World Happiness Report 2013
World Happiness Report 2013
http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/09/WorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf
Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Agenda
Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Agenda
Report quotes IEF
"Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Agenda", the final report of the Global Consultation on Environmental Sustainability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda led by UNDP and UNEP, was released on 9 September 2013.
A Million Voices: The World We Want
A Million Voices: The World We Want
A sustainable future with dignity for all
IEF members publish paper on moral leadership
IEF members Onno Vinkhuyzen and Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen have had their paper "The role of moral leadership for sustainable production and consumption" accepted for publication by the Journal of Cleaner Production (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.045. If you are interested, you can write Onno Vinkhuyzen for a copy (onno @ ebbf.org).
Online course on sustainable development
The Wilmette Institute is again offering its popular three month on-line course on "Sustainable Development and the Prosperity of Humankind" starting September 20th.
IEF contributions to post-2015 dialogue
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IEF contributions to post-2015 dialogue
International Environment Forum contributions to UN online consultations on the post-2015 development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, January-July 2013
IEF comments on post-2015 reports to UN Secretary-General
The UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service facilitated a consultation up to 12 July to gather critical analysis from civil society on four post-2015 reports submitted to the Secretary-General:
1) High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (Post-2015 HLP)
2) UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
3) UN Global Compact (UNGC)
4) UN Development Group (UNDG): The Global Conversation Begins
Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a New Social Contract
Reims Sustainability Vision [download as pdf]
Post-2015 contribution on Local Action
The continuing series of United Nations on-line consultations on the post-2015 development agenda for environmental responsibility included the theme of Local Action, Innovation and Empowerment. The IEF submitted the contribution below on "Building Community Resilience" on 26 May 2013. Parts of this text were also included in the contribution on poverty, but are relevant here as well.
Post-2015 consultation on Private Sector/Markets
The United Nations is continuing its series of public on-line consultations on themes related to the Post-2015 agenda, including one on the role of the private sector and markets in achieving sustainable development.
The IEF submitted the following contribution on this theme on 14 May 2013:
Establishing an international ethical and regulatory framework for business
A contribution from the International Environment Forum (http://iefworld.org)