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Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste includes liquid or solid materials that pose significant risks to human health or the environment due to characteristics like toxicity, flammability, or infectiousness. Effective management and mitigation strategies are crucial to reducing environmental and regulatory risks, shaping responsible corporate and investment practices.

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Conservation investment blueprint: Cleaner production in the textile sector - Büyük Menderes

The report outlines a conservation investment blueprint aimed at reducing water and chemical pollution in Turkey’s Büyük Menderes River Basin by improving cleaner production practices in the textile sector. It details financial models, stakeholder incentives, and replicability to enhance ecosystem health while maintaining industry competitiveness and regulatory compliance.
Research
7 December 2020

ChemSec

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
ChemSec is a non-profit organisation that works to make chemicals safer for people and the environment. They work with businesses and governments to promote the use of safer chemicals and to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals.
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Bankrolling plastics: The banks that fund plastic packaging pollution

Portfolio Earth
Banks continue to finance the global plastics chain, despite the significant risks of lender liability from the impacts of plastic waste. This report highlights the lack of development of any due diligence systems, contingent loan criteria, or financing exclusions at the banks when it comes to the plastic packaging industry.
Research
5 January 2021

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

The planetary boundaries concept presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come; a 'safe operating space'. Crossing these boundaries increases the risk of generating large-scale abrupt or irreversible environmental changes.
Research
13 February 2015