Sustainability - United Kingdom
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We are delighted to announce that Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive of EDF Energy will be speaking at The UK Energy Summit on June 24th in London. He will join the investment panel discussion at 10.50 that will focus on who will pay for the UK to decarbonise its energy systems whilst also ensuring future supply.
We can also confirm that Sir David...
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On January 28th 2010, Economist Conferences, in association with Accenture, held its third Davos breakfast forum, based on the results of an ongoing research programme on globalisation conducted by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit. To watch the full discussion, please click here
The twin forces of globalisation and technology will...
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We are pleased to announce that Sam Laidlaw, Chief Executive of Centrica and Sir John Banham, Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey will be joining the distinguished line up of speakers at The UK Energy Summit.
Sir John will be joining the panel at 13.45 to discuss unlocking the commercial potential of new technologies, and Sam will be looking at who...
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The president and CEO of GE International is joining us on day two of the Redesigning Business Summit in March. Nani Beccalli-Falco will be addressing an audience of 250 business leaders on the business model changes that have been implemented at GE, and he will look at the extent to which design can play an influential role in driving business...
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We are pleased to announce that The UK Energy Summit which will be taking place on June 24th in London.
The next Government will be expected to deliver policy initiatives to ensure that progress is made towards tackling climate change, dwindling oil reserves and concerns over energy security whilst keeping the UK on track to achieve its stated...
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"In the frigid opening days of 2009, Britain’s electricity demand peaked at 59GW. Just over 45% of that came from power plants fuelled by gas from the North Sea. A further 35% or so came from coal, less than 15% from nuclear power and the rest from a hotch-potch of other sources. By 2015, assuming that modest economic growth resumes, a...
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EcoSecurities is working with Economist Conferences to ensure The Third Annual Summit, to be held at the Radisson BLU Portman Hotel, London on February 25th 2010, is carbon neutral. EcoSecurities will help Economist Conferences in assessing the carbon footprint for the emissions related to the Summit and sourcing Verified Emission Reductions (“...
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The Manufacturing's Operational Opportunities dinner forum will gather an audience of 30 senior executives to discuss the opportunities available to the manufacturing industry in the aftermath of the recession. The findings of a research report will be discussed at the dinner.
ThemeIn recent years, there has been increasing discussion about the...
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A live debate between The Economist, Scottish Government, industry and key opinion-leaders.
Scotland’s Parliament recently passed the most ambitious climate change legislation of any industrialised nation, targeting a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. All very laudable, but missing the point completely.
Given the country’s...
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LEADING THINKERS AND IMPLEMENTERS DEBATE THE REAL IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR BUSINESS
Business is at a crucial turning point—the short pause between the Copenhagen meeting and enforcement of the Carbon Reduction Commitment in April 2010.
Sustainability leaders urgently need to build workable strategies for climate change while continuing...
