CSR Middle East: CSR Dubai 2014 took place from 18-21 May 2014 at the Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, UAE. Following the opening by Conference Chairman Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG, whose focus was on creating shared value for society, the environment and the corporate sector; the first session touched on the youth…
Daan Elffers, CEO of EMG, is featured as one of the 28 circular economy expert in the latest feature of the Guardian Sustainable Business hub on the circular economy. Other experts include a diverse range of industry specialists and executives including the Chief Sustainability Officer of BT, the CEO of Ricoh UK & Ireland, the…
التدريب في مجال المسؤولية الإجتماعية للشركات تدريب في مجال المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات التدريب في مجال المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات في الشرق الأوسط: يمكِّن التدريب في مجال المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات واستدامة الأعمال، سواء أكان في شكل تدريب لفرد واحد أم كان لمجموعة من الأفراد، من تعلُّم كيفية إضفاء مضمون ومعنى على العمل التجاري بناءً على استمرارية الأعمال،…
Report on resource management IEMA The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) launched its latest report on Resource Management today at the 2014 Energy and Environment Expo in London. The report, entitled ‘From Waste to Resources – Implementing Sustainable Resource Management in Your Business’ examines the under-recognized critical business issue of sustainable resourcing, identifying…
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In an era of space tourism, supersonic commercial flights, the Burj Khalifa and superhotels such as the Emirates Palace, it is clear that what’s possible is limited only by our imagination. What it really comes down to is deciding what it is we want to achieve. The mainstream approach to sustainability, however, still focuses largely…
This month, EMG founder and CEO Drs Daan Elffers gave a lecture on sustainability and the circular economy at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The lecture formed part of the module on Sustainable Management Futures and was attended by 300+ students from around the world as part of…
“We have created a product that people said would be impossible. People would say there’s no way you can take plastic out of the middle of the ocean and make useable, recyclable packaging from it. Well, we’ve done just that.” – co-founder, Adam Lowry, Method Inc home products that “clean like heck and smell like…
Strategic stakeholder engagement, labor (SSE) and human rights Strategic stakeholder engagement (SSE) is a cost-effective approach to safeguarding human rights (including labour rights) along the supply chain and in business operations. It foresees a combined effort of different stakeholders and business to guarantee compliance with human rights. Since the Global Compact was established, companies have…
CSR Summit Dubai 2014 the flagship UAE summit for sustainability , will be opened by elected chairman Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG. This was announced today by the organizers of the summit, the Institute for International Research in the Middle East. See below welcoming message video for CSR Dubai 2013. Now in…
“Sustainability is an economic imperative. Companies that use less to create more show greater sustainability; as a business, for the environment and for the world as a whole.” Gerrit Heyns, Partner Osmosis Investment -ranked high on the annual list of ‘The Top 50 People Influencing Global Finance’ (2013) published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England…
This article has been archived <ends> EMG CSR Consultancy is a leading international sustainability consultancy specialized in improving business performance through corporate and social responsibility. With its headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, the award-winning consultancy has extensive experience working with some of the most influential businesses, NGOs and governmental organizations in the world. A member of…
