Sustain Ability Showcase Asia, Climate Alliance & Earth Charter Festival

Sustain Ability Showcase Asia is being set up in Singapore to promote clean technology and clean energy in the booming Asia marketplace. Ken Hickson is on another mission this week to advance this plan. Meanwhile, the Climate Alliance has set up in Australia to make it easier for business leaders to become better informed about the opportunities and risks of climate change. Its first conference is in Melbourne 7 October. And the Australia Pacific Earth Charter +10 Festival is being held in Brisbane on 16 to 19 September 2010.

Report from Ken Hickson:

Sustain Ability Showcase Asia is being set up in Singapore by ABC Carbon and other Australian partners to help get clean technology and clean energy businesses into the booming Asia marketplace.

Ken Hickson is on another mission to Singapore this week to advance this plan. He is a moderator at the Indian Institute of Management Alumni Association seminar on Sustainable Development on Friday evening. Guest of honour for the event is Singapore Minister of Foreign Affairs George Yeo.

The aim of Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA) is the direct promotion of business, products and services to relevant Singapore based Government agencies, trade and industry companies and businesses, industry groups and associations.

This will be done by setting up a permanent display centre in Singapore for the purpose in a suitable business location, desirably in association with an appropriate Government agency and a commercial concern.

“We already have many Queensland businesses, and some from other Australian States, who want to be involved in our Singapore programme. We are also getting a green welcome mat from Singapore Government agencies,” Ken Hickson said.

SASA will also identify and advise clients and partners of relevant Trade Shows and Conferences in Singapore and regionally, which can be best utilised to promote clean tech products and services.

Ken has a long history of being involved in business in Asia. He set up and ran a international communication consultancy in Singapore, where he was based for 17 years from 1983 to 2000.

He assures abc carbon express readers that the weekly e-newsletter will continue, even though he will be spending more of his time in Singapore. “It will have a growing Asia Pacific focus, but will still make sure its Australian origins and supporters are well represented,” Ken said.

A website is under development – www.sustain-abilty-showcase.com – but in the meantime information will be provided through Ken Hickson’s ABC Carbon.

Source: www.abccarbon.com

The Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (APCSE), Griffith Business School, in association with the United Nations Association of Australia (QLD) is pleased to invite you to the following event:

The Australia Pacific Earth Charter +10 Festival  is being held in Brisbane on 16 to 19 September 2010. The Festival is a celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the launch of the Earth Charter and will focus on our collective ability to respond to the major impacts of climate change, the global financial crisis and regional conflicts using the values and principles of the Earth Charter as a way forward. The Festival will bring people to Brisbane from across Australia and from neighbouring countries in the Pacific region to share ideas in an atmosphere of celebration and collaboration.

On day two, Friday 17 September, APCSE in partnership with the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) (Queensland) is holding a session on corporate and global governance “Harvesting the Benefits: Business Action on The Earth Charter”. This session will comprise of keynote presentations and business commitments to positive action from Westpac and InterfaceFLOR (Australia), amongst others, followed by interactive break-out sessions led by key thinkers on ‘learning for action’.    

Venue: The Ship Inn Function Room (Level 2), Graduate Centre (S07), South Bank campus, Griffith University, Brisbane.

Source: www.griffith.edu.au/business-commerce/sustainable-enterprise

All about the Climate Alliance:

Climate Alliance is a not for profit company that aims to make it easier for business leaders to become better informed about the opportunities and risks of climate change.

Climate Alliance is hosting its National Conference in Melbourne in the afternoon of October 7th. There is an excellent line-up of speakers confirmed for the event. Please visit here for more details:

http://www.climatealliance.org.au/events/national-conference-2010.html

As part of the conference, we will also be announcing the winners of the three Climate Alliance Leadership Awards. Nominations are open now and we would appreciate you nominating for the Board, Executive/Director or the Company award.

Nomination is a simple process and nomination submissions close on the 17th September 2010. Please visit here for the details and the form:

http://www.climatealliance.org.au/images/stories/Awards_Registration_Form.pdf

O n the afternoon of the 7th October, 2010 Climate Alliance will host a National Conference for company directors and senior executives. The conference will be held at Karstens Conference Centre in Queen Street, Melbourne.

The theme of the conference is  “Climate Change – the Upside of Action”.

The program will be comprised of a number of presentations, a Panel discussion, announcement of the Leadership Awards and drinks & networking to conclude the afternoon. A detailed program will be provided in the near future.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Climate Alliance is delighted to announce that the following executives will be presenting or participating on a Panel.

• Mr Jeremy Baskin, Director, University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership
• Dr Peter Binks, Director, Ceramic Fuel Cells
• Ms Liz Bossley, Director, CEAG, London based carbon trader and author
• Mr Luke Chamberlain, Wilderness Society Victoria
• Ambassador David Daly, Head of EU Delegation in Canberra
• Mr Ian Dunlop, Former CEO AICD (To be confirmed)
• Mr Nathan Fabian, CEO, Investor’s Group on Climate Change
• Dr Merv Jones, Chairman, Pacific Environment Ltd and Director, Orbital Corporation
• Mr Jon Jutsen, Executive Director, Energetics
• Mr Paddy Manning, National Chief of Staff – Business, Fairfax Media
• Mr Frank O’Connor, Mayor, City of Port Phillip, Victoria.
• Professor John Thwaites, Chair, Monash Sustainability Institute
• Mr Martijn Wilder, Partner, Baker McKenzie

The speakers will address issues such as:

• Why should a Board encourage the executive to reduce a company’s carbon footprint? Where are the low hanging fruit?
• What can be learned from the European carbon trading experience?
• What practical, real-world success stories can be used to demonstrate the benefits of action?
• How does the environment provide economic benefit to the economy?
• What risks do directors and companies face by not being pro-active? What role do regulations play? What have EU directors experienced?
• How does the investment community regard sustainability?

Source: www.climatealliance.org.au