Apr 22, 2018 | Company news
Launched by the Bureau of International Recycling, the first Global Recycling Day was celebrated on 18 March 2018. Building on the recent surge of interest in the Circular Economy and similar concepts, it will help make the vision of turning wastes into resources...
Feb 15, 2018 | Company news
What was a dream for me 10 years ago is now happening: top leaders are embracing the notion of waste as a valuable resource rather than a costly problem. In yesterday’s discussion between the Director General of UNIDO and the President and Director General of BIR, the...
Jul 2, 2017 | Company news
The recent success of the circular economy approach to materials management is nothing short of amazing: it appears to be omnipresent these days. In June, the first World Circular Economy Forum took place in Helsinki, with the aim of kick-starting the transition...
Dec 2, 2014 | Company news
Nowadays, not a week goes by without a think tank somewhere in the world discussing ways of achieving a decent life for a growing world population without destroying the planet. This was debated at the World Resources Forum in Peru in October. In Switzerland, the...
Oct 14, 2014 | Company news
I sometimes think academics and government negotiators live in separate worlds when it comes to advancing the international policy agenda. Academics do intensive research; present in-depth analyses; and propose ways to resolve complex issues. Negotiators prepare...
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