Welcome: Ferenc Friedler (vice president, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary)
Part A. IPBES in the Sustainable Development Agenda:
Keynotes by Thomas Koetz (IPBES Secretariat) and Ivar Baste (IPBES Bureau)
followed by a panel discussion with the two speakers and Jacqueline McGlade (UNEP chief scientist).
Part B. IPBES Work Programme (2014-2018) Highlights:
Keynotes by Markus Fischer (co-chair for IPBES Europe and Central Asia Regional Assessment) and György Pataki (IPBES MEP member and co-chair of the IPBES expert group on values and valuation)
followed by a panel discussion with Zsolt Molnár (IPBES Indigenous and Local Knowledge Task Force) and András Attila Takács (EU Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services working group).
The event will be hosted and facilitated by András Báldi (director, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences), and is supported by the Section of Biological Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2015-10-27 14:29:542015-10-27 14:29:54Improving Harmony between People and Nature through Linking Science and Policy
KPMG Named “Sustainable Firm of the Year” For Fourth Consecutive Year by International Accounting Bulletin; Wins Social Networking Award for Third Year.
London, October 5, 2015 – KPMG International has won two prestigious 2015 International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) Awards, presented in London on October 1st. For the fourth consecutive year, it was awarded “Sustainable Firm of the Year,” and for a third consecutive year, “Social Media Networking Champion of the Year Global.”
In awarding “Sustainable Firm of the Year,” IAB said, “KPMG has impressed the judges with its commitment to push for sustainability internally and not just as an offering to clients,” noting that KPMG firms globally reported a 10 percent reduction in net emissions since 2010. IAB added that “[t]he [KPMG] network continues to help clients improve their own environmental and social performance, not only through KPMG sustainability services, but across all other lines.”
“We are exceedingly proud to be recognized as sustainable firm of the year for a fourth consecutive time by International Accounting Bulletin,” said Lord Dr. Michael Hastings, KPMG International’s Global Head of Corporate Citizenship. “Sustainability is a core challenge facing businesses and institutions the world over, and we are passionate about responsible, effective engagement with our communities, clients and our people, to lead meaningful changes that will meet this challenge.”
IAB named KPMG International as “Social Media Networking Champion of the Year Global” for a third consecutive year. It pointed to KPMG’s WEFLIVE service (www.WEFLIVE.com), which for a fourth year captured in real-time the Twitter conversations from delegates attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. IAB concluded that, “[t]his along with other social media initiatives demonstrated the [KPMG] network’s global impact in social networking.” (www.kpmg.com/socialmedia)
“WEFLIVE has created a powerful platform enabling dialogue between delegates at Davos and the rest of the world. We believe in the significant role of social media in bringing closer the different perspectives needed to address the complex issues of today’s society and economy,” said Isabelle Allen, KPMG Global Head of Clients and Markets, KPMG International.
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The 3rd year of the ‘Future Leaders’ Talent Program will start in January, 2016. We are looking forward to the nominations of our member companies. This year a guide helps the selection of the most appropriate candidate(s).
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2015-10-08 17:00:392015-10-08 17:00:39‘Future Leaders’ Talent Program 2016 – Application is now open
Ahead of the formal adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit in New York, the President’s Office is already focusing on identifying the most important goals for Hungary – announced H.E. Csaba Körösi, Head of the Directorate for Environmental Sustainability at the President’s Office at the BCSDH’s CEO business breakfast.
6th of October, Budapest, – H.E. Csaba Körösi, Head of the Directorate for Environmental Sustainability at the President’s Office, held a very impactful presentation for CEOs at the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH)’s business breakfast.
Irén Márta, the new managing director of the organization, stressed the actuality of the topic in her opening speech, since after the closure of the UN summit in New York the whole world is now watching out for the upcoming World Climate Summit in Paris in December, which may represent a crucial turning point for the planet.
In 1945 – said Csaba Kőrösi – a new chapter of history based on a new vision was formulated. Values, principles and to a certain extent, the objectives of international cooperation were reformulated, and a network of supporting institutions were created in the following years. In 2015 we must – and we are capable of – making a similar paradigm change in order to create a sustainable world in which to live.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were recently (in September) published at the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit in New York, are unique tools of their kind. The final 17 goals as agreed on by all 193 member states of the UN cover a 15-year timeframe – to 2030 – and include 169 targets. Businessmen, scientists and civil organizations from 193 countries have been working for two years to create an ambitious but feasible set of sustainability goals.
For companies an SDG Compass was jointly developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the GRI and the UN Global Compact. This document supports companies to take a strategic approach to the SDGs and to enhance their contribution to sustainable development through their core business activities.
SDGs are long-term objectives which frame a global vision. The key to their success is in the implementation: in the way that countries transform this global vision into action according to their own situations.
According to Csaba Kőrösi, who co-chaired the international negotiations for the Sustainable Development Goals, the most important criterion for success is that each country has to identify its own sustainability priorities.
Among this set of global goals, the sustainability priorities of Hungary are the following: climate protection, sustainable water-source management, food-security, clean energy and energy security, health care, sustainable cities and communities – as well as the technology development and education needed to support these goals.
The question is not whether there are changes ahead, but whether we will be able to influence their direction, and whether we can lead them.
00adminhttps://bcsdh.hu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bcsdh-logo.pngadmin2015-10-06 10:18:492015-10-06 10:18:49János Áder, President of Hungary, places great importance on identifying the sustainability goals of Hungary
