A Green Economy, in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, is one of the two central themes of Rio+20. It underlines that it is in the interests of all nations - developed and developing and state or market-led - to begin reducing humanity's planetary impact in ways that reflect national circumstances. This summary report by UNEP's International Resource Panel is an important part of this overall discourse and direction. It brings empirical evidence to bear on the levels of natural resources being consumed by humanity and the likely consumption levels if past trends are mirrored into the future.

This new UNEP Report focuses on the global trends in sustainable energy development, covering both the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. This report shows that in spite of the global economic downturn, investment in sustainable energy is still strong.

The United Nations organisations are responsible for an impressive number of meetings each year, ranging from small meetings of 10 people, up to large events with several thousand participants. These meetings take place in all parts of the world and in regions varying greatly in terms of environmental priorities, experience and infrastructure.

UNEP, with the support of the UK Government, is following up a key recommendation of the UN Marrakech Process meeting in Costa Rica (2005) to develop International Guideli nes for Developing, Implementing and Monitoring National Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). The Guidelines are informed by earlier work to develop national action plans on SCP in Asia (UNEP 2005). Experts from the project's advisory group have also provided significant inputs.

The journey towards sustainability requires that companies must find innovative ways to make profits and at the same time extend the traditional boundaries of business to include the environmental and social dimensions, a process known as " the Triple Bottom Line ", which introduces the process of " Life Cycle Thinking

This publication summarises the results of a capacity building process, which started in 2003, to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations in public policies.

This publication proposes key tips to develop appropriate marketing strategies and communication campaigns on sustainable goods and services. Talk the Walk notably targets marketing and communication executives, advertising agencies and communications experts wishing to promote products in an efficient way.