Sustainable consumption

Yili Participated in the COP27 Panel Discussion on Green Business Practices

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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Representatives of international organizations and enterprises joinedroundtable discussions on the respective "Green Practices of Businesses andOpportunities on Renewable Energy Supply Chain" panels.

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  • Representatives of international organizations and enterprises joinedroundtable discussions on the respective "Green Practices of Businesses andOpportunities on Renewable Energy Supply Chain" panels.
  • Yili was invited to attend the seminar online as a representative from China'sfood product industry.
  • Pan Gang, Chairman and President of Yili Group, initially proposeda concept of "Green Leadership" in 2007 and introduced the "Green IndustryChain" in China's dairy business in 2009.
  • Yili promotes green manufacturing in its plants by enhancing energyefficiency, utilizing renewable energy, and employing environmentally friendlypackaging.

Ecomondo: "SwitchMed Connect", the European Union's circular economy event, in Italy for the first time

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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The second day will feature the #EYESONBLUE ceremony awarding prizes to the 3 best entrepreneurs and their innovative Blue Economy projects.

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  • The second day will feature the #EYESONBLUE ceremony awarding prizes to the 3 best entrepreneurs and their innovative Blue Economy projects.
  • The contest is jointly organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) , EU Neighbours South and the SwitchMed programme.
  • The programme includes "SwitchMed: sustainable and circular fish food systems for a Blue Economy in the Mediterranean" and conferences on transversal topics: textile and fashion industry, access to sustainable finance, circularity of plastics and open-eco innovation.
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Ecomondo: "SwitchMed Connect", the European Union's circular economy event, in Italy for the first time

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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The second day will feature the #EYESONBLUE ceremony awarding prizes to the 3 best entrepreneurs and their innovative Blue Economy projects.

Key Points: 
  • The second day will feature the #EYESONBLUE ceremony awarding prizes to the 3 best entrepreneurs and their innovative Blue Economy projects.
  • The contest is jointly organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) , EU Neighbours South and the SwitchMed programme.
  • The programme includes "SwitchMed: sustainable and circular fish food systems for a Blue Economy in the Mediterranean" and conferences on transversal topics: textile and fashion industry, access to sustainable finance, circularity of plastics and open-eco innovation.
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transcosmos announces the results of "Global Online Shopping Survey in 8 Cities 2022"

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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TOKYO, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. conducted its proprietary "Global Online Shopping Survey in 8 Cities 2022" in order to gauge the current trends in consumer online shopping behavior worldwide.

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  • TOKYO, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. conducted its proprietary "Global Online Shopping Survey in 8 Cities 2022" in order to gauge the current trends in consumer online shopping behavior worldwide.
  • Since 2018, transcosmos has been conducting its annual survey "Online Shopping Trends Survey in 10 Asian Cities."
  • The results found that shoppers in Seoul tend to have similar preferences with those in New York and London, rather than with other Asian cities.
  • Their interest in using new shopping and communication channels including online chat, live streaming e-commerce and avatar, remains low.

Sustainable, People-centered Solutions for Affordable Housing to Take Center Stage at Eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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"We must center our actions on the needs of the people to truly build in a greener, safer, more resilient way."

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  • "We must center our actions on the needs of the people to truly build in a greener, safer, more resilient way."
  • The forum's four tracks are Build resilient cities and communities; Innovative housing solutions and technologies; Advance sustainability in the housing sector; and Finance affordable housing.
  • The track on innovative housing solutions and technologies explores the various ways we can achieve affordable housing through innovation and technology.
  • The last track --finance affordable housing -- will focus on the financing instruments of different actors in both public and private sectors that fund affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity: Innovation Awards at the Virtual Asia-Pacific Housing Forum to Promote Winning Sustainable Solutions for Affordable Housing

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Friday, September 3, 2021
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BANGKOK, Sept 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum's Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate innovators and disruptors in the affordable housing sector.

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  • BANGKOK, Sept 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum's Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate innovators and disruptors in the affordable housing sector.
  • Startup and scaleup companies, policymakers and advocates, architects and engineers are invited to submit sustainable and practical solutions for affordable housing.
  • "We need everyone working together and every possible creative solution that is locally adapted to address the housing deficit."
  • The Forum, with the theme "Building forward better for inclusive housing," includes program tracks on resilient cities and communities, innovative housing solutions and technologies, sustainability in the housing sector, and financing affordable housing.

Habitat for Humanity to hold Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in Thailand for the third time

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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BANGKOK, Aug 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Habitat for Humanity announced that the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum with the theme, "Building forward better for inclusive housing", will be held in Bangkok from December 7 to 9.

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  • BANGKOK, Aug 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Habitat for Humanity announced that the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum with the theme, "Building forward better for inclusive housing", will be held in Bangkok from December 7 to 9.
  • This will be the third time that the affordable housing forum will be held in Thailand.
  • In Thailand, for instance, the slum and squatter population has continued to increase, with a majority of them in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
  • Some of the main speakers of the Asia-Pacific Housing Forum include Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of United Nations Human Settlements Programme, and Jonathan Reckford, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International.

Article - How to promote sustainable consumption

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Monday, November 23, 2020
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This means that if everyone consumed as much as people in the EU, we would need 2.8 planet Earths.

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  • This means that if everyone consumed as much as people in the EU, we would need 2.8 planet Earths.
  • Some 59% of consumers do not know that the legal minimum guarantee period in the EU is two years.
  • Check out facts and figures about the EU's waste management

    How do MEPs want to achieve sustainable consumption?

  • The report on a sustainable single market calls for a genuine right to repair", meaning the repairs should be simple and affordable.

Amazon Launches ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ to Make It Easier for Customers to Discover and Shop for Sustainable Products

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced Climate Pledge Friendly, a new program to help make it easy for customers to discover and shop for more sustainable products.

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  • Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced Climate Pledge Friendly, a new program to help make it easy for customers to discover and shop for more sustainable products.
  • Amazon has partnered with trusted third-party certifications, and customers will be able to discover sustainable products that meet sustainability standards that help preserve the natural world.
  • Climate Pledge Friendly is a simple way for customers to discover more sustainable products that help preserve the natural world, said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO.
  • Amazons initiative will drive scale and impact for more sustainable consumption by helping customers easily discover products that are Climate Pledge Friendly and encourage the manufacturers to make their products more sustainable.

Sodexo acts for a sustainable economic recovery

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Friday, June 5, 2020
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Prior to Covid-19, Sodexo had 1,500 sites equipped or actively engaged in the deployment process of the program.

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  • Prior to Covid-19, Sodexo had 1,500 sites equipped or actively engaged in the deployment process of the program.
  • Since the launch of the program, Sodexo has been able to save the equivalent 4.8 million meals.
  • Maria Outters, SVP Corporate Responsibility said: Underlying economic and social challenges ahead will magnify the need for economic models built on sustainable consumption patterns and solutions preserving natural resources.
  • The Covid-19 crisis is a wake-up call to inject a much-needed collective purpose in the economic recovery and prevent an aggravated health, social and ecological crisis.