Recent disruptions, transport network bottlenecks and rising concerns about economic security all point to the need to strengthen and diversify supply chains. However, simply re-localising all ...

Costa Rica and France are co-hosting the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), taking place from 9–13 June 2025 in Nice, France, with the aim of supporting the implementation of Sustainable Dev ...

This paper explores the role of digital technologies for the green transition and the empirical relationships between digital innovation and environmental innovation. It develops new patent-based ...

About 70% of international trade involves global value chains (GVCs), as services, raw materials, parts, and components cross borders – often numerous times. A strong trend has emerged towards the ...

This report provides a comprehensive synthesis of existing knowledge on the impacts of agricultural producer support across environmental domains – air, soil, climate, water and biodiversity. Findings ...

The Finnish economy is slowly recovering from a recession amid elevated geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.

This paper examines the environmental, economic, and wider impacts of droughts, using statistical analyses, literature reviews, and ex-post calculations. Droughts contribute to land degradation and ...

Over the past two decades, and despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Togo has experienced sustained economic growth, resulting in reduced poverty and improved access to basic needs.

Since 1950, plastics production and use has increased 230-fold. However, this trend comes with environmental and health risks, especially for plastics intended for short-lived applications. Curbing ...

This paper provides an analysis of the effects that a reduction of Food Loss and Waste (FLW) could have on food security, on environmental sustainability, and on the livelihoods of rural households. A ...

The increasing interconnectedness of global economies has created new opportunities for trade and innovation, yet it has also become more challenging to protect intellectual property and enforce trade ...

Enhanced transparency and exchange of information to put an end to bank secrecy and fight tax evasion and avoidance ...