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WWF argues that while substituting plastic with materials like paper, glass, and metal can reduce pollution, it must be a secondary priority to elimination and reuse. The document emphasizes that no single material is universally superior and that substitutions involve trade-offs, such as increased deforestation risks from paper or higher transport emissions from heavier glass and metals. WWF proposes five guiding principles for substitution: responsible sourcing, protecting human health and safety, designing for circularity, aligning with local infrastructure, and utilizing life cycle assessments.

The Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) proposes a unified framework for a circular bioeconomy, arguing that bioeconomy and circular economy strategies are often treated separately in policy, such as by the European Commission. The vision emphasizes four key integration concepts: Cascading Use, Biobased Carbon, Industrial Ecology, and Responsible Biomass Sourcing. The document highlights the need for a universal framework of principles and indicators to overcome the complexity of varying national definitions. It warns against 'sustainability tunnel vision' and calls for a use hierarchy that prioritizes long-term material uses over energy recovery. Recommendations are provided for policymakers, businesses, NGOs, and financial institutions to align their efforts, with a specific goal of conserving 30% of lands, inland waters, and oceans worldwide and reducing primary biomass use for energy by 50% by 2030.

The WSIS Civil Society Declaration argues that information and communication technologies (ICTs) must be grounded in human rights, social justice, and gender equality rather than profit-driven market motives. It advocates for universal access to information, the protection of the public domain of knowledge, and the use of Free Software to empower marginalized communities. The declaration emphasizes the need for multistakeholder governance of the Internet and the implementation of environmentally sustainable ICT solutions, particularly in Africa.

This document outlines a feminist perspective on a just energy transition, arguing that current definitions of 'just' fail to address systemic injustices and patriarchal oppression inherent in the fossil fuel energy system. It presents a collective vision developed through 2020 webinars involving Friends of the Earth International activists and allies.