Tag Archives: Global Reporting Initiative

Summer readings – 2 books and reviews

Posted on 25/06/2011 by Kaj

It is time to think about summer readings and why not look into the new book – The Age of Responsibility. The writer Wayne Visser shows how the old model of Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility (CSR) is being replaced by a … Continue reading →

Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Tools for change

The green movement is “out-of-touch, ineffective and bureaucratic”

Posted on 14/06/2011 by Kaj

The green movement is “out-of-touch, ineffective and bureaucratic”, according to the campaigner who spent a decade leading Friends of the Earth in the UK , which celebrates its 40th anniversary on Wednesday. “Worryingly, in every major green group, managers, administrators, communicators … Continue reading →

Categories: News, NGO

From Stockholm on the Road to Rio de Janeiro 2012

Posted on 20/05/2011 by Kaj

An interview with Dr Ashok Khosla, President of IUCN, one of the speakers at the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability development in Stockholm between on 16-19 May 2011. The interview highlights the issues of ongoing international negotiations, relations … Continue reading →

Categories: Biodiversity, Interviews, Leadership and Sustainability, News, the GAP between developed and developing countries

How to build a Sustainable Economy?

Posted on 15/04/2011 by Kaj

It is a lack of global issues in the Swedish Political debate. I am going to inspire to more thinking in the global issues the month to come. I would like to recommend a reading of the presentation: - How the … Continue reading →

Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Political Governance

SAP gives the thumbs down to nuclear in a new CSR report

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Kaj

SAP has released its fourth annual sustainability report. It details the company’s impact in three areas; delivering customer solutions that turn sustainability into a business opportunity, improving SAP’s own sustainable operations, and pursuing social innovation to create sustainable growth. Read … Continue reading →

Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Nuclear Energy

Sustainability Brand study in Sweden – Coop, ICA, Volvo, Arla Foods and IKEA on the top of the list by consumers

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Kaj

Coop, ICA, Volvo, Arla Foods and IKEA are the brands that are considered the best in environmental and social responsibility in Sweden. The best sectors are retailers, food producers and carmakers. According to the largest brand study on Sustainability, Sustainable … Continue reading →

Categories: Consumers and Brands, News

Majority of UK public mistrusts corporate carbon claims, poll finds

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Kaj

Just 7% of the British public believes claims made by companies that they are taking tough action to reduce carbon emissions. Read more The Guardian  

Categories: Consumers and Brands, News

David Suzukis Foundation on how to avoid toxics in cosmetic products

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Kaj

Groups like the David Suzuki Foundation are demanding that the fragrance loophole be closed and that consumers be told what ingredients are in their products. Author and broadcaster Gillian Deacon’s book There’s Lead in Your Lipstick and the U.S. Campaign for Safe … Continue reading →

Categories: News

Sweden’s former Head of Climate negotiation Anders Turesson

Posted on 17/03/2011 by Kaj

Nuclear power on the agenda towards a climate-neutral societal planning The week that has passed has been chock-a-block with new challenges. One crisis has come in the wake of another and the focus has shifted. Our fossil fuel dependency, our nuclear … Continue reading →

Categories: Climate Negotiations, Interviews

Sustainability and Leadership message from the UK Government

Posted on 09/03/2011 by Kaj

The UK Government is committed to sustainable growth, economically and environmentally, and they see many opportunities for UK businesses in moving to a green economy. The Government will publish a Roadmap to a Green Economy in April 2011 that will … Continue reading →

Categories: News, Political Governance