The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) is actively improving waste management in the context of a comprehensive Environmental Management system (EMS). The Sustainable UN (SUN) team of UNEP guided an internal audit on waste samples…
Annual Report
The Greening the Blue Annual Report provides information on the UN system's environmental performance and the progress in the implementation of the Sustainability Strategy I.
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Environmental Performance of UN Entities
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Resources and Publications
Waste composition analysis is a process of physically separating, weighing, and categorizing waste. This is done with the purpose to understand the composition of the waste generated, to estimate waste amounts generated in a year, and…
On an annual basis, Greening the Blue provides information on the UN system’s environmental footprint and the efforts to reduce it.This 2024 edition of the Greening the Blue report showcases the sustainability performance of the UN system…
Good Practices on Environmental Sustainability in the United Nations System 2024 compiles, for the first time, 16 good practices from 14 UN entities, including UNICEF, UNDP, ESCAP, FAO, IOM, UNHCR, UNOG, ECLAC, UNESCO, UNMISS, UNON, UNU,…
News
In response to growing challenges of climate change and increasing water scarcity, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has implemented a comprehensive water management plan at its headquarters in Santiago…
Every year, the UN system procures essential goods and services, like medicines and safety equipment, managing billions of dollars. This purchase power comes with great responsibility, with UN system personnel assuring that budgets are…