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CONNECT Forum: 3 December in Dunkirk
The International Chamber of Commerce will bring together potential business partners from the UK, France and Belgium at the CONNECT forum in Dunkirk, December 3. I’m pleased to be helping with the organisation of the event, and I’ll be moderating two workshops on the importance of sustainability in working internationally.
JADDE Sustainability and Business Forum
It’s hard to believe that three weeks have already passed since the 6th Annual Sustainability and Business forum in Lille, JADDE. Myself and the Better for Business team worked with Lille Chamber of Commerce in the organisation, mobilising speakers, translating the magazine, chairing workshops and sharing our experiences during the televised round table sessions.
2009 Global 100 most sustainable corporations list released
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Corporate Knights, the Canadian CSR magazine, and the New York-based investment research firm Innovest Strategic Value Advisors have released the 2009 edition of their “Global 100 most sustainable corporations” list.
Launched in 2005, the annual Global 100 is unveiled each year at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It aims to measure which companies manage environmental, social and governance risks better than their competitors, making them more competitive in the long-term. Three French companies entered the list this year Groupe Danone, Michelin and Saint Gobain. Their compatriot, Société Generale, was dropped, surely reflecting their fraudulent loss of 4.9 billion euros in 2008- the biggest such loss in history. Given the current climate, it will be interesting to see how these sustainability achievers fare. Watch this space! |