[MAY 20 - 24] Top 5 climate change and sustainability news of the week
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Check out the top 5 climate change and sustainability news stories of the week!
The week of May 20 brought important news regarding climate change and sustainability, such as the law regulating single-use plastic and disposable containers in Peru, the development of an economic model that promotes competitiveness: green economy; and how Peruvian companies are progressively changing the concept of sustainability. This week, public and private sector representatives from eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean also met to promote climate action and we had World Bee Day, to remember the importance of these animals in the ecosystem balance.
News summary
Peru will start charging a tax on single-use plastic from June onwards
The law regulating single-use plastic and disposable containers in Peru will have its respective regulations starting next June, which will include the payment of taxes and charges for the bags in stores. Source: America Economía. See note.
Green economy: What it is and how it can help promote competitiveness in Peru
The green economy is an economic model that seeks to improve human well-being and social equality, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological problems. Source: PQS. See note.
BCP: Local companies are still halfway in sustainability issues
The traditional model of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is evolving towards one of sustainability. BCP's Reputation and Social Responsibility Manager, Silvia Noriega, explains the progressive change of this paradigm in Peru. Source: El Comercio. See note.
Public and private sector representatives from eight Latin American and Caribbean countries meet to promote climate action
Representatives from the public and private sectors met in Lima to participate in the "Second Workshop of the Community of Practice on the involvement of the private sector in climate policy processes in Latin America" with the participation of more than 30 representatives from Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Uruguay and Peru, which are part of the LEDS LAC Platform and the EUROCLIMA+ Program, financed by the European Union. Source: MINAM. See note.
Time to appreciate the work of pollinators
Last Monday, May 20, we commemorated #WorldBeeDay, and on this occasion we remembered the importance of preserving all pollinators since more than 75 % of the world's food crops depend on them. In the following note, find out six ways to show our gratitude to bees, butterflies and other essential pollinators. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. See note.
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