Global Campaign For Climate Action (GCCA) is bringing together four members of the Elders group, and four young activists for an online discussion about sustainable future.The Elders group was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela who, along with Aung San Suu Kyi , remains an honorary member of the group. The ten member group is made up [...]
The European Union and its Member States presented their position about the Green Economy discussion for the the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UNCSD Rio + 20. The declaration resulted from the meeting of the Informal Environmental Council of the European Union in Horsens, Denmark on April 18th-19th, 2012. Ministers reinforced the relevance of the [...]
On April 18th, 2012, Sascha Muller-Kraenner, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Europe and Vice-Chairman of the Ecologic Institute, presented at a Shanghai conference entitled “Green Development and Governance Innovation: Prospects on the Rio+20.” His presentation concerned the current framework for international sustainable development. Mr. Muller-Kraenner argues that the current institutional framework is inadequate [...]
The UN Global Compact announced on April 11th that WindMade has been appointed as the official sustainability partner for their RIO+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum to be held from June 15th until June 18th, 2012 in Rio. WindMade is the organization responsible for the first global consumer label identifying products made with wind power. The label [...]
Procter & Gamble is a multinational corporation that provides consumer products in the areas of pharmaceuticals, cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet supplies. The Scorecard Analysis Tool is the latest component of P&G’s Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability Scorecard. It was designed to improve the environmental footprint of P&G’s supply chain, fuel innovation, and encourage suppliers [...]
From the 23rd to the 25th of April, 2012, the Swedish Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will host an environmental conference to commemorate the first UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972. Known as Stockholm+40 – Partnership Forum for Sustainable Development, the 2012 international conference will bring [...]
