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The South African Government’s Green Paper Fails to Address Climate Change Challenges
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April 2011 – An opinion piece by Professor Jørgen Randers. The deadline for commentary on the government's green paper on climate change recently closed with many commentators agreeing that it is a vague document that does not present a sufficiently detailed or coherent plan for addressing the looming challenges of climate change.
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Sustainability Leadership – a Force for Change
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November 2010 – According to a recent survey of 766 United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) member CEO’s, 93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to their company’s future success. Furthermore, 96% believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into the strategy and operations of a company (up from 72% in 2007).
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Sir Ian Cheshire: Don't fear sustainability
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February 2011 – Sustainability: it needn’t send a ripple of fear through the boardroom! An opinion piece by Sir Ian Cheshire, former Group CEO, Kingfisher plc
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West Africa: the climate of change
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November 2010 – The Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) is working with a number of partners to develop a West African Climate Leaders Programme.
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Towards a Sustainable Economy
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October 2010 – A new publication from the ‘Next Economy Initiative’ is launched: Towards a Sustainable Economy, Business Leadership & UK Government Policy.
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Low Carbon Compendium
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September 2011 – The purpose of this report is to demonstrate how the activities of some of the world’s largest companies are contributing to the delivery of a low climate risk economy. Profiles and examples of the activities and climate projects are given for each of the member The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) companies featured, including their carbon reduction goals and how these are being met.
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Return Characteristics of Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment
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June 2010 – The past few years have seen increased questioning of appropriate asset allocations for long term investors, such as pension funds. The CPSL P8 process is one example, highlighting the significance of climate change to long term investment decision making.
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Chevening Fellowships Economics of Climate Change: A Global Perspective
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June 2010 – The Chevening programme is the British Government’s flagship scholarship and fellowship scheme. Its overall purpose is to build a long-term network of future friends of the UK in senior positions who will help to support delivery of the FCO’s (Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s) Strategic Framework.
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Product Stewardship Overload!
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May 2010 – While organic food labelling started in the 1960s, it was the timber debate that first triggered the idea of product stewardship. In the late 1980s, growing recognition of the loss of tropical rainforests led to the creation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which delivered the closest solution: to provide an economic incentive for the sustainable harvesting of forests.
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Transformational Change Model: Achieving a Low Climate Risk Economy
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February 2009 – the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has identified the need to develop a transformational change model (TCM) which provides a draft framework for action to achieve a low climate risk economy.
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