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From Corporate Handouts to Corporate Partnerships
Veronica ScheubelPhilanthropy is about donating to charity without expecting a return. Companies have historically contributed to society in this way. Strategic philanthropy, which is a more modern approach, is about directing corporate giving to a cause that is aligned with the core business. Yet in the 21st century, strategic philanthropy does not suffice in providing leadership. There is a growing demand for companies to move beyond strategic philanthropy to modern community partnerships, co-creating solutions to pressing societal and environmental problems by contributing core competencies and truly aiming for impact. In the process, shared value creation for both society and the company is not only desirable for companies, but also to stakeholders. more[...]
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CR & Sustainability Salary Survey Results
Now in its fourth year, the survey provides insight into the individuals employed in this expanding marketplace, from the types of organisations they work for, to their job functions, salaries and career backgrounds. The results indicate a positive outlook for the sector in regard to salary, job security and job satisfaction. On average, those working in the Europe (excluding the UK) earn £69,000 followed by £68,010 for North America and £56,360 in the UK. more[...]
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Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted the full set of outcomes from the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, including a listing of more than 200 business commitments. The Forum brought together 2,700 business leaders, investors, academics, government officials, environmentalists, and grassroots activists. more[...]
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Maurice F. Strong
Maurice F. StrongExperience has demonstrated that those countries that have been most successful in improving their environments are those, like Japan, that have been most efficient in managing their economies and reducing the energy, resources, and materials used to generate their GDPs. Rio+20 must provide for special measures to assist developing countries in the efficiency of their economies. more[...]
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Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner, UNEPRio+20 – as the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development has come to be known – provides an unprecedented opportunity for the world to transform the current economic paradigm into one that enhances human well-being while respecting planetary boundaries and environmental limits. This will require changes in the way we perceive progress, make financial decisions, and do business in order to ensure that social and environmental considerations are fully integrated into decision-making. As the driving forces of economic growth, business and industry will have a leading role to play. more[...]
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Georg Kell
Georg Kell, United Nations Global CompactNever before in recent history has there been such widespread uncertainty about the future. Major developments are shaping our world, raising important questions about the proper role of business and the legitimacy of markets. more[...]
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Andrei Galaev
Andrei Galaev, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.Decisions made at global conferences have great effects on CSR and sustainable development progress and concept advancement. I believe that the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will be the next milestone in international efforts to accelerate progress toward achieving sustainable development globally. It is an opportunity for participants to honestly and openly discuss what has been achieved in the last 20 years since Agenda 21 at the Earth Summit in Rio; what the biggest challenges and issues have been; and whether governments, business, the UN system, and other parties have managed to address them effectively. more[...]
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Douglas Tompkins
Douglas TompkinsThe Rio+20 conference in June 2012 has been generating concern and a lack of confidence on the part of many environmentalists and conservationists I know and work with. Although the first Rio conference ignited hopes for millions and was in fact an historical launching point for united government action on environmental issues, it still fell far short of expectations. Those with optimistic visions – and what I consider to be often Pollyanna characterizations of these unwieldy and multination world conferences – perhaps can see it in a positive light. One hears all the excuses that this or that was better than nothing, or that “perfection is the enemy of the good” and similar aphorisms. more[...]
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A Future We Want? Lessons of Rio+20
Dr. Elmer LenzenIt was the absence of disputes that probably provoked the biggest dispute: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 summit) ended with a concordant final resolution of 190 participating countries. The outcome document, titled “The Future We Want,” had already been published and enacted by the beginning of the conference, which led to controversies and the disappointment of many – mainly nongovernmental – participants. However, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the summit a success: “Rio+20 has given us a solid platform to build on. And it has given us the tools to build with. The work starts now.” more[...]
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The Rio+20 Topics
Judith BomholtTwenty years after the first international Conference on Environment and Development was held there, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) has again taken place in Rio de Janeiro. Over 50,000 participants took part what is known as the Rio +20 Conference, including more than 100 world leaders and heads of government. This new conference should ensure continued political commitment to sustainable development, help to take stock of previous advances, and reveal the gaps in sustainability involvement. more[...]
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The History of Sustainable Development in the United Nations
In 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm brought the industrialized and developing nations together to delineate the ‘rights’ of the human family to a healthy and productive environment. The recognition to revitalize humanity’s connection with Nature, led to the creation of global institutions within the UN system. more[...]
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