NonGovernmental Organizations: An overview of recent activities and initiatives

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Non-Governmental Organizations An overview of
recent activities and initiatives

• Tuesday February 10, 2009
• 1000-1030 a.m. ET
• Call in number
• 303-928-2693 (toll free 800-531-3250)
• Meeting number 6735512
• By
• Beth Beloff, Abigail Martin, Darlene Schuster and
  Dave Gustashaw

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Overview

• Think-tanks
• Major environmental NGOs
• Business Associations
• Metrics and Reporting
• Consumer-driven Screening
• Greening production and products
• Partnerships
• Universities

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Think-tanks
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Think-tanks

• Information to support decision-making in 4
  areas
• People Ecosystems
• Governance
• Climate Protection
• Markets Enterprise
• For more information
• List of publications and reports
  http//www.wri.org/publications
• Upcoming training opportunities.
  http//www.wri.org/events

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Think-tanks

• Sustainability analysis for government, civil
  society, business and academia
• Research Key Program Areas
• Building a Low-Carbon Energy System
• Creating a Healthy Future for Agriculture
• Developing a Sustainable Global Economy
• http//www.worldwatch.org

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Think-tanks

• Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC)
• BELC is the largest U.S.-based association of
  corporations focused on addressing the challenges
  of climate change and supporting mandatory
  climate policy.
• No dues required.
• The goal is to unite individual companies in
  the belief that voluntary action is not enough to
  address climate change.
• Offers publications reports to business and
  government on climate change strategies
• http//www.pewclimate.org/business/belc
• Summary of Member GHG reduction targets and
  climate change strategies
• http//www.pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_wa
  y_belc/targets/
• http//www.pewclimate.org/companies_leading_the_wa
  y_belc/ghg_strategies/

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Major Environmental Groups
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Major Environmental Groups

• EDF is dedicated to protecting the environmental
  rights of all people, including future
  generations.
• Stabilize the Earths climate
• Protect human health
• Preserve species and habitat
• Safeguard oceans and marine life
• Guided by scientific evaluation of environmental
  problems and nonpartisan, cost-effective, fair
  solutions.
• Corporate Partnerships Approach
• http//www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID1746

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Major Environmental Groups
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Major Environmental Groups

• World Wildlife Fund www.worldwildlife.org
• Worlds largest multinational conservation
  organization
• Guided by scientific evaluation of environmental
  problems and nonpartisan, cost-effective, fair
  solutions.
• Corporate Partnership Program
• Improving Business Practices
• Transformational Partnerships
• Philanthropic Partnerships
• Marketing Partnership

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Major Environmental Groups

• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Green Business Resources http//www.nrdc.org/gre
  enbusiness/
• Green Building
• Smart Paper A Guide for Businesses
• Center for Market Innovation
• Global Warming Economics
• Consumer electronics
• Capital markets
• E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs)
• http//www.e2.org/jsp/generic.jsp
• Goal to recruit a national network of business
  leaders and professionals who would have the
  credibility to deliver the message to both the
  general public and public officials that sound
  environmental policy is also good economic
  policy.
• 5 regional chapters

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Business Associations
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Business Associations

• http//www.bsr.org/
• Research
• CSR strategies in emerging markets
• Corporate environmental strategy
• Corporate governance and accountability
• Corporations and human rights
• CSR consulting services
• Energy, Financial services, Food and
  agriculture, Information and communications
  technology, Media and entertainment, Mining,
  Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology,
  Transportation, Consumer products
• Training Networking at BSR conferences and
  working groups

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Business Associations

• WBCSD seeks to be a leading business advocate on
  sustainable development and to participate in
  policy development
• http//www.wbcsd.org
• 4 key focus areas
• Energy and Climate
• Development
• The Business Role
• Ecosystems
• Projects / Initiatives
• CSR strategies in emerging markets
• Corporate environmental strategy
• Corporate governance and accountability
• Corporations and human rights

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Metrics Reporting
http//www.ceres.org
http//www.globalreporting.org/ReportingFramework/
ReportingFrameworkOverview/
http//www.climateregistry.org/
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Consumer Screening Tools
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Consumer Screening Tools

• EWGs mission is to use the power of public
  information to protect public health and the
  environment. http//www.ewg.org/about
• Shoppers Guide to Pesticide in Produce
• Skin Deep Cosmetic Database http//www.cosmeticsd
  atabase.com/

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Consumer Screening Tools

• EWGs mission is to use the power of public
  information to protect public health and the
  environment. http//www.ewg.org/about
• Shoppers Guide to Pesticide in Produce
• Skin Deep Cosmetic Database http//www.cosmeticsd
  atabase.com/

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Consumer Screening Tools

• Began as a UC Berkeley research project, and has
  developed into a totally independent
  "For-Benefit" company.
• Scores over 60,000 toys, personal care, and
  household products according to 3 impact areas
  (i.e. harm to health, the environment, or
  society). http//www.ewg.org/about

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Consumer Screening Tools
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Greening production products

• Green Formulation Initiative
• A partnership with the EPA DfE Program
• The Sustainable Packaging Coalition
• COMPASS?
• Design Guidelines for Sustainable Packaging
• The Essentials for Sustainable Packaging

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Greening production products

• Goal To support clean production by developing
  tools and strategies to advance green chemicals,
  sustainable materials and environmentally
  preferable products.
• Projects
• Green Chemicals
• Sustainable Materials
• Environmentally Preferable Products
• Steps to Clean Production
• CPAs Business-NGO Working Group, Safer
  Chemicals and Sustainable Materials
  http//busngoworkgroup.org/participants.php
• Green Screen
• http//www.cleanproduction.org/HealthyBusiness.php
  

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Business-NGO Partnerships

• A 31-member coalition of major corporations and
  environmental groups released its Blueprint for
  Action in 2008
• USCAP members will also testify before the U.S.
  House Energy and Commerce Committee and brief
  members of the Obama Transition Team.
• http//www.us-cap.org/

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Business-NGO Partnerships

• Working together, businesses and NGOs can reach
  their goals while benefiting the environment,
  society and the bottom line. And the GEMI-EDF
  guide makes working together easier than ever.
• Whats in the Guide
• Insighs on business / NGO partnership best
  practices
• 11 case examples of successful environmental
  partnerships
• Focuses on
• Partnerships, not philanthropy
• Environmentally-focused partnerships, but with
  applicable lessons for other issue-areas

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Why Partner?

• Creating business value and environmental
  benefits
• Raising the bar on environmental performance
• Leveraging skills and perspectives not available
  in the partner organization
• Building respect and credibility
• Providing independent validation
• Helping achieve a long-term vision

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Partnership Best Practices

• Part 1 Project Design Structuring
  Partnerships for Success
• Part 2 Project Execution Making the Project a
  Reality
• Part 3 Measuring and Communicating Results

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Case Example Building A Project TeamDuPont and
Environmental Defense FundFramework for
Responsible Nanotechnology

• Partnership to ensure responsible nanotechnology
  and develop tool to share information with
  stakeholders
• Multidisciplinary team from both organizations,
  with experience in science, law, and business
• Partners collaborated on other projects, over 20
  years
• Extremely effective goals achieved in less time
  than planned

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Universities

• Georgia Tech - Dr. Bert Bras
• University of Florida - Drs. Angela Lindner,
  Charles Kibert, Anne Wilkie
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• University of Vermont, Law School
• Yale University, Forestry and Environmental
  Studies
• Columbia University Earth Institute
• University of California Berkeley, Institute for
  the Environment
• University of Massachusetts, Lowell Center for
  Sustainable Production
• More to come on universities. This list is not
  definitive.

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Questions?