Natural Capital Initiative Summit ‘Valuing our Life Support Systems 2014’
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Valuing Our Life Support Systems Summit November 6th & 7th 2014, British Library, London The Natural Capital Initiative's second summit “Valuing our Life Support Systems” brought together leading influencers from policy, academia, business... Read More
Australian Sustainable Leaders Forum Sydney Nov 2014
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Natural Capital was one of the key topics at the Australian Sustainability Leaders Forum (ASLF) Sydney seminar. Dorothy Maxwell presented "Natural Capital: What Corporate Sustainability Leaders Need to Know". With this important industry... Read More
MISTRA Future Fashion Programme Sweden Oct 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
This week in Stockholm, Mistra hosts the expert evaluation panel of the Mistra Future Fashion programme . Dorothy Maxwell, Stockholm Environment Institute and Sustainable Apparel Coalition are members of the panel. Mistra -... Read More
New Publications: Valuing Natural Capital in Business 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
VALUING NATURE IN BUSINESS Towards a Harmonized Framework & Taking Stock - two milestone publications authored by Dr. Dorothy Maxwell for the Natural Capital Coalition - were launched today. These take stock of existing initiatives in the natural... Read More
Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
As Executive Director at the Natural Capital Coalition, Dr. Dorothy Maxwell represented the Coalition as a finalist in the Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA) in association with the Copenhagen Fashion Summit. The nomination was for... Read More
Natural Capital at Economist World Ocean Summit 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Natural capital was the cross cutting theme at The Economist World Oceans summit in San Francisco with the National Geographic Society. The Prince of Wales, Prince Albert of Monaco, Senator John Kerry and other leaders provided an inspiring & informed... Read More
Developing a Framework for Natural Capital Accounting in Business
Monday, November 25, 2013
The Natural Capital Coalition announced a milestone project at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore to develop a harmonised framework for valuing natural capital in business decision making. Project funding is provided by IFC, a member of... Read More
2013 Apparel Sustainability Outlook – A Guide for Decision Makers
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The 2013 Apparel Sustainability Outlook – A Guide for Decision Makers was published today. Authored by Dorothy Maxwell for Simian Reports, it provides an overview of the key international sustainability trends and initiatives senior... Read More
Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment Conference 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
RITE CONFERENCE 2012, 10 OCTOBER, LONDON One of the UK's most credible sustainable textile networks - The RITE Group - has its annual conference in London, 10 Oct. GVSS Director Dorothy Maxwell is on the Steering Group of this network and proud to... Read More
Rio +20 Outcomes and Next Steps
Friday, June 29, 2012
RIO+20 UN SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (20-22 June 2012) - Twenty years on from the first Rio Earth Summit, the progress of international environmental policy making is as slow as always in the face of today’s sustainability challenges. But... Read More