The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) continues its series of European Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Workshops by hosting its next training in Brussels between November 18 and 19, 2010.
The CSE’s Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner’s Workshop is certified by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), and is designed for all professionals responsible for the management of CSR, Marketing, and Public Relations activities.
The Centre for Sustainability (CSE) has been selected by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a GRI Training Provider in Greece. Through this collaboration, CSE is offering Certified GRI Training in Greece for the effective publication of CSR/ Sustainability Reporting in alignment with the new GRI G3 Guidelines.
The United Nations Global Compact hosted its tri-annual Leaders’ Summit in New York, USA on June 24th. Chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit brought together more than 1,000 selected leaders from all sectors to enhance the role of responsible business and investment.
Nikos Avlonas, one of the founders and Managing Director of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) gave a speech on Carbon Footprint Strategy and CSR this past week at the 7th CSE Summit in Dubai organized by IIR Middle East. Addressing the issues and challenges of climate change, Mr. Avlonas discussed the importance of integrating long term strategic business initiatives for the reduction of GHG emissions within a local and international context.
The Center for Sustainability (CSE) recently completed the CSR Strategy and innovative CSR Scorecard for the European Investment Bank (EIB). CSE, with its specialized knowledge and years of experience, designed an innovative and advanced tool to record the performance of the organization on issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR Scorecard).
As Sustainability integrates further into an organization’s core, key questions are now being asked to the suppliers that make up its value chain. The benefits of achieving Sustainability in a company’s supply chain include reduced risks, enhanced efficiencies, and greater shareholder return. However, to achieve these benefits, a dynamic and robust system must be in place first. Buyer internal alignment, empowerment of workers, and supplier ownership of sustainability principles are all topics for discussion during the June 17th Sustainability Roundtable Event, hosted on day one of CSE’s Accredited Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner Workshop in San Francisco. CA.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) proudly hosted its third Sustainability Roundtable event on Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Chicago. The event featured key presentations from CSE partners, such as the Green Exchange (GX) Business Community and the Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC), focusing on the topic of realizing and measuring the financial benefits of a Sustainability Strategy. Guests of the event included professionals from Hess Corporation, Wisconsin Energy, Baker Hughes, Carbonetworks, ERM, Nuance Solutions, Koelnmesse, 2 Point Perspective, and the Chicago Clean Energy Alliance. The group perspective was global, made up of people from four countries. The event was held at the Green Seal certified Talbott Hotel, in Chicago.
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 February 26th, at the Museum of Art and History of Brussels.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) and DePaul University are working to bring the topic of Global Sustainability to MBA education. CSE President, Nikos Avlonas and DePaul University have recorded and are producing a series of Sustainability videos to be stored on YouTube.com featuring the Sustainability champion discussing his experiences in the field. These videos will be available on-line for DePaul professors to implement into class curriculum and play in class.
Research conducted by the Athens Laboratory of Research in Marketing-A.L.A.R.M. – (University of Economics and Business of Athens), and the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE). On Thursday, February 18, the Athens Laboratory of Research in Marketing – A.L.A.R.M. – and the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) held the second annual conference on “Green Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility” at Gaia Center, Athens.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) hosted the 2nd annual IEMA Approved CSR Practitioner Workshop in Dubai, UAE. The workshop took place on January 20& 21, 2010 at the Novotel World Trade Center venue.
A Study of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Treasurer’s Springfield Operations
More and more leading organizations regard the mitigation of climate change as an important part of their role in society. Climate Change is becoming an ever-pressing matter and its mitigation more and more demanding from all members of society, including businesses and public organizations. A wide range of interested parties regard Climate Change as one of the most important issues of our times and expect government to actively prove that they are part of the solution and not part of the problem.
The Rion-Antirion Bridge “Charilaos Trikoupis”, a landmark of contemporary Greece, has contributed to the reinforcement and emission of messages of international interest. This time however, the message concerning behavioural change that coincides with the Global Climate Conference in Copenhagen and which is also necessary for climate reversal in the literal sense, needed to be sent out loud and clear.
The 2009 Net Impact Conference attracted over 2,000 participants to the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. It brought together the players behind the sustainable global enterprise movement, including sustainability and corporate responsibility practitioners, social entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders.
Specializing in sustainable development solutions for corporations, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) is hosting its North American Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) certification workshop on February 9 – 10, 2010.
The Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) participated in the 4th edition of the International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference held in Bucarest, Romania, which aimed at raising awareness on critical sustainability issues affecting Romanian organisations.
Brattleboro, VT / Chicago -- 3BL (Triple Bottom Line) Media and the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) announced today a strategic partnership which will provide CSE clients with access to the world’s largest corporate social responsibility and sustainability news distribution network. The partnership will bring global recognition to the sustainability initiatives undertaken by leading progressive businesses as part of their work with CSE.
In 2012, the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate change and global warming runs out. There is thus an urgent need for a new climate protocol. The 2009 Conference in Copenhagen will enable all related stakeholders to meet for the last time, at Government level, before the climate agreement needs to be renewed.
The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) proudly held its 2nd CSR Practitioners Meeting, in Athens, on September 10th 2009. Mr. Nikos Avlonas, Managing Director CSE, welcomed Mr. Ierotheos Papadopoulos, Head of the European Commission Representation in Greece, Mr. Mike Eymorfidis, General Director CoCoMAt, Mr. Yannis Freris, Head of Corporate Communication and Sustainable Development GEFYRA S.A, as well as 25 CSR Practitioners from leading organizations so as to discuss the role of CSR business practice nowadays.
As “a very interesting workshop” the press hailed the CSR Practitioner Workshop, hosted by the Center for Sustainability and Excellence in Chicago on September 1st-2nd. In an article published on CNBC website the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept is highly acknowledged urging companies to “jump in the sustainability quick”.
The workshop that is addressed to both junior and senior corporate executives will take place at the Headquarters of Atlantis Research Organization’s in Thessaloniki on September 28th 2009.
The Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) is proud to announce the “CSE Sustainability Roundtable: Moving Sustainability forward at a time of Economic Slowdown”.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) in North America proudly hosted its inaugural Sustainability workshop on July 1 in Chicago with more than 40 prominent organizations in attendance, with representatives from Whole Foods, Armstrong, Arrowsmith, USG, University of Chicago, DePaul University, as well as a special appearance from the Director of IIT’s Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Mr. George Nassos.
At the informal meeting of OSCE foreign ministers, that took place on June 27-28 in the Greek island of Corfu, the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) highlighted the ever-pressing matter of Climate Change, by conducting all necessary calculations to certify the event as Carbon Neutral.
Last Tuesday, 16 of June, this year’s awards for environmental consciousness to scientists, companies, organizations, institutions and Media were announced in a gala that took place at the Conference Center of Ethniki Insurance Company. Within the business sector, GEFYRA S.A. was distinguished for its environmental consciousness towards the implementation of a comprehensive and innovative strategy for reducing and offsetting CO2 emissions as well as towards the “Eco-driving” programme.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) has a global network of partners that have made them Europe’s leading sustainability and strategic consulting organization. Specializing in sustainable development solutions for corporations, CSE is launching their inaugural North American Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) certification workshop, a unique two day intensive program for executives and sustainability professionals to acquire the skills and competencies required to grow and to become qualified CSR practitioners.
GEFYRA, in cooperation with the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), has developed a Carbon Footprint Strategy in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced from its annual operations, based on the Green House Gas protocol, which will also result in reducing the organisation’s operating costs.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) in Chicago is hosting a Carbon Neutral competition to reward the organization with the most creative concept for a Carbon Neutral Event or Product.
One of the most innovative clients of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE), GAEA, took advantage of the environmental character of this year’s carbon neutral Oscar Awards Ceremony.
The social and environmental dimension of Marketing within the Framework of Corporate Social Responsibility (article in greek)
We have issued our First Sustainability Report
One of the main conclusions from the 13th International Anti-corruption Conference, held in Athens 30 October – 2 November 2008 is that corruption is a key factor that must be addressed in order to strengthen financial, environmental and natural resources governance. The international high level forum calls upon all stakeholders to act in order to put an end to the misery, alienation and instability that corruption breeds.
Executives from large enterprises and organisations from 9 countries, successfully completed the specialised workshop that leads to the unique recognised professional title for Managers of Corporate Social Responsibility. The workshop successfully took place in Athens by CSE on 12 and 13 June 2008.
An initiative of European scope begun from Gefyra Rio - Antirriou “Charilaos Trikoupis”, for Eco-driving and compensation of greenhouse gases emissions under the European Committee, the Ministry of Transports and Communications, the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) and the Institute of Road Safety “Panos Mylonas”.
The Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) participated in a panel discussion event, organized by the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey, on the topic of
“CSR Reporting & Best Practices” (9 May 2008). Mr. Nikos Avlonas, Managing Director, CSE, discussed on the issues pertaining to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the importance of social and environmental reporting.
CSR Managers from 6 countries and various business sectors participated in the benchmarking visit that took place on April 18th in London and was organized by
CSE and Lloyds TSB at the Bank Headquarters.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) is proud to support the Anti-Corruption Asia Summit, which is going to be held at the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, on the 22 -24 January 2008.
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) as the leader in the sector of Sustainable Developments and Corporate Social Responsibility, participated in the International Conference on Corporate Governance, which was held in Istanbul on 15 January 2008, by the Corporate Governance Association of Turkey.