SDG 12.5: Substantially Reduce Waste Generation

“This briefing explores the environmental issues associated with plastics and what the creative sector can do to tackle plastic pollution.”

“EEP Africa, in partnership with CLASP, has compiled a set of resources to support companies overcome many of the barriers to e-waste management and recycling in East and Southern Africa. In this toolkit, project developers will find best practices for off-grid solar e-waste management, resources on...

“Digital preservation good practice is not solely about how successfully we preserve the bits and enable access to them, it must also take into account the broader context in which our work sits, and the wider responsibilities we have to society and the environment. Simply put, there is no point in...

“Collection-based institutions – zoos, aquariums, museums, and botanical gardens – exhibit wildlife and thus have a special connection with nature. Many of these institutions emphasize a mission of conservation, and, undeniably, they do contribute directly to conservation education and conservation...

“MOCA Busan, Daelim Museum, MMCA ask how art can be sustainable by reusing materials, reducing waste.”

“As world tourism begins recovering from the coronavirus crisis, the Future of Tourism Coalition shares a global mission: to place destination needs at the center of tourism’s new future.

We invite you to be a part of this movement.

Decades of unfettered growth in travel have put the world’s...

“As a fundamental frame of reference for responsible and sustainable tourism, the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET) is a comprehensive set of principles designed to guide key-players in tourism development. Addressed to governments, the travel industry, communities and tourists alike, it aims...

“The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Criteria were created to provide a common understanding throughout the world of “sustainable tourism”, and are the minimum that any tourism business should aspire to reach. They are organized around four main themes: effective sustainability planning...

“The ICC Green Economy Roadmap represents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary effort to frame the concept of ‘green economy’ and promote a more common understanding… The ICC Green Economy Roadmap is a forward-looking document meant to serve as a reference document for current and future actions...

“The Green Exhibit Checklist (GEC) is a tool to evaluate the environmental sustainability of exhibits. The goal of the checklist is to inspire exhibit teams to reduce the environmental impacts of exhibit production. The Green Exhibit Checklist can be a useful tool in early planning to help set...

“For any construction project, just as for any complex undertaking in general, a checklist provides a useful means of confirming that everything has been considered. Although it cannot claim to be exhaustive, the following list of aspects of planning, construction, and also library operation, is...

“Whoever said “it’s not easy being green” (and I think it was Kermit the Frog) was not entirely right. Being green is not that difficult in itself. Actually, it can be surprisingly easy to make a difference (and surprisingly cheap), but sometimes we just need a helping hand to work out where to...