In its Operational Strategy for Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability 2022–2025 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commits, to improving the environmental sustainability of its end-to-end supply chain, as its core relief items (CRIs) represent collectively around 60 percent of the agency’s greenhouse gas emissions. By 2025, UNHCR is aiming to accomplish the following targets.
– An overall reduction of its emissions by 20 percent (including a 10 percent reduction in emissions from international freight)
– A reduction of 20 percent of the proportion of plastic in CRI packaging
– A 20 percent increase in the environmental sustainability of CRIs themselves (using recycled, recyclable, or sustainably sourced content)
Pour aTo achieve these targets, UNHCR is conducting a comprehensive review of its supply planning, technical specifications, and sourcing of CRIs. Because packaging is an area that has a high level of impact, efforts began here.
