Social Media – How the Influential Influence

Social Media influence

Who are the most influential and inspirational people on the earth today?? The Lady Gaga’s, the Michael Jackson’s – individuals who can lead to change & influence a whole generation and now they have come across social media… Read more…

Sports and sustainability – The Olympic Partnership?

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With the Olympics 2012 on the horizon, new initiatives lead to some exciting developments in the relationship between sports and sustainability. Read more…

A turning point for business?

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Bold, fearless and collaborative? Or not ambitious enough? Business leaders share their insights on making change happen. Read more…

Join us in celebrating World Environment Day 2011!

World Environment Day

The INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS are celebrating World Environment Day on 5th June. Read more about this year’s Forests theme and global celebrations. Read more…

Climate talks in Bangkok go no further than setting up an agenda for 2011

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After the failure to reach a climate change accord at the 2009 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP15 summit in Copenhagen, last year’s climate conference in Cancùn faced the need to re-establish the legitimacy of multilateral negotiations under the UNFCCC. Read more…

Making the Business Case for Sustainable Development

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It was 2008, and Julius Brinkworth had a problem. As Head of Energy and Environment at Sainsbury’s, he had created an investment programme which could make the retail giant’s stores massively more energy efficient. Read more…

For Celebrities, Green is the New Black!

Green celebrities

Many question the environmental credentials of celebrities.  It is indeed fair to ask whether or not they actually help or hinder environmental causes as all the glitter and glam of Hollywood results in a massive environmental footprint. Read more…

At Green Awards, we are celebrating the International Year of Forests!

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The United Nations designated the year 2011 as the International Year of Forests not only to highlight the importance of forests, but also to remind us that we are at the precipice for change. Read more…

Defra aims to restore public faith in sustainability communications

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Companies are increasingly using ‘green claims’ – or communicating on the environmental attributes of their products, services or organisation. Read more…

From CSR to CSV: Creating economic value by meeting fundamental societal needs

Creating Shared Value

The conventional understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as being merely a philanthropic contribution by corporations is being criticised and regarded as inadequate by key opinion leaders. Read more…