New UN forum seeks to set the stage for future global development agenda

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

30 June 2014 – As countries ramp up their efforts to achieve the set of anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 deadline, a new United Nations forum seeks to spur them on as well as to help them create the foundation for new …

Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity Bulletin – Vol. 88 No. 4 – Seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity – Final Summary

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

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Stakeholder Forum Network News: Engagement in post-Rio+20 and post-2015 processes

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

     www.stakeholderforum.org   Stakeholder Engagement in post-Rio+20 and post-2015 processes     Participatory democracy is the idea that involving all stakeholders, at every level, will result in better informed, and more thoroughly deliberated, decisions being taken. It means that all stakeholders will thereby take greater ownership of the outcome …

UN CONVENES MEETING ON ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

UN CONVENES MEETING ON ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT New York, May 13 2013  6:00PM Senior United Nations officials, policymakers, civil society representatives and other stakeholders gathered today at UN Headquarters in New York for a special Economic and Social Council forum on mobilizing science, technology and …

RIO+20: COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON CONFERENCE?S OUTCOME DOCUMENT

kristyGreen Prosperity

RIO+20: COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON CONFERENCE?S OUTCOME DOCUMENT New York, Jun 19 2012 7:05PM Members States today announced that they have reached an agreement on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). ?We now have a text which will be adopted at the Conference,? Rio+20?s …

WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team

kristySRI/ESG News

WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team WHEB Group has hired the majority of Henderson Global Investors’ sustainable and responsible investment team, in a move aimed at disgruntled SRI investors. More >>> German solar subsidy cuts postponed The solar subsidy cuts proposed by the German government will …

Invitation to Corporation 20/20 Spring Seminars

kristySRI/ESG News

On Behalf of Tellus Institute CORPORATION 20/20 Spring 2011 Seminars Please join us for the following seminars hosted by Corporation 20/20 in conjunction with the Great Transition Initiative. Venue: Tellus Institute, 11 Arlington St., Boston Metro: Arlington Station Time: 12:00-1:30 Lunch served RSVP: Kate Robinson, [email protected], 617 266 5400 Wednesday, …