CSE MD Discusses Sustainability With The European Council President

The Managing Director of the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), Mr. Nikos Avlonas, recently met with Mr. Herman Von Rompuy, the First President of the European Council, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Presidency in Brussels. The event took place on 26 February 2010 at the Museum of Art and History of Brussels. Read more

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Upcoming CSE Workshops

The following are upcoming workshops offered by the Centre For Sustainability and Excellence (CSE).

IEMA Approved “Become a Qualified CSR Practitioner”

• Place: Dubai, UAE
• Date: 20-21 January 2010
• Time: 8:30 – 5:30 pm
• Cost: €1260

RSVP contact: Ms. Irene Daskalakis, Business Development Manager, CSE research@cse-net.org

More information or registration here.

Description:

This challenging 2-day course enables participants to acquire the skills and competencies required to become qualified CSR practitioners, certified by IEMA. Through specialised, detailed and highly focused training, it provides them with the tools and necessary practical framework of every CSR aspect. Upon completion of the course, trainees are able to apply their knowledge in all levels of CSR from the development and implementation of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting and communication.

Key modules to be covered include:

• CSR & Sustainable Development concepts
• Future trends & Legislation for CSR worldwide
• The Stakeholder approach & CSR
• CSR & Responsible Communication
• Global Standards / Models / Guidelines & tools for practical CSR integration
• Sustainability Reporting
• CSR Action Plan for your organisation (prerequisite for CSR Certification)

At the end of the course participants have the opportunity to be assessed and become qualified CSR practitioners to act as CSR consultants and in-house CSR Managers.

IEMA Approved “Become a Qualified CSR Practitioner”

• Place: Chicago, USA
• Date: 9-10 February 2010
• Time: 8:30 – 5:30 pm
• Cost: Workshop Cost US$1795 (Early Registration Offer 15% Discount)

RSVP contact: Mr. Nick Andrews, Managing Director, CSE N. America, nick@cse-northamerica.org

More information or registration here.

Description:

This challenging 2-day course enables participants to acquire the skills and competencies required to become qualified CSR practitioners, certified by IEMA. Through specialised, detailed and highly focused training, it provides them with the tools and necessary practical framework of every CSR aspect. Upon completion of the course, trainees are able to apply their knowledge in all levels of CSR from the development and implementation of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting and communication.

Key modules to be covered include:

• CSR & Sustainable Development concepts
• Global Warming & Climate Change
• Future trends & legislation of CSR & Climate Change in the U.S. & worldwide
• The Stakeholder approach & CSR
• CSR and Responsible Communication
• Global Standards/Models/Guidelines & tools for practical CSR integration
• CSR/Sustainability Reporting
• CSR Action Plan for your organization (prerequisite for CSR practitioner Qualification)

At the end of the course participants have the opportunity to be assessed and become qualified CSR practitioners to act as CSR consultants and in-house CSR Managers.

IEMA Approved “Become a Qualified CSR Practitioner”

• Place: Athens, Greece
• Date: 11-12 March 2010
• Time: 8:30 – 5:30 pm
• Cost: €1260

RSVP contact: Ms. Irene Daskalakis, Business Development Manager, CSE research@cse-net.org

More information or registration here.

Description:

This challenging 2-day course enables participants to acquire the skills and competencies required to become qualified CSR practitioners, certified by IEMA. Through specialised, detailed and highly focused training, it provides them with the tools and necessary practical framework of every CSR aspect. Upon completion of the course, trainees are able to apply their knowledge in all levels of CSR from the development and implementation of effective CSR strategies, to CSR reporting and communication.

Key modules to be covered include:

• CSR & Sustainable Development concepts
• Future trends & Legislation for CSR worldwide
• The Stakeholder approach & CSR
• CSR & Responsible Communication
• Global Standards / Models / Guidelines & tools for practical CSR integration
• Sustainability Reporting
• CSR Action Plan for your organisation (prerequisite for CSR Certification)

At the end of the course participants have the opportunity to be assessed and become qualified CSR practitioners to act as CSR consultants and in-house CSR Managers.

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Toyota Motor Europe Publishes 2009 Sustainability Report

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has made its 2009 Sustainability Report available online. The report details the company’s efforts in environmental, social and economic activities for fiscal year 2008 (April 2008 – March 2009), including the attainment of its year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions target. Read more

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Chemical Group to Forgo Use of DAE Oils in Synthetic Rubber Production

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is to globally forgo the use of DAE oils in the production of synthetic rubbers from December 1, 2009 onwards. To safeguard the supply of alternative products, LANXESS’s Performance Butadiene Rubbers (PBR) business unit will enter into a strategic co-operation with Swedish oil producer Nynas. Read more

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Greece: Climate Change Leader Workshop

This challenging 2-day course – the first of its kind internationally – enables participants to acquire the knowledge necessary to design and sustain a Carbon Footprint Strategy and Reporting and also to create green products and services. Read more

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Moving Forward with Bio-Fuel

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has developed a series of HNBR rubbers with extremely high acrylonitrile (ACN) content, thus making them suitable for use in vehicles that are run on biofuels.

Many drivers believe that biodiesel and bioethanol offer potential for averting the climate crisis. However, this “fuel from the field” poses considerable challenges for the materials currently used in automotive engineering. The new synthetic rubbers Therban AT 5065 VP, Therban AT 5005 VP and Therban 5008 VP are better equipped against swelling in “green fuel” thanks to their high acrylonitrile content of up to 50.5 percent (upper specification limit). LANXESS – a pioneer in synthetic rubber – has made considerable progress with this product development in terms of the sensitivity of the rubber components. Read more

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New Carbon Footprint Strategy for Businesses

Gefyra Leitourgia operates the Rion Antirion Bridge, which crosses the Corinth Gulf in Greece. With the assistance of the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), Gefyra has developed a Carbon Footprint Strategy in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced from its annual operations, based on the Greenhouse Gas protocol (GHG), which will also result in reducing the organisation’s operating costs.

This initiative further aims at steadily reducing the amount of produced greenhouse gas emissions on an annual basis, as well as gaining the official Climate Neutral certification, via the implementation of carbon offsetting from the credible Swiss organisation, “myclimate”. This action is considered a step forward, after last year’s successful implementation of a public awareness campaign, which was realised in lieu of the World Environmental Day, during which the concepts of eco-driving and carbon offsetting were promoted to bridge users. Read more

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