Outstanding quotes from EEF 2022: Forum participants on energy and climate

The stress on the earth’s natural systems caused by human activity has considerably worsened in the 25 years since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit in Brazil. As a result of the "great acceleration"1 in human economic activity since the mid-20th century, research from many earth system scientists’ suggests that life on land could be entering a period of unprecedented environmental systems change.

The publication presents the results of the 2022 joint OECD—WTO Aid for Trade monitoring and evaluation exercise. The authors analyze the latest trends in trade and the factors that have a direct effect on trade flows and global economy.

The report, prepared by experts from the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) and the Center for Social Design (CSD) Platforma, examines various practices and models of relations between large companies and regions of operation, highlights the main leaders and trends in social investment.

This report by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation outlines a fundamental rethink for plastic packaging and plastics in general; it offers a new systemic approach, aligned with the principles of the circular economy, and provides an action plan to raise the efficiency of the global plastics industry.