Publications and Resources

The 2025 edition of the Greening the Blue Annual Report presents the environmental performance of the UN system in 2024, covering operations of headquarters and field offices worldwide. 60 UN system entities have submitted performance…

Good Practices on Environmental Sustainability in the United Nations System 2024 compiles, for the first time, 16 good practices from 14 UN entities, including UNICEF, UNDP, ESCAP, FAO, IOM, UNHCR, UNOG, ECLAC, UNESCO, UNMISS, UNON, UNU,…

On an annual basis, Greening the Blue provides information on the UN system’s environmental footprint and the efforts to reduce it.This 2024 edition of the Greening the Blue report showcases the sustainability performance of the UN system…

The 2023 edition of the Greening the Blue Report, detailing the UN System's environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it.                            

The 2022 edition of the Greening the Blue Report, detailing the UN System's environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it.

The IDEAs (Important and Desirable Environment Actions) guidance aims to assist UN country teams select efficient and resilient office premises by defining key performance benchmarks across a range of environmental topics…