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Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010 - Call for nominations
Financial Crisis and Climate Crisis in the focus of the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010
 In 2010 Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl and Spinwatch will present the now infamous Worst EU Lobbying Awards to the public again.
Climate Action Tracker Update
No major movement towards lowering emissions before the UN climate talks in Bonn
 Bonn: 29 July 2010 - Three days before the start of the next round of UN negotiations on climate change in Bonn, actions pledged globally on reductions of greenhouse gas emissions give virtually no chance to limit global mean temperature increase to below two degrees Celsius. That is the result of the latest analysis by the so-called 'Climate Action Tracker', an assessment system that shows how climate protection commitments by different countries would contribute to total greenhouse gas emission reductions globally and provides climate model projections that estimate the effect of the resulting global emission pathway on limiting global warming.
C.L.A.S.S. Partners with GREEN showroom in Berlin for Sustainable Luxury in Fashion and Design
C.L.A.S.S. showed Partner Eco-Fashion labels at Berlin Fashion Week and Grazia Opening Party
GREENshowroom and C.L.A.S.S. joined together at Berlin Fashion Week for sustainable luxury in fashion and design GREEN showroom and C.L.A.S.S. will be presenting sustainable luxury fashion in the renowned five-star Hotel Adlon Kempinski during Berlin's Fashion Week from July 7-10, 2010.
"Cooperating with C.L.A.S.S. means we don't only share similar thoughts, but similar goals". Says Magdalena Schaffrin of GREENshowroom. "A combination of high-class design and sustainability is the only solution for the future of the fashion market".
Giusy Bettoni, co-founder of C.L.A.S.S, says: "At C.L.A.S.S. we are really honoured to be part of this great event with a high-level international partner like GREENshowroom, and we look forward to working close together with our colleagues! And Berlin Fashion Week is just the beginning".
11th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium 2010, 28 September 2010
Financing the Transformation to a Low-Carbon Economy
Reducing carbon intensity through energy efficiency, cleantech and renewable energy already makes sense for business and the overall economy. It increases energy productivity and therefore constitutes both an attractive investment opportunity and a vital means of risk mitigation.
Channelling capital into this low-carbon economy poses a gigantic challenge to investors, shareholders and their intermediaries. It is expected that some 85 per cent of the financial resources needed to fight climate change will have to come from private sources.
F&B Ingredientsource
Successful Sourcing Strategies for the F&B Industry
 Avoid costly disruptions and improve reliability, product quality and build consumer trust in your brand.
While economic uncertainty has resulted in volatile supply and demand for organic and natural products, one demand remained consistent: consumers and political systems alike are demanding ethically sourced goods from sustainable sources.
This conference tackles the overwhelming challenges faced by manufacturers and suppliers alike: how can we best source ethically and guarantee sustainable supply?
A strategy for sustainability
The GRI G3 guidelines
The third generation of the GRI guidelines (Global Reporting Initiative) has been available since October 2006 - translated to 15 languages and enhanced by a growing series of "sector supplements". At least 1.480 organisations worldwide have declared their use of the GRI guidelines since they were first available. In 2007 alone, about 700 GRI sustainability reports were published.
Pro-biodiversity business
a new landscape of opportunity
 Ecotourism in Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve, South Africa.There are two ways in which business relates to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES). Firstly, companies depend on BES, e.g. on the existence of healthy forests and seas for the provision of commodities like fish and timber, on bees for the pollination of flowers or fruit trees, and on freshwater sources for the provision of drinking and irrigation water. Secondly, economic activities affect BES, e.g. through land conversion, overexploitation and pollution. This threatens the provision and use of BES in the long-term. When talking about the impact of business on BES, the focus tends to be on the negative side. However, corporate action can also enhance biodiversity. This article will explain in which way business can have a positive impact on BES.
Biodiversity and human rights
The next litmus test for the accounting profession
 'What gets measured gets attention and can be managed' is one of the most stressed sentences in meetings, literature and conferences. Now the difficult part: are we still measuring the right 'what'? For more than a century accountants have worked on streamlining data for the purpose of financial management and reporting, following the existing paradigm that optimizing shareholder value is in the end the single purpose of business.
Revitalizing landscapes
How economy and ecology become partners
 The left-hand side of this bird's eye view illustrates the various ways in which delta's are used by man. The interventions lead the area away from sustainability and resilience against climate change. The right-hand side shows examples of the alternative approach, in which natural processes are used to help the area cope with the effects of climate change.It started in 1992, when WWF Netherlands set the audacious goal of doubling the area of nature in the country within 10 years. At that time, most conservationists had a defensive - conservative - strategy. Understandable perhaps, but it was the type of strategy that at best slows down the pace of destruction. WWF Netherlands wanted to do things differently and contacted Stroming Consultancy. "It is possible to restore the natural river biotope along 400 kilometers of rivers", concluded Stroming in its visionary report Living Rivers. The most effective method of restoring nature is not to focus on nature, but to take a broader approach and find partners. Extracting clay, not as a goal but as a means to create secondary channels, and improving flood control are just a few of the functions that can be combined when revitalizing rivers. And this is what WWF and its partner ARK Nature started doing. And continued to do for more than 10 years.
Colorful diversity right on the company's doorstep
Company sites close to nature as a first step towards operational biodiversity management
 The Renggli headquarter near Sursee, Switzerland. Renggli has been a pioneer in modern wood construction for more than 80 years with a long history in biodiversity conservation.Monotonous green and concrete grey are usually the prominent colours of industrial sites and business parks. But businesses have numerous possibilities to enhance this colour palette, and turn their premises into a natural paradise. In the long run, this even decimates the costs by half. Natural company premises are not only habitats for flora and fauna, they also offer well-being and contentment to the staff. A diverse and animated environment conveys an innovative and sustainable company profile to the outside, and positively affects the corporate culture on the inside.
Biodiversity in Good Company
the business and biodiversity initiative
 Worldwide, nature is suffering from an alarming and quickly advancing loss of biodiversity, species, and ecosystems that is endangering the livelihood of mankind on a global scale. One of the key questions that we need to address - and soon need to answer - is how to achieve the ideal combination of both using and protecting biodiversity.
The Snow Leopard Conservation Project
 Since 1974 the Snow Leopard, which lives in the mountains of Central Asia, has stood on "the red list" of those endangered species The Snow Leopard Conservation Project threatened with extinction. Dynafit has set itself the task of standing up for this unique animal. The idea has to do with supporting the poor people in the twelve affected lands. The native nomadic communities are completely dependent on their herds. Frequently in the past, due to poverty they've been forced to hunt snowleopards in order to protect their animals from attack. Dynafit and the Snow Leopard Trust help these poor families earn their livelihoods with traditional felt crafts.
Cotton made in Africa
Sustainable win-win trade
 Cotton made in Africa is neither a charity project nor a fair-trade production organisation. The Aid by Trade Foundation established by Dr. Michael Otto aims to go significantly further, by improving the social, economic and ecological conditions within cotton production, but without triggering a substantial rise in cotton prices.
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