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The long history of cooperation between ISO and the UN
Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)Interview with Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze. He was Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) from March 2002 until March 2011. more[...]
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The Power of Voluntarism
Dr. Elmer LenzenIn today’s corporate responsibility debate, so-called soft laws are omnipresent. They seem to be the best solution to combine a maximum of social responsibility with a minimum of public interference. Their rise is closely connected with the age of globalization. more[...]
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Economy leaders need sustainability standards
Dr. Sahsa Courville, ISEAL AllianceSustainability Standards Systems – such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, or Social Accountability International with its SA 8000 standard – represent the practical, hands-on dimension of the CSR landscape. With consensus-based voluntary standards defined through global multistakeholder processes, and with enterprise compliance assessed through independent third-party certification, these market-based tools provide clear pathways for producers to improve sustainability practices. more[...]
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Eco-labels: Signed, Sealed… Delivered?
Mark Lee, SustainAbility
Patrin Watanatada, SustainAbilityToday’s supply chains span the globe. While a century ago we might have known where, how, and who produced the things we consume, today we rely on what we are told. And how can we be sure that what we are told can be trusted? Enter the eco-label: the independently verified, on-pack label that tells the consumer how a product was produced (think Fairtrade or organic) or how it might be consumed (think nutritional labels or Energy Star) in a more sustainable way. It is a powerful idea that combines sustainability standards-setting and branding, underpinned by the credibility of an independent body. more[...]
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The First Global Consumer Label for Companies Using Wind Energy
Dr. Sahsa Courville, ISEAL AllianceIn 2010 Vestas decided to embark upon a challenging journey: to build a global partnership and create an organization that would produce the world’s first consumer label for wind energy. WindMade™ was created to drive the global adoption of wind energy by convincing the world’s largest consumer brands to put a renewable energy label on their products. This label would inform consumers about the source of energy used to make the product, thereby empowering them to consciously choose products originating from a clean source of energy. more[...]
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Two Decades of UN Earth Summits
Judith BomholtThe United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was a milestone in international environmental policy when it took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The main incentive for this conference was the Brundtland Report that had been published by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in 1987. more[...]
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Institutional Challenges for a Green Economy
Prof. Dr. Adil Najam, Lahore University of Management Sciences - LUMS
Dr Henrik Selin, Boston UniversityWhat if the world could actualize its finest visions of a “green economy”? What sorts of institutions would we need to manage it? What sorts of institutional innovations will lead us to such a destination? Those are some of the questions that should be at the forefront of our thinking as we think about what Rio+20 can achieve. more[...]
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