Many governments have worked to create a circular economy across important industries by encouraging waste reduction and ethical use of natural resources as they set targets to meet their sustainability goals. The circular economy, according to the World Economic Forum, offers an option that might yield up to USD $4.5 trillion in economic benefits by 2030.
The circular economy, in general, aims to maximize the value of resources in order to keep them in use for as long as possible while reducing waste along the value chain. Product improvements to reduce the quantity of production resources or encourage consumers to fix rather than replace a broken product are two examples of these methods.
Recently, the TIC Council has assembled a panel of global experts, including Mr. Rakesh Vazirani, TÜV Rheinland's Global Head of Sustainability Services (Products), for a discussion on how standards plays a key role to avoid greenwashing during the implementation of a circular economy action plan. More often than not, some organizations have knowingly or unknowingly provided inaccurate information or created a false front about how their products and services are truly beneficial to our environment - in their zealous pursuit of sustainability KPIs.
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Green Claims - Doing it Right with ConfidenceDuration: 1 hour 40 minutes | Actual Webinar Date: 22 March 2022 Meeting sustainability goals requires a commitment based on rigorous and thorough approach. It requires companies to function in accordance with the best possible way of making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials. Lack of standards in this area may present the risk of greenwashing or misallocation of assets and could lead to a lack of trust in Green Claims. Featured Speakers: Michelle Carvill, The Chartered Institute of Marketing | Kate Harris, Global Ecolabelling Network | Katrina Duck, Serai | Andrea Belen Vega Talledo, Indecopi | Jan Christian Polanía Giese, Adelphi | Oliver Bealby-Wright, Consumers International | Rakesh Vazirani, TÜV Rheinland
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Manage Standards for SDGs -International Standards to action for SDGsDuration: 1 hour 32 minutes | Actual Webinar Date: 17 November 2021 Meeting sustainability goals necessitates a commitment based on a thorough and rigorous approach. It requires that businesses operate in accordance with the best possible method of producing a product, managing a process, providing a service, or supplying materials. A lack of standards in this area may lead to greenwashing or misallocation of assets, as well as a lack of trust in progress toward the SDGs. During this webinar, we’ll deep-dive into how International organizations have developed standards that can be linked with policies related to Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, Environmental Management, and Social Responsibility amongst others. Featured Speakers: Elisabeth Tuerk, UNECE | Siti Rubiah Lambert, UNCTAD | Pam Tarif, ECOS (Belgium) | Hans Kröder, Learn2Improve | Rakesh Vazirani, TÜV Rheinland
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