Yunus Environment Hub’s Co-founder and Chairman, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, has been appointed by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a member of the Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste, in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Zero Waste (77/161) adopted on 22 December 2022. In a …
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“The study helps to connect plastic credits with the informal sector and how we should be mindful of the welfare of informal waste collectors if plastic credits schemes are adopted by businesses as part of their approach in meeting obligations towards extended producer responsibilities.” – Vincent Aloysius, UNEP In the global south, the collection …
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The 12th annual Social Business Day 2022, organized by Yunus Centre, took place from 27-30 June 2022. This global event gathers international social business community members, providing the space for dialogue, sharing ideas, and building synergies. As Nobel Peace Laureate, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, emphasized, our current civilization has set the world on a timer. Our …
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“The big question we need to answer is this – are we bringing the world back to where it was before the coronavirus? Or are we reinventing the world? The decision is in our hands.” Prof. Muhammad Yunus On June 15th, 2022, the public launch event of the SINA project (SINA is the German acronym …
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Review of the panel discussion at CAIF Conclave during the SANKALP Summit 2021 in India At the end of last year, our Co-founder and Managing Director Christina Jäger spoke at CAIF (Circular Apparel Innovation Factory) Conclave during the 2021 Sankalp Global Summit, contributing to the panel discussion ‘Reimagining Jobs and Livelihoods in the Textile Industry’. …
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ValuCred is a consortium led by Yunus Environment Hub, Nehlsen & Rodiek, and BlackForestSolutions. It is one of the first projects promoted by PREVENT Waste Alliance, with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Röchling Stiftung. The aim of ValuCred is to design an internationally applicable system to …
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How do we deal with the environmental and climate challenges of our time? And how can social innovations contribute to a more sustainable and just society? On behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), Yunus Environment Hub (YEH) is analysing the ecological, social, and economic potential …
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Yunus Environment Hub (YEH) is happy to announce that we have joined SEND e. V. – a network with more than 700 members advocating for social entrepreneurship in Germany. The goal of SEND e. V. is to create a society in which everyone profits from progress, and this is done by linking those in the …
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The pandemic has thrown a wrench into the global economic machine, curtailing growth in many parts of the world. Governments and businesses are now directing all of their energy toward restoring the old normal and the pre-pandemic growth rate. And yet, our policy mantra really should be the opposite: “No going back.” After all, in …
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