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REALCAR project circular economy case study: Collaboration for a closed-loop value chain
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January 2016 – This closed-loop case study explores the lessons learnt from the REALCAR closed loop value chain project between Jaguar Land Rover, Novelis, Innovate UK and partners, in the creation of new materials and production systems to introduce closed-loop aluminium into Jaguar Land Rover cars.
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Low Carbon Transformation
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IPCC Climate Science Business Briefings
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These short, sector-specific briefings in different languages are based on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), the most comprehensive climate assessment. All documents have a Creative Commons License and are free to use. Translations, presentations, videos, webinars and FAQs are also included.
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Low Carbon Transformation
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Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit: A financing solution to incentivise sustainable commodity trade
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January 2014 – The first tangible result of the ‘Soft Commodities’ Compact has been produced. The BEI’s Sustainable Shipment Letter of Credit is a financing solution that can be used by banks to incentivise the international trade of sustainably produced commodities. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has confirmed it will offer preferential terms for this type of shipment to its partner banks, offering the potential reductions in the cost of capital.
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Sustainable Finance
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Sustainable Mobility
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December 2013 – Sustainable Mobility. Lightweighting: the players, the stakes and the keys to unlocking potential gains.
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Low Carbon Transformation
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SABMiller Case Study – Academic paper: Assessing the externalities of SABMiller's barley extension program in Rajasthan
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November 2013 – This report examines the externalities associated with the increased production of malting barley for a brewery in Rajasthan, India. The company has been working with independent small scale farmers to increase yields through better crop management and increased adoption of new barley varieties that are more beneficial to the brewing process than the feed barley which has traditionally been grown in Rajasthan.
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Natural Resource Security
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SABMiller Case Study: The (Sustainable) Business Case for Natural Capital Valuation
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November 2013 – Working closely with the Natural Capital Leaders Platform and academics co-funded by the Valuing Nature Network, SABMiller developed its own valuation study, using a bottom-up approach.
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Natural Resource Security
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E.Valu.A.Te Practical Guide
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November 2013 – E.Valu.A.Te: The Practical Guide forms a part of this suite of resources, including an online tool. The Practical Guide provides the technical background and additional information to assist the use of the online tool.
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Natural Resource Security
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E.Valu.A.Te Listening to Business
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November 2013 – This report discusses what businesses need to close the gap between understanding/identifying externalities and mainstreaming the response to address them.
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Natural Resource Security
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Julian Allwood: Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open
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December 2012 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that global greenhouse gas reductions of 50–85 per cent will be needed by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change, representing a radical shift away from today’s fossil-fuel-derived economy. This begs the question: is such a reduction achievable, and if so, how? This is one of the key challenges tackled through the research of Dr Julian Allwood and his Low Carbon Materials Processing Group (LCMPG) at the University of Cambridge.
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Natural Resource Security
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Dr Bhaskar Vira: The political economy of ecosystem services
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December 2012 – The past decade has seen a growing interest in ecosystem services, one of the focus areas of Dr
Bhaskar Vira and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Geography. Ecosystems services have been defined by landmark research projects like the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) as “the benefits people obtain from ecosystems” and “the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human wellbeing”.
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