Reading Time: 3 minutesMany people lack clean water, facing droughts, floods, and pollution. Efforts to address water issues are increasing, but corruption and conflicts hinder progress. Effective water governance is pivotal for peace.
Category: Environment
Building momentum – global climate efforts focussing on the built environment
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite efforts to decarbonize the building sector, focus has primarily been on new buildings, neglecting the energy inefficiency of older buildings. Collaboration between national and subnational governments is vital in establishing near-zero emissions standards for new constructions by 2030.
Les PME peuvent-elles boucler la boucle ? Comment les petites entreprises peuvent porter l’économie circulaire.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAvec “trois planètes” nécessaires pour soutenir nos systèmes de consommation et de production actuels d’ici 2050, l’économie circulaire offre un modèle pour contrebalancer les pressions environnementales croissantes.
Business Statistics as Usual Will No Longer Suffice
Reading Time: 6 minutesOECD experts Rudiger Ahrend, Sandrine Kergroach, and Annabelle Mourougane look at how business statistics play a critical role in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and addressing climate challenges.
Can SMEs square the circle? How small businesses can boost their contribution to the circular economy
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith “three earths” needed to sustain our current consumption and production systems by 2050, the circular economy offers a model to counterbalance the environmental pressures that are mounting.
Co-operation and inclusive growth for a better future: Yokohama’s story
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our newest Mayor of the Moment interview, Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor of Yokohama, Japan, discusses the green transformation, cooperation with other Champion Mayors as well as other Asian cities.
Small business, big impact: how SMEs are embracing sustainability
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere can be no net zero without SMEs. According to new estimates produced by the OECD, SMEs account for around 40% of business carbon emissions at the EU level. Their role is vital in meeting global climate commitments. So how are they embracing sustainability?
From standards to action – Fostering a holistic approach to sustainable finance for SMEs
Reading Time: 4 minutesSMEs are key for a sustainable climate transition – there will be no net zero without SMEs. Find out more about how banks and other financial institutions have a central role to play in financing SMEs’ green and sustainable investments.