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April-May
Powering a Global Green New Deal
Barack Obama launches climate forum to help seal the deal in Copenhagen
Collapse of Ice Bridge puts Antarctic ice shelf in peril

February-March
Obama's Green Light for Renewables
Children and the Environment

January
Responsible Business
The Global Business Summit for the Environment
HIV&Me

December - HIV/AIDS & The Business Connection
HIV/AIDS in South Africa
HIV/AIDS Prevention and HIV&ME
The Business Case for Partnering HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiatives in SA

November - The Importance of Corporate Responsibility in the Present Global Financial Crisis
Arguments Against CorporateSocial Responsibility - Redoubled
Corporate Responsibility Essential to Business Survival
Why Corporate Sustainability is More Important Than Ever

October - Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Climate Change Causing Jump in Natural Disasters
Is Global Warming Worsening Hurricanes?
Recent Natural Disasters Amplify Need for Urgent Action on Climate Change

September - Sustainability
Sustainability Beyond Carbon
Finding a Unique Place for Sustainability in Business
Sustainable Capitalism

August -
Corporate Responsibility

The Heart of Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Response to Climate Change
Can You Have Social Responsibility Without Ethics?

July - Climate in Crisis
Climate Change and Human Extinction
The Green Age
Working Towards a Greener Postal Sector

United Nations Global CompactInternational Finance CorporationWorld Economic ForumWorld Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentInternational Chamber of Commerce

June 2009
 

The Road to Copenhagen: Seal the Deal!

"We look to the December climate negotiations in Copenhagen to seal a deal that will enable us to pursue climate action on all fronts. A deal that covers adaptation, mitigation and the deployment of clean technologies. A deal that will reverse deforestation." Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations.
Easily Green Your Daily Routine

This year’s theme for World Environment Day (WED) is Your Planet Needs You! UNite to Combat Climate Change. But too often we are presented with environmental problems without being given the tools to act. WED is about taking action to be a part of the solution. And the Daily do something Tips are a great start.
Sex: shock findings among youths

Research in 2008 amongst youth in South Africa showed that more than 10% of young people between the ages of 10 and 13 are sexually active. About 38% said that the pill can prevent HIV and 30.4% believe that HIV can be transmitted via a toilet seat. About 27% think that HIV can be prevented by bathing after sex.

Our consulting unit provides services to both the private and public sectors; key disciplines being HIV/AIDS, Environment and Corporate Social Investment.

Telecommunications in Action Telecommunications in Action highlights the role of telecommunication applications in agriculture, business, education, environment, governance health and rural and urban development.
Tanti Popoli, Una Terra
Tanti Popoli, Una Terra is an educational resource programme aimed at 11 to 14 year old Italian students. Sustainable Business
Sustainable Business reviews existing methods of pollution control, resource and energy conservation, and cleaner production techniques. A Vision of Hope
A Vision of Hope examines the many facets of the United Nations' operations, focusing on the vital role played by the organization in everyday life. Human Rights – the New Consensus
Human Rights - the new consensus contains a wide range of contemporary material on human rights, democracy, development and peace. Earth Summit
Earth Summit draws together the main concerns of the event and incorporates guidelines on basis for action, objectives, activities and financing and cost evaluation.

The MDG's are eight goals to be achieved by 2015 that respond to the world's main development challenges. They represent quantifiable targets for addressing the major problems facing our world today. They also characterise our basic human right to health, shelter, security and education. The MDG's are drawn from the actions and targets contained in the Millennium Declaration that was adopted by 189 nations and signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000.
 
HIV&Me
HIV&Me is a nationwide schools-based HIV/AIDS education and prevention program aiming to enable young people to make responsible and informed choices about their health and sexual behaviour. Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign
UNEP has launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign with a new goal of planting 7 billion trees by the end of 2009. Telecentros Brasil
Telecentros Brasil is involved with the community in the poverty stricken district of Guaianases in São Paulo, Brazil. Nature and Sports Camps
The Nature and Sports Camps are leadership training programs on sport and the environment for children from underprivileged communities. Seed Initiative
The 15 finalists for the 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development offer examples of innovative action in various important areas of sustainability.

Responsible Business
Responsible Business is a new television series featuring corporations partnering with government, NGOs and civil society. View latest episodes:
Episode 11>>>
Managing the Responsible Supply Chain
Episode 12>>>
Business and Energy Solutions
Episode 13>>>
Skills and Human Resource Development
How to be Green
A weekly series of 5 minute online video clips demonstrating ways to make your life more green. Eco 4 the World
Eco 4 the World is a series of TV programmes which aims to raise awareness of the importance of the Millennium Development Goals. The Business of Development
The Business of Development examines the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility from a business as well as from a societal perspective.
UNEP Africa Regional Children‘s Conference — Durban, South Africa
Organised in partnership with UNEP, members of the Junior Board, British Council, SA Ministry of Environment, eThekwini Municipality amongst other partners; the African Regional Children‘s Conference will take place in Durban, South Africa in August 2009. Global Business Summit for the Environment (B4E)
The Global Business Summit for the Environment will be held at the Palais des Congress, Paris on the 22nd & 23rd April 2009. UNEP Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment
The 2009 Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment will be held in Daejeon, Korea from 17 - 21 August 2009. UNEP Tunza International Youth Conference
The Tunza International Youth Conference will take place from the 21 to 26 August 2009 in Daejeon, Korea.

2008
The Global Forum for Sport & Environment
A major United Nations conference on sport and the environment held in Alicante from 4-6 October to coincide with the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09. Children’s Art Event to Launch UN Climate Campaign: Paint for the Planet
The global United Nations campaign ‘UNite to Combat Climate Change‘ kicked off on the 23-25 October with an auction and exhibit of children‘s art in New York from. Champions of the Earth
Seven leading lights in the battle against global warming were acknowledged on the 22nd of April as the 2008 Champions of the Earth. Asia Pacific Round Table for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)
With a theme entitled ‘SCP and Green Growth for Climate Action’, APRSCP 08 took place in the Philippines from 18-20 September. World Environment Day
The message of World Environment Day 2008 was that individuals, organizations and governments are all part of the solution.

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