quarta-feira, 11 de outubro de 2017

«O ISCAL É VERDE» JÁ NÃO MORA AQUI

«O ISCAL É VERDE» está noutro endereço: junto com as demais ORGANIZAÇÕES VERDES ou que o querem ser. Continue a visitar-nos, para nós é um privilégio: repetimos, agora é aqui.

segunda-feira, 5 de junho de 2017

CONFERÊNCIA SOBRE OS OCEANOS | 5-9 junho 2017 | NAÇÕES UNIDAS | NOVA IORQUE

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«Entre os dias 5 e 9 de junho a ONU realizará em sua sede em Nova Iorque a Conferência sobre os Oceanos.

Trata-se de um encontro com os principais chefes de Estado e de Governo do mundo, bem como representantes de organizações que trabalham com o tema, para apoiar a implementação do Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 14: conservar e utilizar de forma sustentável os oceanos, os mares e os recursos marinhos para o desenvolvimento sustentável». Continue a ler.

«Conexão com o planeta»

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sexta-feira, 2 de junho de 2017

«SEMANA EUROPEIA PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL»

«Apelo para o desenvolvimento sustentável

A Semana Europeia do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ESDW) é uma iniciativa Europeia para estimular e tornar visíveis atividades, projetos, e eventos que promovem o desenvolvimento sustentável. A ESDW 2017 está ligada aos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável.A CGTP-IN participa nesta Semana que decorrerá este ano entre 30 de Maio e 5 Junho.

A nossa Actividade: Divulgação dos Cartazes da CGTP-IN em Apelo para a Promoção dos Objectivos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a defesa do Clima por uma economia de baixo carbono, através das empresas e outros locais de trabalho em todo o território nacional.

Pretendemos sensibilizar os trabalhadores através dos responsáveis sindicais de todo o território nacional para a aplicação dos ODS - Objectivos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e para a defesa do Clima numa economia de baixo carbono através de uma Transição justa e criadora de empregos dignos, nomeadamente sobre os ODS 5, relativa a igualdade de género, o ODS 8 sobre o Trabalho Digno e o ODS 13, da Acção para o Clima. Dois Cartazes servirão de ponto de referência e divulgação da nossa contribuição nesta Semana, de 30 de Maio a 5 de Junho. Assim esperamos atingir pelo menos os trabalhadores afiliados nos sindicatos da CGTP-IN e do MSU - Movimento Sindical Unitário em todo Portugal através da nossa rede de contactos internos e das redes sociais e amigos! Divulguem!

Vejam a divulgação da nossa actividade no Mapa europeu da Semana em: www.esdw.eu

Departamento para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da CGTP-IN – 30 maio 2017». Tirado daqui.

sábado, 27 de maio de 2017

JEFFREY SACHS |«a era do desenvolvimento sustentável»

«Jeffrey Sachs é um dos analistas mais perspicazes e originais do fenómeno do desenvolvimento global. Nesta obra, apresenta-nos um quadro prático de como podem os cidadãos usar um modo holístico de lidar com problemas globais que hoje nos parecem insolúveis: a pobreza extrema e persistente, a degradação ambiental e as injustiças político-económicas; em suma, como contrariá-las para termos um desenvolvimento sustentável. Assim, o autor oferece aos leitores, estudiosos, ativistas, ambientalistas e decisores políticos as ferramentas, os indicadores e as práticas de que necessitam para atingirem os objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Mais do que um mero exercício retórico, este livro foi concebido para informar, inspirar e suscitar a ação. Tendo por base os 12 anos do autor como diretor do Earth Institute da Universidade de Columbia e 13 anos como consultor do Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio, a Era do Desenvolvimento Sustentável é uma obra marcante, bem como um apelo a todos os que se preocupam com o planeta e a justiça global». Saiba mais.

quinta-feira, 25 de maio de 2017

«YOUR SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK 2030»

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quinta-feira, 18 de maio de 2017

JAIDEEP PRABHU |«Frugal innovation: the quiet revolution that is fighting off inequality»

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segunda-feira, 15 de maio de 2017

«Dear President Trump»

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segunda-feira, 8 de maio de 2017

«The fashion market’s myriad environmental impacts are well documented»

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quinta-feira, 27 de abril de 2017

«B Corporations»

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sexta-feira, 21 de abril de 2017

«Sustainable Columbia»

Disponível aqui.

«Columbia Launches New Sustainability Plan

Today, April 21, Columbia University is launching its first ever campus sustainability plan. The culmination of a 16-month process, the new plan was developed in collaboration with Earth Institute experts and lays out a three-year roadmap to make the university's operations more sustainable». Continue a ler.

«WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE COLUMBIA?

Sustainable Columbia is the brand identity for Columbia University’s campus sustainability initiative, centralized through the Environmental Stewardship office and executed by a variety of University departments and projects. The Sustainable Columbia mark visually connects the many programs on campus that contribute to the success of our campus sustainability efforts by helping meet the goals set forth in this Plan».

quinta-feira, 20 de abril de 2017

«CEO GUIDE | to the Sustainable Development Goals»

Disponível aqui, no site do WBCSD

«Leading businesses have long been engaged in efforts to integrate sustainability at the core of corporate strategy, decision-making and governance.

The SDGs provide us with a new lens through which to translate global needs and ambitions into business solutions.

These solutions will enable companies to better manage their

risks, anticipate consumer demand, build positions in growth markets, secure access to needed resources and strengthen their supply chains, while moving the world towards the delivery of the SDGs».

terça-feira, 18 de abril de 2017

AINDA ALBERTO CARNEIRO

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«O mundo de Alberto Carneiro cabe numa cerejeira»

segunda-feira, 17 de abril de 2017

ALBERTO CARNEIRO|«escultor da natureza»

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domingo, 16 de abril de 2017

«What is a city?»

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quinta-feira, 13 de abril de 2017

«Technology meets Mother Nature»

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«Technology meets Mother Nature

Join editors of The Economist and more than 200 leading business executives, policy makers, investors, and critical thinkers to discuss the technological adaptations that a sustainable future require». Continue a ler.

terça-feira, 11 de abril de 2017

«Learning sustainability is more akin to learning a sport or a musical instrument or a language»

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segunda-feira, 27 de março de 2017

TIM BROWN | «Design & the circular economy – Circular Design Guide»

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«What if we had a new way to design products, services, and businesses that were good for people, the planet, and business? That’s one of the questions we were seeking to answer when IDEO teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to launch the Circular Design Guide.

Why a design thinking guide for the circular economy? Design thinking is a great innovation tool for tackling complex systemic challenges. It not only offers an approach that generates momentum through prototyping, but also strengthens insight around what works (and what doesn’t). This new guide is meant to help innovators create more elegant, effective, and creative solutions for the circular economy». Mais.

sexta-feira, 24 de março de 2017

«Help shape the future of Integrated Reporting»

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«Organizations are using <IR> to communicate a clear, concise, integrated story that explains how all of their resources are creating value. <IR> is helping businesses to think holistically about their strategy and plans, make informed decisions and manage key risks to build investor and stakeholder confidence and improve future performance. It is shaped by a diverse coalition including business leaders and investors to drive a global evolution in corporate reporting.

Please read: The IIRC launches a two-month comment period aimed at listening to and learning from the market. We’re inviting public feedback until April 30 2017 on critical incentives and barriers to applying the International Framework». +.

sexta-feira, 10 de março de 2017

EVA GLADEK|«7 pillars of the circular economy»

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Do artigo:

«(...) The circular economy is a new economic model for addressing human needs and fairly distributing resources without undermining the functioning of the biosphere or crossing any planetary boundaries. (...)»

EM DESTAQUE | Evolução da Sustentabilidade nas Empresas

«O levantamento revela que o compromisso com as questões ambientais, sociais e de governança tornou-se excepcionalmente forte: 93% dos CEOs vêem a sustentabilidade como fundamental para o sucesso da sua empresa. É claro que houve uma mudança radical na mentalidade desde a última pesquisa, em 2007, quando a sustentabilidade estava começando a reformular as regras dos negócios globais. Agora, ela é verdadeiramente uma prioridade estratégica para os executivos de todo o mundo. O estudo, conduzido pela Accenture em parceria com a United Nations Global Compact, entrevistou 766 executivos de diversos setores em todo o mundo. Os resultados sugerem que o mundo corporativo está entrando na “Era da Sustentabilidade” – 93% dos CEOs disseram que responder questões de sustentabilidade será fundamental para o sucesso de suas empresas nos próximos dez anos» - Fábio Rocha. (Clique na imagem e saiba mais)

ESCOLHAS EM 2014

Com tanta informação sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a dificuldade estará em fixar o que mais nos convém. Por isso faz sentido que aqui registemos uma escolha do tanto que vamos encontrando e que nos oriente neste ano de 2014. As imagens de publicações abaixo são o resultado disso mesmo. E apetece recordar Almada Negreiros - «Quando eu nasci as frases que hão-de salvar a humanidade já estavam todas escritas, só faltava uma coisa - salvar a humanidade».
Na circunstância, dispomos de conhecimento teórico e prático, só nos falta tornar o mundo sustentavel para salvar a humanidade.

UMA AGENDA DE AÇÃO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL

PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY

«Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges. Among the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and highways all over the world. The prescribed solution to transport problems in most cities has thus been to build more infrastructures for cars, with a limited number of cities improving public transport systems in a sustainable manner. However, a number of challenges faced by urban transport systems – such as greenhouse gas emissions, noise and air pollution and road traffic accidents – do not necessarily get solved by the construction of new infrastructure.»

«OUTLOOK ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA 2014»

«The Outlook on the Global Agenda 2014 provides a top-of-mind perspective from the Global Agenda Councils on the challenges and opportunities of the coming 12–18 months. It offers a comprehensive overview of the world, drawing upon the foremost global intelligence network and its collective brainpower to explore the most important issues we all face in the coming year. To better understand the complexity of these issues, the Outlook also provides deep insights into specific regional challenges, highlighting the perspectives of different stakeholders and those of the next generation. It illustrates the connections across issues and explores some of the outstanding questions our experts are grappling with, and finally, it looks ahead to the emerging issues and technologies that will shape our world».

RESILIENTE PEOPLE | RESILIENT PLANET

«The Report of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, entitled Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing, contains six sections in its entirety: Section I - The Panel’s vision; Section II - Progress towards sustainable development; Section III - Empowering people to make sustainable choices, Section IV - Working towards a sustainable economy, Section V - Strengthening institutions; and Section VI - Conclusion: A call for action. This overview reproduces Section I from the Panel’s report. The Summary of Sections and the Call for Action are taken from the report’s Executive Summary. The Panel’s recommendations are reproduced in full».

PUTTING GREEN GROWTH AT THE HEART OF DEVELOPMENT

«Rapidly accelerating growth in developing countries raises the stakes for investments in development but also the opportunities to choose how to develop. Green models for development offer an alternative that relies on and values natural assets which are essential to the well-being and livelihoods of people in developing countries. Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development explains why green growth is vital to secure a more sustainable future for developing countries. Covering 74 policies and measures from 37 countries and 5 regional initiatives, this publication outlines an action-oriented twin-track agenda to guide national and international policies and practices to successfully tackle green growth».

GREEN ECONOMY

«The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy».

GREEN ECONOMY AND TRADE

«This report has been prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme. It is a key component of the “Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project”. The report aims to: Identify a range of international trade opportunities in various key economic sectors associated with the transition to a green economy; Identify policies and measures that may act as facilitators and overcome hindrances to seizing trade opportunities arising from the transition to a green economy; and assist governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to build capacity to take advantage of sustainable trade opportunities at the national, regional or international level».

WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

«A green economy is necessary if sustainable development is to be realized. However, as this report emphasizes, a green economy can also, if accompanied by the right policy mix, create more and better jobs, lift people out of poverty and promote social inclusion. In fact, the growth model of the past few decades has been inefficient, not only economically, but also from environmental, employment and social perspectives. It overuses natural resources, is environmentally unsustainable and has failed to meet the aspirations of a large proportion of society seeking productive, decent work and dignified lives».

INFORMATION ECONOMY REPORT 2013

«The Information Economy Report 2013 marks the first time the United Nations is examining the economic potential of cloud computing for low- and middle-income countries, where rates of adoption are currently low. With governments, businesses and other organizations in the developing world considering whether to migrate some or all of their data and activities to the cloud, this publication is especially timely. I commend its information and analysis to all those interested in learning more about the benefits and risks of the cloud economy». BAN KI-moon

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

«Eurostat's latest evaluation of progress towards sustainable development since 2000 shows rather mixed picture In its 2013 monitoring report of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy Eurostat suggests that the EU has gradually 'decoupled' economic growth and its use of resources between the years 2000 and 2011. The monitor uses twelve headline indicators to measure trends across a range of themes including socioeconomic development, sustainable consumption and production, public health, social inclusion and climate change and energy, among others. This evaluation of progress towards sustainable developed since 2000 is drawing a rather mixed picture».

GLOBAL CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013

«Today the United Nations Global Compact released its flagship Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2013. Based on survey responses from nearly 2,000 companies across 113 countries, the report provides a snapshot of the actions taken by business to embed responsible practices into their strategies, operations and culture. Findings show that companies committed to the UN Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative – are moving from good intentions to significant actions».

IIRC - YEAR BOOK 2013

The IIRC Pilot Programme Yearbook 2013 details the journeys of the IIRC Pilot Programme businesses and investors as they work towards . It describes how businesses are connecting departments, and developing their strategies for longer term value creation. Integrated Reporting can be viewed through several lenses: from the perspective of finance, or intangibles such as intellectual or human capital. This Yearbook focuses the lens on what those responsible for sustainability within their organizations are doing to move towards ; how they are beginning to use the sustainability information they already collect to progress towards .

«We live in a different world now, one that has greater uncertainty, a broader range of risks and opportunities, and significant resource constraints beyond access to capital. A new, standardized language is needed to articulate the material, non-financial risks and opportunities facing companies today. These non-financial risks and opportunities that affect corporations’ ability to create long term value are characterized as “sustainability” issues. Sustainability issues vary by industry because they are closely aligned with business models, the way companies compete, their use of resources and their impact on society». +

SASB - Sustainability Accounting Standards Board