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240 results for keyword:sustainability

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Material efficiency not enough to reduce CO2 emissions

The Dutch economy's carbon emissions increased over the entire period between 1970 and 2020.

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Index Decomposition Analyses on changes in CO2 emissions

Preliminary index decomposition analyses of changes in CO2 emissions in the Netherlands (1970-2020). Decomposition into changes in material use, energy use and economic activity.

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Structural changes in material flows, 1950-2020

Structural changes in material use since 1950 are presented and analysed. An Index Decomposition Analysis for CO2 emissions is conducted.

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Majority of businesses are working on sustainability

A large part (82 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.

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Well-being Factsheets for ministerial budgets

At the request of the Dutch House of Representatives, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) annually on Accountability Day in...

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The Netherlands largest EU importer of soy, palm oil and cocoa

The Netherlands is a major importer of products that are linked to deforestation and land degradation by the European Commission.

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Internationalisation Monitor 2023, second edition – Sustainable trade?

This edition highlights the sustainability aspects of Dutch trade by means of environmentally friendly and polluting goods. Interconnectedness in global value chains and the import foodprint are...

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CBS launches international SDG dashboard

25 September 2023 is SDG Action Day.

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Forest Accounts for the Netherlands, 2020

Below are the reports that have been made in the context of the EU-Grant SMP-ESS-2021-EGD-IBA. This grant is intended as an incentive to set up forest accounts that will be decreed at European level...

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Analyzing and Visualizing Material Flows within the Circular Economy

The objective of this project is to provide more detailed statistical information on the circular economy, in particular the Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)

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Environmental goods and services sector, activities; national accounts

Environmental activities, environmental domain, environmental services EGSS, environmental sector, recycling

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Circularity of the Dutch economy has barely increased

Of all natural resources that were deployed in the Dutch economy in 2020, 13 percent consisted of recycled materials. This percentage is virtually the same as in 2014. In terms of recycling, the...

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CBS highlights well-being theme in ministerial budgets

At the request of the Dutch Cabinet, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being & the Sustainable Development Goals annually on Accountability Day (May).

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Monitoring the biobased economy from a macro-economic perspective

This report describes the development, estimation and validation of indicators for a bio-based economy. First a Bio Flow Monitor (BFM) dataset is compiled. From this dataset indicators related to...

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Statistics Netherlands identifies links between SDGs and circular economy

How do the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the circular economy interact with each other?

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Use of secondary materials: potential data sources

Exploration of potential sources to collect data about the use of secondary materials at the request of the Dutch environmental assessment agency.

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Monitor of Well-being & the SDGs 2021

De ontwikkeling van welvaart in de brede zin van het woord – economisch, ecologische en sociaal-maatschappelijk – in Nederland en de voortgang in Nederland m.b.t. de SDG’s van de Verenigde Naties.

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Well-being stable despite coronavirus, but nature under pressure

The year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 is confirmed to have claimed 17.4 thousand lives in the Netherlands last year, and another 2.7 thousand deaths had covid-19 as probable...

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Internationalisation Monitor 2021, second quarter

This edition of the Internationalisation Monitor focuses on the environmental aspect of Dutch international trade: how does globalisation contribute to the issues and solutions in the area of...

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Dutch environmental sector continues to grow steadily

The Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP).

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Dutch government policy from the perspective of the SDGs

In May 2016 the Dutch Cabinet presented its approach to implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands.

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Study completed on data availability of SDGs on CN

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has been commissioned by the standing committee on Kingdom Relations to examine the availability of indicators from chapter 4 of the Monitor of Well-being & the SDGs for...

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Well-being high in 2019, but more pressure on environment

Although well-being in the Netherlands increased in 2019, not everybody benefited from this equally. Well-being is under pressure in a number of areas: time lost through traffic congestion, less...

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Mapping the value of our natural landscape

Mapping the value of our natural landscape

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SDGs in the Netherlands: Status Report 2020

This report provides a statistical update of progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the Netherlands.

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