There was a time when ideas like efficiency, sustainability and resilience were thought to be mutually exclusive terms. This was a problem for those involved…
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SAP and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have collaborated with London Design Festival to give unique insights into the global circular economy. Industry leaders from some of the world’s largest brands will join with independent designers, experts and activists who have made the Circular Economy central to their work. This session will focus on introducing the Circular Economy and the critical role of design in shaping a circular future. Tickets are free, however please register here to secure your space. Moderator: Greg Williams, Editor, WIRED Andrew Morlet, CEO, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Daniel Schmid, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP Lena Pripp Kovak, Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Tim Brown, Executive Chairman, IDEO Supported by SAP
After first achieving LEED Silver certification for design and construction in 2019, the commercial section of Montreal’s L/AVENUE tower, owned and operated by partners Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and BentallGreenOak, recently obtained LEED Gold O+M certification. L/AVENUE, the 50-story mixed-use building is located on Canadiens-de-Montréal Avenue, in the heart of downtown Montreal. For the project, our green building management experts planned and coordinated the launch of the LEED certification process, while our air quality team leveraged its expertise to ensure the building achieved Gold certification performance requirements. The building’s high energy efficiency, occupant satisfaction, access to active transportation and air quality level were some of the key elements that led to the certification.
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Plastic bottles continue to be used in fantastic quantities. We all know it makes no sense, but seem powerless to alter our behavior. It’s the perfect metaphor for how we approach the challenge of climate change.
Together with countries in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region, UNEP is developing a project entitled “Reduce marine plastics and plastic pollution in Latin American and Caribbean cities through a circular economy approach” co-financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project aims at facilitating governments and businesses at the city level in the region to address the plastic pollution through accelerating their transition to a circular economy for plastics. The project is planned to be implemented in 6 cities in Colombia (Cartagena, one more to be decided), Jamaica (Kingston, Montego Bay), Panama (Panama City, Colon). UNEP is issuing the following two types of posts to support the development of the project: Data collection consultancy: collection of data related with marine plastics and plastic pollution from the 3 target countries, in particular the 6 target cities; Policy consultancy: policy baseline identification and stakeholder engagement at national and local level related with circular economy, marine plastics, and plastic pollution from the 3 target countries, in particular the 6 target cities.