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PRESS RELEASE: Second Success in a row. Another sold out digital Certified Sustainability (ESG) Program.
Always one step ahead, CSE delivers yet another sold-out digital version of its flagship course, the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2021. The digital course incorporates three live sessions, facilitated by global Lead Trainers, including Nikos Avlonas, Founder and President of CSE and Karen Malone. The course combines the best attributes of online learning with the […]
CSE’s Research presented at the 2021 Clean Energy Forum of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy
The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) was proud to take part in this year’s BCSE Clean Energy Forum which hosted Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor under President Joe Biden, as Opening Speaker as well as other important speakers such as Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman of Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee, and Kristina […]
5 upcoming Sustainability trends that business leaders should be aware of
From CSE Consulting team U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently made a new agreement to work together in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, promoting a cleaner trade relationship between the two countries. Sustainability is increasingly shaped by climate change-mitigation policies with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions, […]
ESG Ratings – Why all the confusion?
From CSE Consulting team Sustainable investments in the first half of 2020 amounted to $20.9 billion dollars in the US, compared to $21.4 billion throughout 2019. Investors rely on ESG reports and ratings to evaluate a company’s performance compared to peers. As interest grows globally, different environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and ratings […]
Greenwashing issues in the superyacht industry
Like many industries, the superyacht industry is prone to greenwashing issues. Yachting journalists tend to refer to “green” developments in the industry, but the word “green” itself does not mean sustainable. Sustainability does not only represent environmental practices, but should also be approached from a social and economic perspective. There is no doubt that […]
PRESS RELEASE: Leaders from all Sustainability (ESG) – related Fields Joined us in the digital Certified Sustainability (ESG) Program
Always at the forefront of hot trends, CSE delivered yet another sold-out digital version of its flagship course, the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program, Advanced Edition 2021. The digital course incorporates three live sessions, facilitated by global Lead Trainers, including Nikos Avlonas, Founder and President of CSE. The course combines the best attributes of online learning with […]
Electromobility: the new trend in the transport sector to meet EU goals
The transport sector is responsible for the consumption of one third of the total energy in the EU, and for a large part of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change, air pollution and noise. In particular, emissions produced by cars, vans, trucks and buses account for more than 70% of total emissions. Europe aims […]
Four Steps to Improve Your ESG Rating
By Nikos Avlonas, President and Founder of CSE Companies looking for investors MUST understand their ESG rating and how to improve it. UN PRI and US SIF both track assets under management (AUM) in the trillions domestically and internationally. Blackrock is demanding sustainability metrics for any future investments in its billions of AUM just […]
CSE Research explores why ESG practices bring improved financial results
What Do Companies With Improved Financial Results Have in Common in Terms of ESG Practices and Frameworks? CSE Research explores why ‘doing business as usual’ is no longer a valid option and the shift to doing business in a sustainable way’ is the only way to secure companies’ trust and financing. CHICAGO, 3BL Media […]
Five New Roles for Sustainability Managers in 2021
By Nikos Avlonas, Founder & President of CSE If you’re sustainability academic, you know Donella Meadows. If you’re a sustainability worker bee, you benefit from her work. Meadows was the lead author to Limits to Growth (1972), the first book showing the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet. Meadows also gave us […]