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The document outlines a seven-tip framework for companies to engage suppliers in climate action, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration between procurement and sustainability teams. It argues that climate change is a primary driver of supply chain disruption and that engaging suppliers—particularly high-impact ones—through target-setting, capacity building, and financial incentives can reduce financial risks and improve competitive advantage. The guide provides specific recommendations on prioritizing suppliers based on emissions impact and readiness, as well as methods for collecting data and incentivizing decarbonization.

The document argues that advertising effectiveness and trust depend on respecting users through a clear 'value exchange' regarding privacy and content. It outlines three essential action areas: adopting data transparency and minimisation practices (referencing GDPR and ICO standards), improving user experience by prioritising quality of reach over quantitative metrics and avoiding intrusive ad formats, and managing emerging technologies like AI through ethical evaluations and bias monitoring.

The report defines restitution as the legal transfer of responsibility for a mine site from the operator to a new owner after closure activities are completed and approved. It argues that current global practices are often insufficient, leading to indefinitely managed sites or abandoned mines. The document outlines six recommended steps for governments: requiring comprehensive closure plans, conducting independent inspections, establishing residual risk management plans, creating funding mechanisms, executing legal transfers, and implementing long-term monitoring. It highlights successful models in Saskatchewan, Queensland, and Chile, while noting that risk aversion and lack of clear legal frameworks often hinder restitution in developed mining jurisdictions.

The document provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for the design and operation of Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) within financial institutions. It argues that effective IAMs must have a dual mandate of preventing harm and ensuring remedy for affected people and the environment, while fostering institutional learning. The guide details essential structural requirements for independence—such as direct reporting lines to the Board and restrictions on 'revolving door' employment—and outlines best practices for information disclosure, outreach, and the handling of complaints. It specifically analyzes three core functions: Compliance Review, which investigates policy violations to recommend remediation; Dispute Resolution, which facilitates voluntary, party-driven solutions; and Advisory, which uses systemic trends to improve institutional performance. The authors emphasize the need for low barriers to entry for complainants, protection against retaliation, and the requirement for management to implement remedial action plans.

The document introduces a guide of eight principles for Indigenous media presence, developed to counter the risks of simplification, sensationalism, and stereotypes in climate-related narratives. Based on research and consultations with Indigenous leaders, photographers, and NGOs across 10 countries in Meso and South America, the project aims to move beyond mere representation toward a lasting, positive, and impactful media presence that supports Indigenous self-determination and climate justice.

The document emphasizes the necessity of comprehensive planning and financial assurance to ensure that mining sites in Argentina are safely rehabilitated after production ends, drawing on international best practices to ensure funds are available regardless of the mine's closure date.

This guide provides a comprehensive framework for governments to implement and improve legal requirements for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) in the large-scale mining sector. It details 20 key components of an integral legal framework, covering the entire mine life cycle from exploration to post-closure. The document emphasizes the importance of public participation, financial guarantees for mine closure, and the avoidance of legal stabilization clauses for environmental and social provisions to ensure sustainable development and reduce the risk of international investment disputes.

The document outlines a comprehensive approach to mining governance, emphasizing the necessity of a robust legal framework for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP). It details the responsibilities of governments across five mining phases: prospecting, exploration, planning, construction/operation, and closure/post-mining transition. Key recommendations include ensuring legal consistency, mandating public participation and transparency, requiring financial guarantees for site restoration, and implementing strategic environmental assessments. The guide also provides practical tools for gap analysis and legal reform, while highlighting critical issues such as gender equality, indigenous rights, and the prevention of international investment disputes through clear, non-arbitrary regulatory processes.

The guide outlines a comprehensive legal framework for managing the environmental and social impacts of large-scale mining throughout its entire lifecycle. It identifies 20 essential components for a robust legal system, ranging from sustainable development commitments and public participation to financial guarantees for mine closure. The document provides a phased approach for government action—covering exploration, planning, construction, operation, and closure—and offers practical tools, such as gap analyses and checklists, to help governments improve their regulatory governance and avoid the social and environmental legacies of abandoned mines.

The document outlines six key tips for managing country-led development assistance: prioritizing in-country leadership by nationals, utilizing co-developed and flexible Theories of Change, aligning budgets with long-term goals, preferring local suppliers, and integrating monitoring and learning into ongoing strategic planning.

The document outlines the economic and sustainability benefits of organic waste separation for Western Cape businesses, highlighting a provincial goal to ban the landfilling of all organic waste by 2027. It categorizes available waste-to-value solutions—including waste-to-pharma, food, feed, soil, and energy—and provides a framework for onsite management, such as appointing a waste champion and implementing source separation. The brief also details relevant legal frameworks, including the National Environmental Management: Waste Act and City of Cape Town by-laws, emphasizing the need for accredited service providers.

The document outlines five key strategies for building effective local climate partnerships: strategic partner selection, the inclusion of marginalised and opposing groups, leveraging local actors with clear spheres of influence, ensuring mutual benefit through co-design, and employing a trusted facilitator or knowledge broker.

The document outlines five primary strategies for integrating climate compatible development into local political agendas: establishing cross-party consensus, linking climate action to development goals, aligning climate measures with sectoral objectives, utilizing local and national 'champions', and designing initiatives to benefit marginalized groups. It emphasizes that finding innovative, non-climate-specific entry points—such as energy security or economic alternatives—can lead to more enduring policy success. Examples include Uruguay's cross-party agreement on renewable energy, the use of 'water walks' in Madurai, India, and the integration of low-emission strategies into Bogor's municipal development plan.

The document outlines five key strategies for local governments to build effective climate partnerships: choosing partners strategically beyond the environmental sector, involving marginalised and opposing groups, leveraging local actors while understanding their spheres of influence, ensuring mutual benefit through co-design, and employing a trusted facilitator or knowledge broker. It illustrates these points with examples such as solar energy initiatives in Pakistan and Indonesia, climate-smart agriculture in Nepal, and coastal management in Belize.

The report evaluates National Climate Change Funds (NCCFs), finding that they currently play a limited role in global climate finance, accounting for less than 0.2% of total flows in 2013. It identifies key barriers to resource mobilisation, including weak institutional capacities and a lack of clear vision, and proposes a structured three-step approach—defining vision, building capacity, and engaging investors—to improve their sustainability.

The document outlines the GSA's National Deep Energy Retrofit (NDER) Program and provides a framework for achieving energy savings of 50% or more in federal buildings. It highlights the effectiveness of bundling energy conservation measures (ECMs), engaging diverse stakeholders, and utilizing a 'technical potential' tool to identify aggressive energy goals. Case studies, such as the Almeric Christian Federal Building, demonstrate the feasibility of net-zero energy through the ESPC process, while data analysis shows that NDER projects achieved an average of 38% energy savings, more than double the 18.5% average of non-NDER federal ESPC projects.

The Responsible Alternative Fibers Assessment Methodology (RAFAM) is a risk-screening tool developed by WWF to identify environmental and social impacts of non-wood fiber crops. It employs a two-step process: an initial screening of 24 key issue areas followed by detailed additional guidance for any identified risks. The methodology covers site inventory, ecological integrity, environmental impacts, and social-political considerations, aiming to establish an aspirational benchmark for 'ideal' alternative fiber feedstocks that are renewable, legally sourced, and socially beneficial.

The guide argues that effective mainstreaming of disaster risk management (DRM) requires a supportive policy environment, strong leadership, risk knowledge, consistent financing, and innovation. It identifies key barriers, such as the compartmentalisation of DRM, climate change, and development into separate policy streams, and the lack of technical capacity for risk assessment. The document proposes solutions including strategic inter-ministerial coordination, the use of 'data-light' risk assessment methods, and the creation of political incentives by demonstrating the economic returns of risk-informed investments. It emphasizes that mainstreaming is a political process requiring inclusive partnerships and the navigation of vested interests to protect development gains from climate-related disasters.

The guide argues that effective mainstreaming of disaster risk management (DRM) requires a supportive policy environment, strong leadership, accurate risk knowledge, consistent financing, and innovation. It highlights that DRM is often compartmentalised from climate change and sectoral development, leading to 'risk-blind' decisions. The document proposes overcoming these barriers through strategic inter-ministerial coordination, the use of cost-benefit analyses to prove the economic value of risk-informed planning, and the engagement of the private sector. It emphasizes that mainstreaming is a political process that requires inclusive, multi-stakeholder platforms and visionary leadership to navigate vested interests and institutional inertia.

The document outlines ten best practices for journalists to counter climate misinformation, emphasizing the need to assess the visibility of false claims before reporting and using specific communication techniques like the 'truth sandwich' to avoid reinforcing myths.