Related initiatives

This page gives information on related initiatives for the World Summit on Sustainable Development that address industry and sustainability issues. Contact the UNEP DTIE WSSD team at wssd@unep.fr if you are interested in having your work posted on this site.

Sustainable development in the food and drink industry of the United Kingdom

	web site of the authoring organisation, the Food and Drink Federation of the United Kingdom
	updated version of the report on progress towards sustainable development by the food and drink industry of the United Kingdom (PDF - 458 KB)
	send your comments on the report to the industry authors (see page 8 for a list of stakeholders from which comments were solicited)

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Trade unions, industry and sustainability

A key component of sustainable business is the respect of labour rights and conditions. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) has prepared a series of documents that present viewpoints on what key issues a particular industry should address in order to move itself closer to sustainability.

Input was solicited from labour groups, including the appropriate International Trade Secretariats (ITS). The reports however are not necessarily official policy of any ITS nor are they comprehensive given the limited time-frame for writing and research. Moreover, there are other relevant trade union policy documents and points of view than those represented here.

These documents should therefore be considered an introduction to trade union thinking on these issues rather than a final or complete position. This work feeds directly into the UNEP-led sector report process.

The ICFTU examined the following industry sectors. The associated reports are available as PDF.

If you have any comments on these reports, please contact the ICFTU directly.

	Advertising (PDF - 14.5 KB)
	Agrifood - includes agriculture, food, drink, and fertilisers (PDF - 49.9 KB)
	Construction - includes a brief discussion on cement (PDF - 30.0 KB)
	Construction flow diagram (PDF - 5.43 KB)
	Chemicals - includes detergents (PDF - 25.8 KB)
	Finance sectors - covers finance, insurance and accounting (PDF - 18.4KB)
	Mining and metals (PDF - 16.3 KB)
	Oil and gas (PDF - 24.5 KB)
	Power generation (PDF - 18.2 KB)
	Pulp and paper - also covers forestry issues (PDF - 29.5 KB)
	Textiles and tanning (PDF - 18.8 KB)
	Tourism (PDF - 14.7 KB)
	Transport (PDF - 20.6 KB)
	Full compilation of reports in one document (PDF - 218 KB)

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Partnership Criteria - Stakeholder Forum

Two types of outcomes were proposed for the World Summit. The first are negotiated outcomes to be adopted by Member States at the Summit. The second are partnerships, commitments, plans of action etc., designed and implemented by various stakeholder groups. The goal of these "type 2 partnerships" is to produce concrete and specific initiatives to strengthen the implementation of Agenda 21.

The following document, prepared by the Stakeholder Forum, outlines possible criteria and mechanisms that could be used in the identification and development of partnerships. If you have any comments on this document, please contact the Stakeholder Forum directly.

Click here for the official World Summit paper on partnerships:
Proposals for Partnerships/Initiatives to Strengthen the Implementation of Agenda 21

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The WBCSD-facilitated "Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development" project

	web site of the "Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development" (MMSD) project
	report on key findings from the MMSD project (PDF - 44 KB)
	send your comments on the report to the project team

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The WBCSD-led "Sustainable Cement" initiative

	web site of the "Sustainable Cement" initiative
	report on key findings from the initiative (PDF - 43 KB)
	send your comments on the report to the project team

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Sustainable development in the detergents industry of the European Union

	web site of the authoring organisation, the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (AISE)
	report on progress towards sustainable development by the detergents industry of the European Union (PDF - 37 KB)
	send your comments on the report to the industry authors

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Sustainable development in the tanning industry of the European Union

	web site of the authoring organisation, the Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community (COTANCE)
	report on progress towards sustainable development by the tanning industry of the European Union (PDF - 536 KB)
	send your comments on the report to the industry authors

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