International co-operation on science, technology and innovation pushes the knowledge frontier and accelerates progress towards tackling shared global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. The OECD provides data and evidence-based analysis on supporting research and innovation and fostering policies that promote responsible innovation and technology governance for resilient and inclusive societies.
United Nations Environment Programme (2017). Global Mercury Supply, Trade and Demand.
United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank (2017). Roadmap for a Sustainable Financial System. Geneva and Washington, D.C.: United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank.
Recent advances in the science and technology of global supply chain management offer near–real-time demand-response systems for decision-makers across production networks. Technology is helping pr...
The Guidance document for the Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) in Developing Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) outlines ...
SAVING THE OZONE: It might not seem so long ago that the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica had us in a frenzy over CFCs in hairsprays and insecticides. In fact, on September 16 2012…
We examined the use of mercury (Hg) and nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in teeth of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard as biotracers of temporal changes in Hg pollution exposure between 1964 and 2003. Teeth were regarded as a good matrix of the Hg exposure, and in total 87 teeth of polar bears we
Major chemical accidents persist on a global scale and can result in fatalities, injuries, extensive environmental contamination and substantial economic setbacks. The OECD supports public authorities, industry, labour and other stakeholders in preventing chemical accidents and ensuring an appropriate response in the event of their occurrence.
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (2018). SASB materiality mapTM.
Spotlight on a diverse industry The electronics industry employs millions of workers throughout the world and plays a significant role in the structure of the world’s economy. Many multinational electronics industries retain their capital intensive operations in home countries, but locate their labour intensive operations in newly industrialising countries, because of the lower cost of labour and attractive financial and infrastructural incentives offered. In many developing and newly industrialising countries, the industry is a major contributor to employment and national economic growth. The electronics industry is diverse with a wide spectrum of processes. Its sectors include semiconductor wafer fabrication, manufacture of printed circuit boards, the assembly of semiconductor devices and printed circuit boards, and assembly of the final electronic products. There are also many supporting industries that produce materials and components necessary to make the final product. These include those which manufacture metal and plastic parts, electrical parts such as storage media for hard disks, precision motors to run drives, transformers, switches, liquid crystal displays, and other electronic components. In general, the processes in the electronics industry can be viewed as a series of work leading to the final product (table 1): View this table: Table 1 Work processes in the electronics industry
Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth’s crust. Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world.
Download the Chemical Footprint Project 2017 Annual Report. Click on the images below to access individual chapters, or DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Please note:…
COP Decisions & Recommendations on PCBs
Information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public
Growing evidence for global pollinator decline is causing concern for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services maintenance. Neonicotinoid pesticides have been identified or suspected as a k...
Vulnerable periods during the development of the nervous system are sensitive to environmental insults because they are dependent on the temporal and regional emergence of critical developmental pr...
Cogut, A. (2016). Open Burning of Waste: A Global Health Disaster.
At Unilever we meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Andersen, J.H., Asplund, L., Berger, U., Bignert, A., Boalt, E., Broeg, K., Brzozowska, A., Cato, I., Durkin, M., Garnaga, G., Gustavson, K., Haarich, M., Hedlund, B., Köngäs, P., et al. (2010). Hazardous Substances in the Baltic Sea: An Integrated Thematic Assessment of Hazardous Substances in the Baltic Sea. Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings No. 120B. Korpinen, S. and Laamanen, M. (eds.). Helsinki: Helsinki Commission.
United Nations (2020). Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Fourteenth edition.
