply put, green skills are the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in, develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society.
4 January 2021

Undeterred by Pandemic: Four trends in global climate action to watch in the coming decade

Pratima Divgi
The 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement marks a pivotal milestone in environmental disclosure. Across the globe, more and more countries and companies are leveraging the moment to invest in a more resilient and inclusive future. As we embark on a new year, CDP Hong Kong's regional director Pratima Divgi looks back on the challenging year of 2020 and discusses 4 emerging trends in the global sustainability terrain that will shape our market and regulatory environment in the next decade
22 December 2020

GIZ in Egypt: Unleashing the potential of sustainable industrial areas

Mohamed Mazen
This blog is the third in a four-part series focused on eco-industrial parks – communities of businesses working together to enhance their combined environmental, economic and social performance. The series offers insights from related GIZ and UNIDO projects that support the uptake of materials efficiency practices to promote cleaner production and climate-resilient business infrastructures.
15 December 2020

Eco-industrial parks: UNIDO’s solution for mainstreaming materials efficiency and cleaner production processes

Klaus Tyrkko
This blog is the second in a four-part series focused on eco-industrial parks – communities of businesses working together to enhance their combined environmental, economic and social performance. The series offers insights from related GIZ and UNIDO projects that support the uptake of materials efficiency practices to promote cleaner production and climate-resilient business infrastructures.
14 December 2020

Will COVID-19 accelerate the transition to a sustainable fashion industry?

Roberta de Palma, Marco Ricchetti
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic shutdowns have created unprecedented challenges for the fashion industry, including declining consumer spending and disrupted supply chains.
8 December 2020

Developing eco-industrial parks of the future: GIZ offers an innovative toolbox

Raghu Babu Nukala
This blog is the first in a four-part series focused on eco-industrial parks – communities of businesses working together to enhance their combined environmental, economic and social performance. This blog series offers insights from related GIZ and UNIDO projects that support the uptake of materials efficiency practices to promote cleaner production and climate-resilient business infrastructures.
2 December 2020

India: Building back better through remanufacturing

Rene van Berkel, Rajiv Ramchandra
Sectors with high job creation potential deserve specific support as India seeks to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Remanufacturing provides a case in point as it makes good business sense, creates valuable jobs, and supports the transition to a circular economy.

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