In March 2014, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on climate change, which has been labelled a “call for action” by the chair of the IPCC as well as climate change scientists and governments around the globe. We took a look at some of the key responses from experts […]
IPCC Report on Climate Change
In March 2014, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report on climate change, which has been labelled a “call for action” by the chair of the IPCC as well as climate change scientists and governments around the globe. The 32-volume, 2,600-page report arrives at sobering conclusions regarding the effects of […]
Framing Climate Change
There is a growing global conversation about the need to “frame” climate change in a way that allows us to assess and discuss this issue more meaningfully than has been the case thus far. While climate change is increasingly relevant for all of us, it is not yet an accepted “social fact”, that is, it […]
The Changing World of Development Aid: Corporations
“What is the role of large corporations in driving sustainable development?” is a question that comes up frequently in the development conversation. “Large corporations have an integral role to play in the entire process, from many perspectives,” says Paul Dillon, senior associate at Baird’s CMC and expert in the fields of development and communications. “First […]
Rio +20: The Role of Business
In the week following the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held over 20-22 June in Brazil, The Guardian published two stories on the role of big business in sustainable development. In one article, Kirsty Jenkinson and Manish Bapna argue that business needed to be more proactive and committed to the issue of sustainable development. […]