29 Sep 2022
SDG8: Decent work and economic growth
Despite the impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis, in the last decades employment and world GDP growth have lifted millions out of poverty. However, growth is slowing and inequalities are growing rapidly. Achieving this objective requires bold action to support sustainable economic growth, innovation and job creation, to protect and foster workers' rights, and to end modern slavery, child labour and trafficking.
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22 Jun 2022
The Growing Environmental Risks of E-Waste
26 Apr 2022
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
Organizations
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
EIA Convention
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WBCSD
Experts
Alexander Kasterine
Alexander Kasterine is Senior Advisor at the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO).
Benjamin Simmons
Benjamin Simmons is the Head of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP).
Charlotte de Fontaubert
Charlotte de Fontaubert is the Global Lead for the Blue Economy at the World Bank.
Christophe Bellmann
Christophe Bellmann is the Head of Policy Analysis and Strategy at the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS).
Claudia Ten Have
Claudia ten Have is a Senior Policy Coordination Officer at Minamata Convention on Mercury Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme.
Elisa Tonda
Elisa Tonda is the Chief of the Resources and Markets Branch at the UN Environment Programme, effective 1 September 2022.
Fulai Sheng
Sheng Fulai is the Head of the Economic and Trade Policy Unit at UNEP Resources and Markets Branch.
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith joined UNEP Finance Initiative in 2020 to lead the ecosystems workstream.
Justin Adams
Co-Head, Platform for Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions, World Economic Forum and Executive Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance
Liesbeth Casier
Liesbeth Casier is a Policy Advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Moustapha Kamal Gueye is the Global Coordinator of Green Jobs Programme at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker is the President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.
Robert Marinkovic
Robert Marinkovic is an Adviser for Climate and Green Economy at the International Organization of Employers
Salman Hussain
Salman Hussain is the Coordinator of the The Economics Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
Sandrine Salerno
Sandrine Salerno is the Executive Director of Sustainable Finance Geneva.
Thomas Höhne-Sparborth
Thomas Höhne-Sparborth is Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier.
Vera Weick
Vera Weick is a Programme Officer at the Resources and Markets Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Vic Van Vuuren
Vic Van Vuuren is the Director of the Enterprises Department at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.Events
Conference
WTO Public Forum 2022 – Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery: Ambition to Action
27 – 30 Sep 2022
WTO & Online
WTO
Conference
Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Forum 2022
30 Sep 2022
International Trade Centre & Online
ITC
Workshop
Green Skills Project “vers une économie circulaire” | Objectifs & Scénarios
04 Oct 2022 08:30 – 17:30
Campus Biotech
Nomads Foundation
Workshop
Green Skills Project “vers une économie circulaire” | Décisions clés, options stratégiques
05 Oct 2022 08:30 – 12:30
Campus Biotech
Nomads Foundation
Virtual
UNEP FI’s 17th Global Roundtable | Transforming Finance, Accelerating Change
10 – 14 Oct 2022
Online
UNEP FI
Workshop
Fresque de l’économie circulaire
13 Oct 2022 18:00 – 21:00
Haute école de gestion de Genève
La Fresque de l'Economie Circulaire
Workshop
Green Skills Project “vers une économie circulaire” | Choix d’une stratégie robuste
15 Nov 2022 08:30 – 17:30
Campus Biotech
Nomads Foundation
Workshop
Green Skills Project “vers une économie circulaire” | Implémentation
16 Nov 2022 08:30 – 12:30
Campus Biotech
Nomads Foundation
Learning
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