UN Highlights Importance of Investing in Initiatives That Support Sustainable Fishing

kristyGreen Prosperity

UN HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING New York, Apr 26 2012 4:05PM The United Nations today highlighted the importance of investing in initiatives that seek to tackle overfishing and protect marine biodiversity, as well as inform consumers of the benefits of buying sustainable fish products. …

Emerging Markets ESG publishes extensive database of ESG practitioners

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Emerging Markets ESG publishes extensive database of ESG practitioners On Friday, December 30, 2011 Emerging Markets ESG published an updated Database of Contacts in the Field of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI). To download the database, please visit the Research of Emerging Markets ESG. The Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program …

Rio + 20: Ethical Markets Advisor Thais Corral Hosts Resilient Cities Action Lab

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Twenty years ago, Government officials from 178 countries and between 20,000 and 30,000 individuals from governments, non-governmental organizations, and the media participated the first UN Conference for Environmental Development in Rio de Janeiro to discuss solutions for global problems such as poverty, war, and the growing gap between industrialized and …

ENB Vol. 18 No. 42 – Tenth Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals – Issue #2

kristyEarth Systems Science

Volume 18 Number 42 – Tuesday, 22 November 2011 SBSTTA 15 HIGHLIGHTS Monday, 21 November 2011 The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) convened on Monday, 21 November, in Bergen, Norway. Participants addressed administrative …

Conflict Minerals- Can Consumers, Manufacturers & Policy-Makers Rise to the Challenge?

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Conflict Minerals- Can Consumers, Manufacturers & Policy-Makers Rise to the Challenge? (Part 2) Part 1 of this series highlighted the issues, regulatory and supply chain complexities and efforts by industry to tighten the control of precious minerals sourcing. This is especially critical in developing nations, where human trafficking, regional conflict …

SUMMARY OF THE 29TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES

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A report from IISD SUMMARY OF THE 29TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES 31 JANUARY – 4 FEBRUARY 2011 The 29th session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), took place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 31 January to 4 …