Road to net zero

Ecodesign: what it is, principles and examples in product and packaging

Ecodesign is the approach that builds environmental criteria into the design stage of a product or packaging, aiming to reduce its impact across the w ...

Carbon credits and the voluntary market: how they work

Emission reduction

Carbon credits and the voluntary market: how they work

A carbon credit is a certificate representing the reduction, avoidance or removal of one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) from the atmospher ...

How to write a sustainability report step by step

Practical guides

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How to write a sustainability report step by step

A sustainability report is the document a company uses to explain its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance over a financial year: wh ...

Hazardous waste: classification, management and obligations

Waste management

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Hazardous waste: classification, management and obligations

Hazardous waste is waste that displays one or more hazardous properties and poses a risk to human health or the environment. For that reason it requir ...

Water stress: what it is, causes and how it affects companies

Water footprint

Water stress: what it is, causes and how it affects companies

Water stress occurs when a territory's water demand approaches or exceeds the volume of water available, or when its quality limits its use. Technical ...

Greenhouse gases: which ones they are, sources and how they are measured

Core climate concepts

Greenhouse gases: which ones they are, sources and how they are measured

Greenhouse gases (GHG) are the gases in the atmosphere that trap part of the heat the Earth radiates back to space, causing the greenhouse effect. At ...

Net zero: what net zero emissions mean and how to achieve them

Emission reduction

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Net zero: what net zero emissions mean and how to achieve them

Net zero , or net zero emissions , is the state in which an organisation reduces its greenhouse gas emissions as far as possible and neutralises what ...

Sustainability regulation for companies in Latin America: a country guide

Legislation and regulation

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Sustainability regulation for companies in Latin America: a country guide

There is no such thing as Latin American sustainability regulation. What exists is five national frameworks that resemble each other far more than the ...

Practical guide to Chile's EPR Law for companies

Waste management

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Practical guide to Chile's EPR Law for companies

The question that settles everything else is whether your company is a producer under Law 20,920 . The answer comes from three chained questions: do y ...

Practical guide to Huella de Carbono Perú: registration, levels and verification

Practical guides

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Practical guide to Huella de Carbono Perú: registration, levels and verification

Registering on Huella de Carbono Perú is quick and simple: fill in a form with your tax ID, address, CIIU code and the details of a coordinator, attac ...

Environmental and sustainability regulation for companies in Peru

Legislation and regulation

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Environmental and sustainability regulation for companies in Peru

Peru has no single law requiring every company to measure its carbon footprint and publish a sustainability report. What it has is a set of pieces tha ...

How to prepare a sustainability report in Colombia, step by step

Practical guides