How do we tackle the fastest growing waste stream on the planet?

While digitalisation is bringing numerous benefits, it's also causing an unprecedented wave of e-waste. This is dangerous because e-waste contains a number of toxic components hazardous for the environment and human health.

However, e-waste is often rich in precious minerals, including gold, silver, platinum and copper. Right now, electronics companies spend a fortune buying and processing precious and rare minerals, only to see them buried in landfills.

We must start reusing, refurbishing or recycling e-waste. It is both strategic - is a world of resource scarcity and growing demand - as well as environmentally friendly since it could avoid tonnes of emissions.

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Food waste. Many of us believe this type of waste is not harmful to our environment. It is organic right? So, it will be absorbed by nature as many of us believe. Plastic waste, however, is harmful, and we should not pollute our environment with single-use plastic items. Much media attention is given to this plastic waste subject around the globe. But sending just 1kg of food waste to landfill, produces the same carbon emissions as landfilling a staggering 25,000 500ml plastic bottles.
When composing a waste management strategy, please take into account food waste.

Action to protect our environment is an investment for our future. As environmental degradation accelerates, even a partial collapse of our ecosystem would result in a 2.3% reduction in global GDP by 2030. The impact would be even greater for low-income countries, with real GDP expected to contract 10% annually during the same period.

Beyond the economic implications, there are social costs, which drive the true impact much higher. Effectively tackling climate issues requires co-ordination on a global scale. Having effective incentive structures and accountability mechanisms available will help to bring global co-operative efforts to fruition.

In the context of discussion and dialogue About waste management I must mention the experience of the National Youth Council in the Arab Republic of Egypt Where he was able to do so Astonishingly everyone And everyone liked it Where he launched the initiative of the Street Board of Directors She knows her acronym Each district appoints a person from the area's residents Responsible for sorting waste and reselling it in the market or manufacture The resulting amount will be saved To the services of the people of the area The Secretary-General of the National Youth Council of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr. Wael El-Tanahi, was working with his personality and effort, as well as the head of the council, Dr. Dalilah Mokhtar We always repeat the idea of ​​the initiative in different places Because our goal is to work to preserve the environment, the climate and the planet In conclusion, I present to my colleagues in the National Youth Council of the Republic of Egypt my thanks and appreciation for their full support for me and for allowing me the opportunity to represent them in the Green Forum, knowing that I am less experienced and capable than them, so I must thank them In conclusion, I thank all members of the group discussing waste management in the Green Forum Dr. Mohamed Sabry Al-Tawabti Advisor to the Committee on International Cooperation and International Relations at the National Youth Council in Egypt And a member of the United Nations Youth Vision 2030 for sustainable development

Hi there from Chelmsford, England on behalf of Project Globalymbe. We are very much looking forward to discussing Stockholm+50 and IPBES9 conferences. Tally ho! Andrew.

Can you really afford not to invest in diversity and inclusion?

Each year, discrimination at work around gender identity, ethnicity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation cost millions of dollars to our national economies and companies. At the same time, the COVID-19 crisis has also demonstrated that inclusion and diversity matter more than ever. Therefore, embracing it as a core value is a must for a sustainable future of work.

But what can be done to make this ideal a reality for millions of workers and employers worldwide?

Tune in and listen to the Podcast to find out more!

To say 2021 has “been a year” for the natural products industry would indeed be an understatement (and also an intolerable cliché). Yet despite its many challenges, as we were forced to face the harsh reality that the pandemic might be here to stay, fresh perspectives and new natural products industry trends that are transforming the overall consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry for the better also emerged.

Consumer behaviors are changing, and with that comes the opportunity for the natural products industry not just to meet consumers where they are, but also to predict where they’re heading. This 2022 natural products industry trends forecast reveals a shift from merely surviving today's problems to creating solutions for a brighter future in 12 key areas.