Posts Tagged ‘sustainable growth’
EU needs 2030 greenhouse gas target – Oettinger
EU needs 2030 greenhouse gas target – Oettinger A ‘realistic’ legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions needs to be agreed for 2030 if the EU is to achieve its ambitious aim of zero emissions by 2050, the EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger said today as he launched the European Commission’s energy roadmap 2050. More [...]
The Consumption Dilemma: Leverage Points for Accelerating Sustainable Growth
The World Economic Forum’s work on sustainable consumption has gained momentum over the last three years. The issue has moved up the agenda of governments and businesses while acceptance of the need for “sustainable consumption” has become more widespread. Following a strong commitment to sustainable consumption from CEOs at the World [...]
Report on EUROSTAT Conference on “Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020″
Report on EUROSTAT Conference on "Statistics for Policymaking: Europe 2020" By Lisa Cowan, EMBA, Ethical Markets European Correspondent The 2011 annual gathering of Europe’s key statisticians and policy makers was held in Brussels, March 2011. The conference was opened by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, who [...]
Training: Reporting and Communications
A publication from CSR Weekly Training: Reporting and Communications May 11, 2011 - Malaysia Stakeholders are increasingly holding companies accountable for their activities and demand information that is consistent, material, comparable, credible and well structured. This course helps you to learn about international reporting standards [...]
New Green Transition Scoreboard Finds Over $1 Trillion Invested in Green Since 2007
Click for background research (PDF) Washington, DC – December 4, 2009 – Ethical Markets Media (USA and Brazil) and The Climate Prosperity Alliance today launched their Green Transition Scoreboard™ which tracks private investment in companies growing the green economy globally. This new, never before reported number, showing [...]
