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Scaling up plastic substitutes is key to tackling pollution

Scaling up plastic substitutes is key to tackling pollution

3 Feb 2023
Nature abounds in sustainable alternatives to plastics, but companies and countries must work across borders to boost their production and tackle barriers.
Project set to help Indo-Pacific region fight plastic pollution

Project set to help Indo-Pacific region fight plastic pollution

13 Jan 2023
Funding from the United Kingdom extends to the region UNCTAD’s work on sustainable manufacturing and plastic substitutes.
Alarm bells ring over environmental cost of digitalization

Alarm bells ring over environmental cost of digitalization

27 Apr 2022
Digital technologies are fuelling the climate crisis. Only drastic behaviour change will make them work for people and the planet, experts say at UNCTAD's eCommerce Week.
Dashboard shows environmental impacts of exports from African and South Asian countries

Dashboard shows environmental impacts of exports from African and South Asian countries

24 Mar 2022
The tool helps governments and businesses understand how exports are hurting the local environment, so they can better align environmental, trade and industrial policies.
Assessing the environmental impact of the export process of Bangladesh ready-made garments and its digitalization

Assessing the environmental impact of the export process of Bangladesh ready-made garments and its digitalization

15 Mar 2022
Written by: Yann Duval, Sangwon Lim and Mahezabin Natasha, Article No. 84 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°93 - First Quarter 2022]
How to tackle pollution fuelled by manufacturing in developing countries

How to tackle pollution fuelled by manufacturing in developing countries

18 Feb 2022
By Henrique Pacini and Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, UNCTAD Economists
How to build concerted multilateral action on plastic pollution

How to build concerted multilateral action on plastic pollution

22 Nov 2021
By David Vivas-Eugui, Legal Officer, and Henrique Pacini, Economist, UNCTAD
New report maps trade-manufacturing-pollution nexus in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

New report maps trade-manufacturing-pollution nexus in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

10 Nov 2021
The study assesses the export-associated pollution generated by the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth.
Seizing the opportunities of a circular economy in textiles

Seizing the opportunities of a circular economy in textiles

28 Jun 2021
By Henrique Pacini, Economist, UNCTAD
Carbon emissions anywhere threaten development everywhere

Carbon emissions anywhere threaten development everywhere

2 Jun 2021
By Graham Mott, Carlos Razo and Robert Hamwey