Resources

COP 30

The opening plenary of COP 30 commenced with the election of the COP30 President by the Parties. In his remarks, the President called on countries to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism over the next two weeks as they engage in critical negotiations to advance the goals of the UN Climate Convention and the Paris Agreement. The session set the stage for ambitious climate action, emphasizing the urgency of addressing global challenges through cooperation and decisive action.

Explaining the Circular Economy and How Society Can Re-think Progress

Re-Thinking Progress’ explores how through a change in perspective we can re-design the way our economy works – designing products that can be ‘made to be made again’ and powering the system with renewable energy. It questions whether with creativity and innovation we can build a restorative economy.

The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards: The Future of Reporting

Introducing the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, the first global standards for sustainability reporting. The GRI Standards enable all organizations to report publicly on their economic, environmental and social impacts and demonstrate their contributions – positive or negative – to the goal of sustainable development. Developed by the Global Sustainability Standards Board – an independent standard-setting body – the GRI Standards are based on years of expert input from diverse stakeholders. The Standards are global best practice and create a common language for sustainability reporting.

Explaining the Metaverse: Everything You Need to Know About Future of the Internet

Metaverse is the tech world’s next big thing, but it’s still a long ways from delivering on its promise.

Join the Carbon Call to Reach Net Zero by 2050

Carbon Call is mobilizing collective action to improve carbon accounting and reach net zero by 2050

The World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is the international organization committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation in the spirit of global citizenship. It engages with business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

Green Seal

Green Seal is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products. They certify hundreds of products using credible, science-based, and transparent standards.Contact: 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 827, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-872-6400.

ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard

ISSA is the leading trade association representing the commercial and institutional cleaning industry. Its Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) is a management framework designed to assist building service contractors and inhouse service providers develop quality, customer-centered organizations, and based on those universally accepted principles that have proven to be the hallmarks of well-managed, successful cleaning operations. Contact: 7373 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood, IL. Phone: 800-225-4772.

United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) rating system maximizes building operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. It is a recognized, performance based benchmark for building owners and operators to measure operations, improvements, and maintenance on a consistent scale. LEED-EB is designed for delivering economically profitable, environmentally responsible, healthy, productive places to live and work and provides a roadmap to building owners and managers on green cleaning. Contact: U.S. Green Building Council, 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20036. Phone: 202-828-7422.

UpLink

UpLink is an open innovation platform that creates bridges for entrepreneurs to connect to the investors, corporate partners, experts and other organizations they need to scale. Business as usual is not an option anymore. Change must be propelled by innovation, and the world needs a facilitator to make meaningful connections and remove obstacles. Uplink exist to unlock an entrepreneur revolution and support positive systemic change for people and planet.

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organizations to set science-based emissions reduction targets. The SBTi is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi call to action is one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments.

International EPD System

The International EPD System is the world’s first and longest operational EPD programme, originally founded in 1998 as the Swedish EPD System by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and industry. The International EPD System is owned and operated by EPD International AB. The program is operated in accordance with a.o. ISO 14025, ISO/TS 14027, ISO 14040, ISO 14044 and ISO 14067. For construction products, EPD programme also complies with the European standard EN 15804 (A1 and A2) as well as ISO 21930.