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2007-11-27 -
Vinyl 2010 Essay Competition

Vinyl 2010 wants to know your views on sustainable development and how it fits into the global political and economic context through the launch of its first Essay Competition.

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2007-10-31 - sustainability
Planet2025 TV / GFN Ecological Debt Video Contest

October 6 marked Ecological Debt day..the day when humanity begins using more than the planet can provide this year.

For the rest of the year we are in ecological overshoot, living beyon..continue..

2007-10-23 -
Second International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES II)
Bonn, World Conference Center
November 19th - 21st, 2007

Organized by: EUROSOLAR, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)

In cooperation with: EnergyAgency.NRW; EUROBAT; E..continue..

2007-10-21 -
International Summer University - Audiovisual Communication Climate, Renewable Energies & Energy Efficiency
At the International University, film makers, film directors, journalists, web-editors,
public relation experts, communication, social and natural scientists, members of
civil society, econo..continue..

2007-08-27 -
Phase II of Renewable Energy in America:
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), in conjunction with the House and..continue..

2007-07-24 -
"Cool the Earth Idea Contest" has kicked off!
With the aim of curbing global warming as much as possible and keeping
the earth "cool", Eco Business Creation Association, in cooperation with
JFS and NTT Resonant Inc., is callin..continue..

2007-07-04 -
Call for applications Eurosolar Award 2007
EUROSOLAR awards the National and the European Solar Prizes to exceptional and innovative projects and initiatives in favour of the use of Renewable Energies.
Within the last weeks, many municip..continue..

2007-06-18 -
Raising Our Game: Can We Sustain Globalization?
Raising Our Game: Can We Sustain Globalization? is a new report that looks out to 2027 to examine future scenarios for the world’s sustainable development, and to propose a new set of rules for ..continue..

2007-06-12 -
Climate Star competition application date extended

Climate Star 2007 Municipal climate protection competition with focus on mobility - Until now registrations from seven European countries - Closing date for applications extended - Application docu..continue..

2007-05-13 -
GRI is calling nominations to join the Stakeholder Council
A rare opportunity has arisen for 20 of the world’s experts in sustainability issues to help steer the governance of the GRI and sustainability reporting, through joining the Stakeholder Council..continue..

2007-05-09 -
Restoring Nature's Capital: An Action Agenda to Sustain Ecosystem Services

Frances Irwin and Janet Ranganathan

Synopsis: Proposes an action agenda for business, governments, and civil society to reverse ecosystem degradation.

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2007-03-04 -
IBM, Citigroup, Sky, HSBC and Other International Corporations Gather to Discuss the Future of Responsible Business at May 2007
An unprecedented gathering of world business leaders will discuss the evolution of corporate responsibility up to 2020 at a conference being run by Ethical Corporation and Business in the Community on..continue..

2007-03-04 -
Call for papers: Storing Renewable Energies, Bonn, November 19th - 21st, 2007
Solar radiation, solar heat and wind power are the forms of Renewable Energy, available worldwide, which have the greatest potential. They are, therefore, also the most promising when it comes to achi..continue..

2007-02-13 -
500 Euros available for best poverty reduction case study
WISIONS has launched its new PREP-call on the topic ‘Sustainable Energy for
Poverty Reduction’. With its upcoming brochure on this topic, WISIONS aims
to focus on how energy can..continue..

2007-02-06 -
Climate Neutral Group and GreenSeat join forces
Climate Neutral Group and GreenSeat have merged. The new organisation, that will operate under the name Climate Neutral Group, will be positioned better to offer a full range of carbon offset services..continue..

2007-02-02 -
Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 Call for Entries
Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to announce the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 is now open for entries. Information on eligibility criteria and ..continue..

2007-01-28 -
The Hague conference: 'Climate Change and Vulnerability'
THE HAGUE. On 13 and 14 February 2007 a very timely international conference on climate change will take place in the new conference centre of the Peace Palace. The conference is organised by the
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2007-01-23 - climate
United States Climate Action Partnership

On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) released a landmark series of principles and recommendations calling for the federal government to quickly enact strong national leg..continue..

2007-01-09 -
Call for Speakers TBLI Asia 2007
Do you have cutting edge research to communicate or experience in sustainaible investment that you would like to share? Brooklyn Bridge is currently accepting proposals for presenters at the 2007 TBLI..continue..

2006-12-08 -
ABN AMRO wins award for best sustainability report in 2005
ABN AMRO has won the Accountancy Award for its 2005 Sustainability Report. The prize, which is awarded annually by the Dutch Association of Environmental Accountancy (VMA) and the Royal Netherlands In..continue..

2006-12-06 -
Vigeo selected by FRR to analyse the extra-financial performance of its European equity fund
Following two European-wide calls for tender, the French Pensions Reserve Fund (FRR) has selected Vigeo for one of them, to assess and report on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performa..continue..

2006-12-02 -
Tunisia Joins International Sustainable Energy Partnership
Tunisia has joined the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), making it the 34th country to become a partner of the REEEP. The Agence Nationale pour la Maitrise de l'Energie (..continue..

2006-11-28 -
China Eco Expo April 4-6, 2007
China Eco Expo is well on its way to becoming the signature event for internatioal products, technologies and expertise that will help China overcome its environmental challenges and move towards a su..continue..

2006-11-16 -
EU ministers back actions to protect children from obesity

European Charter on obesity: Ministers back regulation on marketing of unhealthy food to children and improved nutrition labelling

Health and consumer NGOs today welcomed the sig..continue..

2006-10-29 -
Yale Journal Identifies Products and Activities with Greatest Environmental Impact
Cutting-edge research identifying the types of products that cause the most environmental damage is the focus of a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology.
The activities and ..continue..

2006-10-24 -
ETUC calls for a 75% cut in EU greenhouse gases by 2050
In a resolution adopted on 18 October, the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) called for the Kyoto Protocol to be strengthened from 2012, and for the opening of a Eur..continue..

2006-10-12 -
Mervyn King appointed as new Chair, Global Reporting Initiative Board of Directors
The Chair of the Global Reporting Initiative, Dr. Judy Henderson, announced at the GRI Amsterdam conference on 6 October 2006 the appointment of Justice Mervyn King as her successor. Justice Kin..continue..

2006-09-20 -
Scheuten Solar acquires cell factory in Gelsenkirchen and signs a long-term agreement with SolarWorld
Dutch solar panel manufacturer Scheuten Solar has signed a number of long-term supply agreements with SolarWorld. The total value of these agreements amounts to more than 100 million Euro. SolarWorld ..continue..

2006-09-12 -
BMW Hydrogen 7 - Introducing a New Era of Mobility
BMW is the world's first car maker to present a hydrogen-drive car which has successfully completed the process of series development: The BMW Hydrogen 7 with its hydrogen combustion engine is the r..continue..

2006-09-11 -
Terrafina provides microcredit to 200,000 rural African entrepreneurs
Unique Dutch public private partnership invests in young, local credit organisations

Terrafina, the joint microfinancing programme of ICCO, Oikocredit and the Rabobank Foundation, has alrea..continue..

2006-09-08 -
EU must press on with urgent mercury export ban
Environmental and health NGOs opposed to mercury today urged the European Commission to abandon its deadlock and finally proceed with a delayed EU mercury export ban and secure storage of surplu..continue..

2006-09-05 -
Invitation for schools to enter Volvo Adventure Award
The 5th Volvo Adventure Award has launched its 2007 challenge for eco-schools.
The Award is open for 10-16 year olds who are actively engaged in groups
of 2-5 people on practical environme..continue..

2006-08-21 -
Greenpeace demands global ban on imports of US rice
Greenpeace International today called for a global ban on imports of US rice in order to protect the public from eating illegal, untested and unapproved varieties of genetically engineered (GE) rice.<..continue..

2006-08-05 -
NGOs Call for Action in Global Mercury Crisis
Concurrent Conference Will Identify Solutions to Mercury Problems

An NGO led forum, “Finding Solutions to the Global Mercury Crisis” will be held, August 7th – 10th...continue..

2006-06-30 -
EEB assesses achievements of Austria’s six-month Presidency

“Austria’s performance as EU President has on balance been positive on the environmental front”, says John Hontelez, Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau, Europe..continue..

2006-06-29 -
Call for tenders - European Solar Prizes 2006
EUROSOLAR awards the National and the European Solar Prizes to municipalities, municipally owned entities, individuals, engineers, architects, owners of installations using Renewable Energies and to o..continue..

2006-06-25 -
New book on sustainable development and the EU

The European Union and Sustainable Development: Internal and External Dimensions, VUB Brussels University Press, 2006, 341 pp., ISBN 90-5487-2470

As the review of the EU’s Sustainable D..continue..

2006-06-20 -
Red Card for Mercury! Time for total ban
At a conference in Brussels, environmental and health NGOs demanded a total mercury export ban to take effect by 2008 at the latest, and that surplus mercury be securely stored in perpetuity.&nb..continue..

2006-06-19 -
EEB gives cautious welcome to EU Sustainable Development Strategy
The European Environmental Bureau, Europe’s largest federation of environmental citizens’ organisations, welcomes the European Council’s adoption today of a new EU Sustainable Develo..continue..

2006-06-07 - energie
Important Milestone Reached - 100 Cogeneration Units from Ten Countries Registered
You want to generate electricity and heat highly effectively without wasting
energy? Then you require a cogeneration unit and adequate information
about technology and funding. You will fi..continue..

2006-05-24 -
Vestas RRB has appointed Windbrokers as its Authorised Sales Company
Offering the Vestas RRB products to Europe and the Americas, Windbrokers brings medium-sized new Wind Turbines back on the market.

Today Windbrokers BV announced that they have entered into..continue..

2006-05-23 -
CSM Launches ‘Who’s Who in CSR in India’
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2006-05-21 -
European companies urged to reject criminal cargo from Cargill
Sao Paulo/London 19 May 2006 - A team of climbers from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise shut down Cargill's illegal soya export facility in the heart of the Amazon rainforest today. The soya, wh..continue..

2006-05-21 -
Polish GE seed ban big step towards sustainable agriculture
Greenpeace welcomed the ban on the sale of genetically engineered (GE) seeds, which was approved yesterday by the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski. The signing by the President was the final step fo..continue..

2006-05-01 - environment
ICLEI member cities take part in European Green Week
Around Europe, cities are preparing awareness-raising activities that will take place during and around European Green Week, which takes place from 30 May - 2 June 2006 and this year focuses o..continue..

2006-04-26 - climate
Bush administration ingnores initiative to reduce carbon emissions & tropical deforestation
In recent diplomatic and Earth Day media statements, US agencies have been touting the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Meanwhile, not a single new tropical forest has been protected in ..continue..

2006-04-23 - climate
Ecofys assists Romania in accelerated launch of emission trading system
UTRECHT, 20 APRIL 2006 - An international team of experts led by Ecofys is helping the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Water Management (MEWM) implement the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ..continue..

2006-04-22 - climate
Governments must support citizens to cut emissions by 2050
The efforts of individuals to slow the impacts of climate change will go to waste unless governments demonstrate greater leadership and commit to 60% greenhouse reduction targets by 2050, the f..continue..

2006-04-18 - economy
Risk Taking is the O2 of Innovation
The Club of Amsterdam presents its second, global “Summit for the Future” bringing together more than 60 international Thought Leaders to discuss significant, glo..continue..

2006-04-09 - ecology
Special Issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology Focuses on Eco-efficiency
Disputes over the trade-off between the environment and the economy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Whether the threat is global warming or toxic substances, the tension betwee..continue..

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