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Some international strategies and policies
· Europa >> European Commission >> e.g.
o Environment > e.g.
§ Policies > e.g.
· Industry & Technology > e.g.
o Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) > also
§ ETAP Information >
· Useful Links >
o Eco-label, Integrated Product Policy (IPP), Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), Pollution from industrial installations = Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC Directive), SMEs and environment, The greening of public procurement, Standardisation
· Sustainable Development = European Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies
§ Integration > e.g.
· Enterprise = Environment and Enterprise
§ >>
· European Business Awards for the Environment
o Enterprise and industry >
§ Policy highlights >
· Sustainable and responsible business >
o Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
§ Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR
o Environment: Action Plan SCP/SIP = Environment: Action Plan for sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and sustainable industrial policy (SIP)
o Enterprise policy integration >
§ High level group on competitiveness, energy and the environment
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities >
§ What we do > Partners > Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) >
· Related Documents >
o Corporate social responsibility - National public policies in the European Union (.pdf, September 2007, 100 pp.; Or here (.pdf at DG Enterprise and Industry))
· >> (historical): Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website >
o CSR at national level > Compendium on national public policies on CSR in the European Union
§ Information can be extracted by clicking on the title of a policy area (rows): e.g.
· Developing CSR-supportive policies: e.g.
o Sustainable development
o Environmental policies
· See also:
o RIMAS Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (Vienna, Austria) > Projects > EU projects >
o Research > e.g.
§ Areas of research > e.g.
· Energy Research, Environment and Health, Environmental Research, Industrial Technologies, Quality of Life, Small businesses (SME Techweb)
o Sustainable development is a core objective of the European Union: we need to ensure that our present socio-economic development does not compromise our future.
o > e.g.
§ FP7 tailored to sustainability
· Transport, Water
§ Who are you? >
· Business
· Europa > Documents > European law > Summaries of legislation > e.g.
o Enterprise > e.g.
§ Interaction between enterprise policy and other policies >
· Environment and sustainable development
o Environment > e.g.
§ Sustainable development > Integration of environmental policy >
· EurActiv >
o Policy sections >
§ Climate & Environment
§ Energy Efficiency
§ Energy Supply
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· LinksDossiers > e.g.
o Sustainable Consumption & Production
· EEA European Environment Agency > e.g.
o Themes >
§ Industry
o About EEA > Networks > e.g.
§ EnviroWindows - EEA platform for knowledge sharing and development > e.g.
· Environmental Management
· Industry
· >>
o Information access tools > Sustainable Development Online
· EEB European Environmental Bureau »Federation of Environmental Citizens Organisations«
· erScp »European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production«
o is a non-profit forum that provides a platform to stimulate, develop and disseminate new initiatives aimed at fostering the implementation of concepts involving sustainable consumption and production and approaches within local and regional sustainable development initiatives.
o > e.g.
§ The 11th erScp, 20-22 June 2007, Basel, Switzerland
· The erscp 2007 covers four main issues:
o Social Responsibility, Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Financing Sustainable Innovation and Sustainable Consumption and Production.
§ The 10th erScp, 5-7 October 2005, Antwerp, Belgium
§ The 9th erScp, 12-14 May 2004, Bilbao, Spain
§ The first erScp was held in Graz in 1994. Following annual Roundtables were held in Rotterdam, Kalundborg, Oslo, Lisbon, Budapest, Lund and Cork.
· The Network project SCORE! (Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange) »acts as one of the EU's central support structures for the UN's 10 Year Framework of Programs for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).« (2005-2008)
o »In a series of workshops and conferences we analyse the state of the art in SCP research, and promote cases of (radical) sustainable consumption for mobility, agro-food and energy use. These areas cause 70-80% of the EU's environmental impact.«
· EW Europe's World
o Europe’s World is the only Europe-wide policy journal (Published every 4 months since its launch in 2005), produced in association with some 130-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. Its website EuropesWorld.org is designed to further promote debate on the policy challenges facing Europe.
o >
· Defra UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs >
o The Environment >
§ Business and the environment
· Environment Agency (UK) >
· Envirowise (UK) delivers a valuable government-funded programme of free, confidential advice to UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.
· NetRegs
o NetRegs is a partnership between the UK environmental regulators – the Environment Agency in England and Wales, SEPA in Scotland and the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland.
o We provide free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
· University of Cambridge - Programme for Sustainability Leadership > e.g.
o Programmes > e.g.
§ The Princes of Wales's Business and the Environment Programme (BEP)
§ Climate Leadership Programme
o Leaders Groups > e.g.
§ The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change
§ ClimateWise
§ P8
§ Collaboratories
· HRH The Prince of Wales (UK) >> e.g.
o Responsible Business and the Natural Environment
o >>
§ HRH launches Accounting for Sustainability at St James's Palace, London (6 December 2006; See related news)
· Forum for the Future (UK) > e.g.
o Browse by subject > Policy
· nef (the new economics foundation; London, UK) is an independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being. > e.g.
o Programme Areas > e.g.
§ Business, Finance and Economics
· Green Alliance is an influential environmental think tank working to ensure UK political leaders deliver ambitious solutions to global environmental issues.
· Carbon Trust (UK) »was set up by Government in 2001 as an independent company. Our mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions and develop commercial low carbon technologies.« > e.g.
o Insights >
§ Policy & Regulation (International, Europe, UK)
· Guardian (UK) > e.g.
o News >
§ Politics >
o Environment >
§ Climate Change >
· UN climate summit: Leaders take small steps towards action on climate change (23 September 2009; Analysis by Suzanne Goldenberg) - Outpouring of new pledges of action was precisely what UN chief Ban Ki-Moon intended when he called the summit
· SenterNovem (The Netherlands) is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. We promote sustainable development and innovation, both within the Netherlands and abroad. We aim to implement government policies on innovation, environment and sustainability in inspiring, forward-looking and professional ways and to promote their coherence. >> e.g.
· Australian Government >>
o Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts >
§ Human Settlements (= Living sustainably) >
· Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) >
o The Issues >
· Government of Japan > Ministry of the Environment >
o Resources for: Businesses
· Eldis >
o Topics > Resource Guides > Corporate responsibility > Key issues >
§ Corporate responsibility in China >
· Environmental responsibility >
o Recommended reading
· GovHK is the one-stop portal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. >>
o Environmental Protection Department (EPD) > e.g.
§ How You Can Help > e.g.
· Environmental Management Tools > also
o Environmental Performance Reporting
· US EPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency > e.g.
o A-Z index >
§ Business
· Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. Government, is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in a partnership with 21 other federal agencies. > e.g.
o Start a Business >
o Expand Your Business >
o Stay Compliant With Laws >
· Pew Center on Global Climate Change (Arlington, VA, USA) > e.g.
o U.S. Federal > e.g.
§ Climate Change in Congress
o U.S. States & Regions
· WRI World Resources Institute (Washington, DC, USA) > e.g.
o Climate, Energy & Transport >
§ Projects > e.g.
· COP-15: International Climate Policy
· U.S. Federal Climate Policy
· State & Regional Climate Policy
· U.S. Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP)
· Business & Markets
· Harvard University >> e.g.
o Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs >
§ Programs >
· The Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) is the center of the Harvard Kennedy School's research and outreach on public policy that affects global environmental quality and natural resource management
· ClimateBiz »The Business Resource for Climate Management« > e.g.
o Browse:
· E&E Publishing (Washington, DC) > e.g.
o ClimateWire - The Politics and Business of Climate Change
o Greenwire - The Leader in Energy & Environmental Policy News
· Ceres »Investors and Environmentalists for Sustainable Prosperity« (Boston, USA) > e.g.
o News >> e.g.
§ Five Major U.S. Companies Call for Congressional Action on Climate Change, Clean Energy (19 November 2008)
· The founding members of Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) are Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Starbucks, Sun Microsystems and The Timberland Company.
· 8 Principles Seek CO2 Emission Cuts, Clean Energy Investments, Coal Plant Limits
§ Largest Group Ever of World Investors Warns a New Global Climate Deal Must Be “Strong and Binding” to Unlock a Low Carbon Future (11 November 2008)
· Government of Canada >>
o Industry Canada >> e.g.
§ Programs and Services >
· Environment and Sustainability
o Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada >
§ International Trade >
· Trade Negotiations and Agreements (TNA) >
o Trade Topics >
§ More topics:
· Corporate Social Responsibility
o Environment Canada >
§ CEI Corporate Environmental Innovation
· Centre for Excellence on CSR at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
o The Centre for Excellence on Corporate Social Responsibility is being developed by CIM as one of the four pillars of the Canadian government's action plan on CSR, Building the Canadian Advantage, announced last March (2009). Over the coming year, this site will become the hub of knowledge on CSR-related practices and approaches. The focus is to help Canadian companies doing business around the world, and to raise the bar for excellent CSR-related practices in the extractive industry.
o > e.g.
§ Directory >
· Pollution Probe (Toronto, Ottawa; Canada) > e.g.
o Publications >
§ Environmental Policy Development
· David Suzuki Foundation (Vancouver, BC, Canada) >
o Building a Sustainable Economy
· CSRwire »The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire« > e.g.
§ A searchable online resource guide listing more than 2,700 organizations working on all aspects of corporate social responsibility in 105 countries.
§ > e.g.
· Search Category:
o Foreign Policy & Public Policy Orgs
o National & Local Gov't Programs and Initiatives
o Parliaments & Networks
· Search by Country
· EL Environmental Leader »Energy & Environmental News for Business« (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) > e.g.
o All Topics >
· Ethical Corporation > also
§ Policy
· UmweltDialog ist ein unabhängiger Nachrichtendienst rund um das Thema Nachhaltigkeit und Corporate Social Responsibility. UmweltDialog wird von der Mediengruppe macondo (Münster, Germany) herausgegeben. Das renommierte westfälische Verlags- und PR-Haus ist das einzige deutsche Medienunternehmen, welches Mitglied im Global Compact und der Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) ist. >
o Politik >
§ Deutschland
§ Weltweit
· IFAC International Federation of Accountants >
o Commitees:
§ International Center for Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) >
· Sustainability Framework (Updated 2010, 2009) >
o Resources:
§ Related to Climate Change Policy
· ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants > e.g.
o General public > Technical activities >
§ Subject areas >
§ Research programme > e.g.
· Published research > e.g.
§ Technical library >
· Sustainability library > also
o Accounting & Climate Change Newsletter
· ESDN European Sustainable Development Network
o The ESDN is an informal network of public administrators and other experts dealing with SD strategies in Europe.
o This website serves as a one-stop-shop for SD strategies in Europe, and is the communication platform of the ESDN.
· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Environment >
§ Policies > Sustainable Development >> e.g.
· European Sustainable Development Strategy (= European Portal on Sustainable Development)
o Climate action – energy for a changing world
§ The EU has put forward an integrated energy and climate change policy proposal, including ambitious new targets for 2020. It hopes to set Europe on the right track – towards a sustainable future with a low-carbon, energy-efficient economy – by:
· cutting greenhouse gases by 20% (30% if international agreement is reached)
· saving 20% of energy consumption through increased energy efficiency
· meeting 20% of our energy needs from renewable sources.
o Research > Areas of research >
§ Sustainable Development > e.g.
· Policy context >
o Sustainable Development Strategy
o European Research Area for a Sustainable Development Strategy
· Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien = Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Austria) >> e.g.
o RIMAS Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (English and German version; Or here)
· EEAC European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils
· Europa > Documents > European law > Summaries of legislation >
· Eurostat > e.g.
o Selected Statistics:
§ Sustainable development indicators
· Defra UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs >
o About Defra >
o The Environment > e.g.
§ Legislation, policy, regulation and guidance
§ Climate change > e.g.
· Climate Change Act 2008 – the world’s first law for tackling climate.
o The Climate Change Bill was introduced into Parliament on 14 November 2007 and became law on 26th November 2008.
o >>
§ The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent body established under the Climate Change Act to advise the Government on setting carbon budgets, and to report to Parliament on the progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
· SDC Sustainable Development Commission (UK) - The Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development
· The Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN) is an initiative funded by both Defra and the Department for Transport, and is coordinated by the Policy Studies Institute in London. SDRN aims to facilitate and strengthen the links between providers of research and policymakers across government, in order to improve evidence-based policymaking to deliver the UK government's objectives for sustainable development.
· University of Oslo (Norway) >>
o Center for Development and the Environment (SUM) >
§ SUM's Research areas > e.g.
· ProSus - Programme for Research and Documentation for a Sustainable Society > e.g.
o SusNordic: Implementing Sustainable Development in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden)
· Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung = The German Council for Sustainable Development (Germany)
· UBA Umweltbundesamt (= Federal Environment Agency) > auch
o Umweltökonomie und Umweltmanagement
· Bundesregierung (Germany) >>
· Bertelsmann Stiftung > e.g.
o Wirtschaft >
§ Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen > e.g.
· Programm: Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen >
o CSR International >
· The CSR Navigator - Public Policies in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
o Service >
§ Downloads >
· CSR international (??) >>>
o Government as Partner? CSR policies in Europe (.pdf, November 2006, 43 pp.; English translation)
§ Weblinks (Deutschland, International) >
· Staatliche Informationen, Initiativen und Projekte
o English:
§ Economy >
· Corporate social responsibility (CSR) >
o Project: Corporate social responsibility >
§ International CSR >
§ Service >
· Downloads >
· Nachhaltigkeit.at Das Österreichische Nachhaltigkeitsportal (Austria)
· FEEM Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Milan, Venice, Viggiano – Italy; Brussels, Belgium)
o FEEM is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance. Officially recognized by the President of the Italian Republic in 1989 and in full operation since 1990, FEEM has grown to become a leading research centre, providing timely and objective analysis on a wide range of environmental, energy and global economic issues.
· Sustainable Future is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organisation specialising in issues affecting New Zealand. >
o Hot Topics >
§ Sustainable Development Policy
· This page outlines key events and publications that have occurred in relation to either discussing or progressing sustainable development in New Zealand. We have broken this research into Government-led and NGO-led.
· IGES Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan)
o »is a research institute that conducts pragmatic and innovative strategic policy research to support sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region«
· JFS Japan for Sustainability
· GEIC Global Environment Information Centre (Tokyo, Japan)
o GEIC was established on 29 October 1996, and focuses on providing information to the Major Groups identified in Agenda 21 - mostly the small civil groups and individuals.
o GEIC is a joint project of the United Nations University (UNU) and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
· chinadialogue publishes in English and Chinese on global environmental issues, with a special focus on China. We publish articles by experts, policy makers, activists and concerned citizens.
· SEPA State Environmental Protection Administration (Ministry of Environmental Protection; China)
· GovHK is the one-stop portal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. >>
· Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (USA)
· The White House >
o Agenda >
· NRTEE National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada)
· Government of Canada >>
o Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
· Eldis »sharing the best in development policy, practice and research« > e.g.
o Country Profiles: (also environment)
§ Africa
§ East Asia and Pacific
§ Latin America and Caribbean
§ Middle East and North Africa
§ South Asia
· UN United Nations >> e.g.
o UN Economic and Social Development > e.g.
§ Departments >
· UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) > Divisions and offices >
o Division for Sustainable Development
· UNEP United Nations Environment Programme > e.g.
o >
§ Resource efficiency >>
· GEI Green Economy Initiative
o Other thematic areas >
· UNDP UN Development Programme >
o What We Do >
§ Institutes > e.g.
· UNRISD UN Research Institute for Social Development > e.g.
o Publications >
§ Browse by Keyword:
· Environment
· Sustainable development
o News & Views >
§ Browse by Keyword:
· Environment
· Sustainable development
o Advanced Search might be useful
§ >>
· Climate Change – UN system gateway > e.g.
o UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change > e.g.
§ UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen - COP 15/CMP 5 (7 to 18 December 2009)
o IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
o >>
§ See also, e.g.:
· IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development >>
o The CLIMATE-L.ORG Project is a knowledge management website and electronic newsletter that provides information to decision makers on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change.
o >
· The United Nations Global Compact > e.g.
o Issues >
§ UN/Business Partnerships >
· UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change (22 September 2009, UN Headquarters New York)
o An integral part of the Secretary-General's Summit on Climate Change, the Forum will bring together Government, Business, Civil Society and the UN to discuss how to build positive momentum for climate negotiations and how business can be part of the solution.
o See also related press release: Global Compact Releases New Publications Highlighting Need for Climate Action (23 September 2009) - In connection with the UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change, held yesterday at UN Headquarters in New York, the UN Global Compact Office released three new publications highlighting the urgency to take comprehensive climate action:
§ Connecting the Dots: How Climate Change Transforms Market Risks and Opportunities (Author: Tom Burke; .pdf has 32 pp.)
§ Champions of the Low-Carbon Economy: Why CEOs are Ready for a Global Climate Agreement (Authors: Sonila Cook, John Stephenson, Jonathan Berma (Dalberg Global Development Advisors); .pdf has 28 pp.)
§ Seal the Deal! and the UN Global Compact: Chief Executives Taking a Stand for Climate Action (.pdf has 24 pp.)
o See also related press release: Global Business and Civil Society Leaders to Issue Urgent Call for Leadership on Effective Climate Deal (22 September 2009) - Historic UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change seeks to build political momentum, express growing business support for fair and effective climate agreement >
§ Declaration by Business, Investors and Civil Society to Governments (.pdf, 2 pp.)
§ Agenda
§ List of Participants
§ Note: The UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change is organized by the UN Global Compact, in collaboration with FAO, IFC, IFAD, ILO, UNICEF, DESA, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, OCHA, UNISDR and WFP.
o News & Events > e.g.
§ Archive > Event Archive > Leaders Summit 2007 (5-6 July 2007, Geneva) > e.g.
· News items on the 2007 Leaders Summit > e.g.
o Business Leaders Call for Climate Action (launched by UN GC in cooperation with UNEP and WBCSD)
o CEOs Issue Global Call to Action on Water Crisis
o UN and the private sector partner to address Climate Change in China
o >>
§ The UN-Business Focal Point »The Information Bulletin for UN Private Sector Focal Points«
· The United Nations and Business
o >>>
§ UNESCO UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization > Education >>
· United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)
§ UNIDO UN Industrial Development Organization > e.g.
· About >
o Thematic priorities >
§ Poverty reduction through productive activities
§ Trade capacity-building
· Development Issues >
o Focus > e.g.
§ Environmental Management
§ Montreal protocol
§ Energy and Climate change >>
· Energy and Climate Change Branch
· IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
· The Copenhagen Climate Council is a global collaboration between business and science founded by the leading independent think tank in Scandinavia, Monday Morning, based in Copenhagen. The members of the Copenhagen Climate Council have come together to create global awareness of the importance of the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP15, in Copenhagen, in December 2009, and to ensure support and assistance to global decision-makers when agreeing on a new climate treaty.
o >
§ World Business Summit (24-26 May 2009)
· See also
o Article at SocialFunds: Defections from US Chamber Over Climate Change Continue (9 October 2009) - Apple resigns from Chamber effective immediately, and Nike resigns from Chamber Board of Directors while continuing to evaluate its membership.
o Related article at CSRwire: The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News: The Business of Climate Change (3 June 2009; By Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon)
o Related article at SocialFunds: Global Business Leaders Issue Call for Effective Climate Change Treaty (28 May 2009)
o Related article at BusinessGreen: Updated: Business leaders issue "Copenhagen Call" for global climate change deal (27 May 2009; By James Murray) - Summit of top business leaders closes with release of manifesto declaring support for meaningful successor to Kyoto
o Related news at Environment News Service (ENS): World Business Leaders Hear Catastrophic Climate Warnings (25 May 2009)
· WWF International > e.g.
o About Our Earth >
§ Climate
· Pew Center on Global Climate Change (Arlington, VA, USA)
· Climate Policy Map (By econsense (Forum for Sustainable Development of German Business) and Ecologic; Updated ??)
· Ernst & Young > e.g.
o Services > Specialty Services > Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) >>
§ The business case for climate change. (November 2009) >
· Paths chosen by top economies
o … Ernst & Young explores these differences and offers insights into the country-specific political, economic, regulatory and tax environments of 20 countries plus the European Union.
· GBEP Global Bioenergy Partnership »brings together public, private and civil society stakeholders in a joint commitment to promote bioenergy for sustainable development.«
· WEF World Economic Forum (Geneva, Switzerland) >
o Initiatives >
§ Climate Change >
· Taskforce on the Low Carbon Economy Prosperity
o See also:
§ BusinessGreen >> World's top businesses call for green G20 deal (1 April 2009) - New task force featuring over 50 of the world's largest businesses to make series of recommendations designed to deliver low carbon recovery
· CEO Climate Policy Recommendations
· Climate Disclosure Standards Board
· G-20 >> e.g.
§ At the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, leaders reviewed the progress made since the Washington and London Summits and together they discussed further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.
o The London Summit 2009: Stability, Growth, Jobs
· G8 Summit 2009 (L'Aquila, Italy) >> e.g.
o G8 Leaders Declaration: Responsible Leadership for a Sustainable Future (.pdf, 49 pp.)
· G8 Summit 2008 (Toyako, Japan) >>
o G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Leaders Declaration (8 July 2008)
§ Reaffirming our Heiligendamm commitments, we will promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) including through encouragement of voluntary adherence to the relevant international instruments, standards and principles by companies from all countries. We recognize and commend efforts by private businesses for undertaking socially responsible investments. We will encourage good corporate governance practices.
· G8 Summit 2007 (Heiligendamm, Germany): Growth and responsibility
· OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development > e.g.
o Browse > By Topic > e.g.
§ Sustainability >
· Agriculture & Fisheries
· Energy
· Environment
· Sustainable Development > also
· World Bank > e.g.
o Topics >> e.g.
§ Energy, Transport, Water, Agriculture & Rural Development, etc.
§ Development Communications (DevComm) > e.g.
· Areas of Expertise > e.g.
o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (link ??)
o Sustainable Development (DevComm SDO Unit) (link ??) > e.g.
§ Publications (link ??)
· IFC International Finance Corporation > e.g.
o Topics A-Z > e.g.
§ Environment = Sustainability = Environmental and Social Sustainability
§ Financial Markets >
· Sustainability and Climate Change Finance
· ADB Asian Development Bank >
o Topics > Environment and Safeguards >
· ICC International Chamber of Commerce >
o ICC makes policy in:
· WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development > e.g.
o Focus Areas > e.g.
o >
§ News >> e.g.
· >
o Copenhagen Business Day (11 December 2009; or here)
· Business Pushes for Global Climate Deal (9 December 2008) >
· The Road to Copenhagen: What Business Needs from Global Policy on Climate Change (12 August 2008)
o In this article, WBCSD President Bjorn Stigson shares his thoughts on the challenges of climate change and the importance of adopting clear policies to stabilize the concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere by improving energy efficiency within the global economy and managing emissions from the energy we use.
· Business and Government Leaders Pair Up to Discuss post-2012 Climate Architecture (Bali, Indonesia, 6 December 2007)
· Establishing a Global Carbon Market (4 December 2007) >
o Establishing a Global Carbon Market: A discussion on linking various approaches to create a global market (.pdf has 6 pp.)
· New report calls for decisive, concerted, sustained actions to combat climate change (21 March 2007)
o The report asserts that the only way to combat climate change is through decisive, concerted and sustained actions between governments, businesses and consumers. >
§ Policy Directions to 2050: A business contribution to the dialogues on cooperative action (.pdf has 52 pp.)
· SDI Sustainable Development International (updated ??) > e.g.
o Climate Action - Assisting business towards carbon neutrality
· Eldis »sharing the best in development policy, practice and research« > e.g.
o Topics >
· Business & Human Rights Resource Centre > e.g.
o Getting started >
§ Info for environment specialists
o browse the online library, by:
§ Issues >
o Simple »Search« and »More options« search might be useful.
· Policy Innovations »online magazine features ideas for a fairer globalization and a network of innovators.« (project is based at the Carnegie Council in New York City.) >
o Keyword search >
· IGES Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan) »is a research institute that conducts pragmatic and innovative strategic policy research to support sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region« > also
o Database & Resources >
§ IGES EnviroScope »is a website which is being implemented in order to collect and provide detailed and updated information on current environmental and sustainability issues, and policy measures of countries and regions.« > e.g.
· News »collects and syndicates the latest news headlines from selected news sources on sustainable development. 48 RSS feeds are available.« (as of June 2009) >
o The "News sources" page lists many news sources grouped as:
§ National Gov. Agencies
§ The UN System
§ Intergov. Organisations
§ NGOs / NPOs
§ Research & Academic Organisations
· Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future (London)
· Chatham House (St James's Square, London) > e.g.
o Research > e.g.
§ Energy, Environment and Development > e.g.
· Reports and Papers > e.g.
o Following up the World Summit on Sustainable Development Commitments on Corporate Social Responsibility: Options for Action by Governments (February 2005; .pdf has 105 pp.)
o Following-up the WSSD commitments on Corporate Social Responsibility (February 2004; .pdf has 75 pp.)
· ICLEI »Local Governments for Sustainability« is a membership association of local governments and national and regional local government associations that have made a unique commitment to sustainable development.
· IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (UK) >
o News >> e.g.
§ Categories > e.g.
· The Climate Group (Head office: London) »is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing business and government leadership on climate change. We are based in the UK, the USA and Australia and we operate internationally.«
· WRI World Resources Institute (Washington, DC, USA)
· IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development (Head Office: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
· ICTSD International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Geneva, Switzerland)
· IIED International Institute for Environment and Development (London, UK)
· IUCN The World Conservation Union >
o About IUCN >
§ How we work >
· Programmes >
o What we do >
§ Priority areas:
· CBD Convention on Biological Diversity > e.g.
o Information >
§ Major Groups >
· Business
· B&B Business and Biodiversity Initiative (Also English version of website)
o The Business and Biodiversity Initiative is an international initiative within the German Presidency of "Convention on Biological Diversity" (CBD).
· B&B Campaign = European Business & Biodiversity Campaign (also here) > e.g.
o Knowledge >
· Ecologic Institute (also English version of website)
o The Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, and Washington DC.
o Founded in 1995, the Ecologic Institute is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policies and to promoting sustainable development.
· UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) > e.g.
o Our Projects >>
§ Resource Efficiency Instruments (2007)
· GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit = German Technical Cooperation >> e.g.
o Themes >
§ Environment and infrastrucure
· GTZ AgenZ »Agency for market-oriented concepts« (Also English version of website)
o GTZ AgenZ works for clients in international cooperation for sustainable development. The Agency for Market-oriented Concepts assists public clients and private enterprises in their national and international commitments, primarily in developing countries and emerging economies.
· FNI Fridtjof Nansen Institute (Norway) »is an independent institution engaged in research on international environmental, energy and resource management politics.«
o is a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment. It is a means for the global scientific community to come together to produce the first free, expert-driven, massively scaleable information resource on the environment, and to engage civil society in a public dialogue on the role of environmental issues in human affairs.
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