VIDEO: Goal 12 - Sustainable consumption and production Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/sustainable-consumption-and-production/video-sustainable-consumption-and-production/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:46:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Targeting Plastics: Using nuclear techniques to tackle global challenges /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/11/targeting-plastics-using-nuclear-techniques-to-tackle-global-challenges/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:41:05 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=62020 There are more micro pieces of plastic in the sea than stars in the Milky Way. Watch the video to learn how scientists at our ocean labs in Monaco are using nuclear techniques to better understand this global threat. Produced by IAEA.

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]]> DP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh follows the sustainable fashion trail /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/08/undp-goodwill-ambassador-michelle-yeoh-follows-the-sustainable-fashion-trail/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:48:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=50272 DP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh sets out to discover “what sustainable fashion could look like, without compromising the beauty of our clothes.” One answer: high-fashion produced with certified sustainable new generation forest-based fabrics. “Made in Forests” was produced by the Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization’s (ECE/FAO) Forestry and Timber Section, together [...]

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]]> SDG Media Zone: Sustainable Fashion /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/sdg-media-zone-sustainable-fashion/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:31:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=33654 21 Sep 2017 - Speakers: Mr. Cameron Saul, (Founder, Bottletop), Ms. Sara Kozlowski, (CDFA, Director of Education and Professional Development) Moderator: Ms. Claire Baumann, (Senior Communications and Digital Marketing Professional, United Nations Foundation) The SDG Media Zone aims to engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening during the high-level week [...]

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]]> WATCH: How we treat our waste affects our health, environment and even our economies /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/02/mottainai/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:11:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24209 "Mottainai!" is a Japanese term for "what a waste!" Watch this Environment video to see how living more sustainably saves literally tonnes of waste.

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]]> Fostering sustainable economic growth, transformation and promoting sustainable consumption and production /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/09/fostering-sustainable-economic-growth-transformation-and-promoting-sustainable-consumption-and-production/ Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:53:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=11031 The post Fostering sustainable economic growth, transformation and promoting sustainable consumption and production appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Financing small business for development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/financing-small-business-for-development/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:51:09 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=7027 The post Financing small business for development appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Ghana: Digital Graveyard /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/01/ghana-digital-graveyard/ Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:21:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=4151 The post Ghana: Digital Graveyard appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

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