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15 March 2024

IGES and Its Partners Launch Global Project to Cease Open Waste Burning for Mitigation of Air Pollution, Climate Change and Health Risks

IGES, in partnership with Engineering X , the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) , Practical Action and UN Habitat , announces the launch of a ground-breaking project “Creating the enabling conditions for eliminating open burning of waste...

Announcement

4 September 2023

IGES and UN-Habitat Enter Partnership to Drive Transformative Change for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate sustainable waste management and combat climate change in cities. This...

Press Release

13 January 2023

IGES Content Rankings 2022

In 2022, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content. As a special feature at the start of 2023, we have compiled the most popular IGES content from the past year for the following...

Announcement

26 December 2022

Four partners will work with IGES and ERIA on applying behavioural insights to reduce plastic consumption and waste

IGES launched a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insights to reduce the use and waste of single-use plastics in cities and communities. The project is funded by and conducted in close collaboration with the Regional Knowledge Centre...

Announcement

28 November 2022

IGES Makes Major Contribution to the Action Plan on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Padang City, Indonesia

On 1 November, Padang City, Indonesia, launched an action plan and baseline report on integrated municipal solid waste management on the occasion of the 5th Green Cities Mayor Council Meeting of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT

Announcement

9 November 2022

Call for Proposals: Piloting the Application of Behavioural Insights for Plastic Reduction

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)launched a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insights to reduce the use and waste of single-use plastics in cities and communities. The project is funded by and conducted in close

Press Release

20 July 2022

Launch of SDGs Progress Report 2022 Survey Results on the Efforts of Global Compact Network Japan Companies and Organisations

How can companies and organisations contribute to delivering the essential transformations required to achieve the SDGs? The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ) launched their annual report...

Announcement

31 March 2022

IGES receives Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee

IGES was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee in recognition of its outstanding contribution to sustainable urban and socio-economic development in the city through leadership in a number of initiatives and...

Announcement

27 January 2022

Launch of Tool for Estimating Climate Impact from the Waste Sector in China

The IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) has launched version III of its IGES-GHG calculator entitled “Estimation Tool for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in a Life Cycle...

Press Release

5 January 2022

IGES Content Rankings 2021

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content in 2021. As a special feature at the start of 2022, we have compiled the most popular IGES content of the past year by category (Top 10...