From cotton field to store shelf, every step in fashion’s journey leaves a mark.
When companies trace that path, they build credibility, meet new environmental market standards and #BeatPollution.
Our factsheet shows how: https://bit.ly/4hiFSFu
Each year, around 40% of the world's waste ends up in open dumpsites.
It pollutes water, poisons the air and puts nearby communities at risk.
Find out what open dumping is and why ending it is critical if we are to #BeatPollution: www.unep.org/topics/waste...
Here in Brussels the @unep.org team is supporting action to #BeatPollution, tackle climate change and protect nature - all to secure a safer tomorrow.
Always a pleasure to spend time with UNEP colleagues and thank them for their hard work #ForPeopleForPlanet - including our brilliant interns.
Invisible, toxic… and everywhere.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) poison air, water, and soil—harming humans and ecosystems. No border stops these “forever chemicals“.
It’s time to #BeatPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
No company can go circular alone.
Change in textiles happens when designers, buyers and suppliers team up to rethink the entire value chain.
UNEP’s InTex programme is helping build those bridges and #BeatPollution: https://bit.ly/47m45q2
Tyre-wear particles are a major source of microplastics that harm the environment.
The good news? Prevention and mitigation can help to #BeatPollution.
Explore more from this online brief: https://ow.ly/2kyN50YhaEE
Between life or loss, clean or polluted, plentiful or depleted, the choice couldn’t be clearer.
It’s time to #BeatPollution in all its forms.
Every second, the equivalent of a truckload full of clothing is burned or buried.
Through smarter design, better management of resources, and material reuse, UNEP’s InTex Programme helps companies cut waste and #BeatPollution.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nZaXAB
Circularity is essential for a sustainable planet.
But what does circularity really mean?
This platform explains the concept in simple terms and shows how using resources wisely can reduce waste and protect our future.
https://www.unep.org/circularity #BeatPollution
This week the first Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution meeting takes place in Geneva.
The significance of this new Panel is clear. There are now 127+ Members & many stakeholders working together to #BeatPollution.
@unep.org explains more: www.unep.org/isp-cwp
Starting today in Geneva, a new global science-policy panel begins its work on chemicals, waste and pollution.
Pollution harms health, economies and ecosystems. This Panel brings science together to support smarter decisions and help #BeatPollution before harm happens: www.unep.org/isp-cwp
The #PlasticsTreaty is a powerful opportunity to #BeatPollution right now, with a majority of states calling for measures to reduce production and regulate chemicals of concern. #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Chemicals are part of modern life. But when they aren’t managed well, they contribute to pollution that harms ecosystems and causes ≈9 million deaths a year.
Science shows it's possible to #BeatPollution: smarter design → safer use → sound management → healthier people and planet.
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We all bear the burden of pollution, often without realising it.
The cost shows up in poorer health, higher medical costs, contaminated food and water, and lost livelihoods.
That’s why it pays to #BeatPollution at its source.
Read more: https://ow.ly/HTXC50Y0ufA
Can fashion be fair and circular? Absolutely.
Across the textile industry, new business models are cutting waste and giving value back to people and the planet.
Explore how it’s happening with UNEP’s InTex Programme to #BeatPollution: https://bit.ly/3WiT5Vd
Around 1 in 3 people worldwide are affected by open dumping.
It pollutes water, poisons the air and puts nearby communities at risk.
Find out what open dumping is and why ending it is critical if we are to #BeatPollution: www.unep.org/topics/waste...
Artificial wetlands can treat wastewater using natural processes like plants, soil and water flow.
In Costa Rica, a constructed wetland is helping keep polluted water out of rivers and sea.
Backed by UNEP & @thegef.bsky.social, it shows how nature-based solutions can #BeatPollution: bit.ly/4qcZf6C
Once used everywhere, asbestos is now known to cause serious diseases, including lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Yet, it still lingers in buildings and products around the world.
Understanding asbestos is key to prevention and to #BeatPollution: https://ow.ly/jfiY50XWH3m
If the world is to #BeatPollution, the way people move has to change.
Cameroon is cutting taxes on electric vehicles, batteries and charging infrastructure by 50% for the next two years.
Read more about this bold move to reduce emissions and accelerate cleaner mobility: https://bit.ly/4bjeXIH
Chemicals used in textile production can harm workers, consumers and ecosystems.
UNEP’s InTex programme helps small businesses cut hazardous substances and move toward cleaner production to #BeatPollution.
This factsheet explains how: https://ow.ly/kF6x50XOrfn
Every year, pollution kills millions and damages ecosystems across the globe.
UNEP is working to change that.
From reducing pesticide risks to tackling marine litter and toxic air, we are helping countries turn commitments into action and #BeatPollution: https://ow.ly/TEiK50XN6sL
Prevention is better than cure, both #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Today at #UNEA7, leaders are exploring how prevention - not reaction - can reduce disease, #BeatPollution, and protect well-being through stronger science and governance.
Watch live: https://ow.ly/PvAM50XGScX
Pollution undermines the human right to a healthy environment.
It also affects a range of other rights, including right to health, water, & food. It hits people in vulnerable situations the hardest.
The time for bold action to #BeatPollution & stand up for human rights is NOW.
#HumanRightsDay
National Pollution Control Day
Every breath matters. Every choice counts.
Let’s reduce pollution and protect the environment we share.
Cleaner air begins with us.
#NationalPollutionControlDay #NammaBengaluru #BeatPollution #CleanAirForAll #BCPcares
Cleaner textiles aren’t just better for the planet; they’re good for businesses too.
Small companies part of UNEP’s InTex programme are saving water and energy, cutting costs, and keeping waste out of landfills to #BeatPollution.
Get to know how they did it in our new factsheets: bit.ly/3L46WfK
A pleasure to meet @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety, at #COP30
Deeply appreciate such strong German 🇩🇪 support for @unep.org work to protect biodiversity, #ClimateAction and #BeatPollution
Preventing pollution saves lives and boosts economies.
Cleaner air, safer water, and circular systems can save trillions for the global economy, create millions of jobs, and reduce inequality worldwide.
That’s why it pays to #BeatPollution at its source.
Read more: https://ow.ly/igJm50XowTv
From air and water to soil, pollution affects us all.
UNEP works with countries to #BeatPollution at its source and build a cleaner, safer future for all.
See how: https://ow.ly/zpVn50XcYcm
A healthy 🌍 would be one where a #WorldCleanupDay is no longer needed and images like this become a thing of the past.
Solutions to #BeatPollution are here: www.unep.org/interactives...
