The 2015 CSR Summit in Dubai brought together CSR leaders from around the world to share ideas on regional and international best practice. The Summit was opened with a keynote address from H.E. Khaled Al Kamda, Director General of the Community Development Authority in Dubai and focused on “the art of giving”. EMG’s founder and…
EMG’s recent publication of thought leadership interviews on green economy, corporate social responsibility & sustainable development has won a Platinum Award at the 2015 Hermes Creativity Awards. Download Green Economy publication Talking Sense by EMG The publication is a compilation of interviews conducted among clients and other parties in EMG’s network with the goal of…
Amsterdam, April 2015 – HH Prince Pieter Christiaan van Oranje -Nassau has been appointed Chairman of the newly formed Advisory Board of international CSR consultancy EMG. Members of the Advisory Board include prominent financier Gerrit Heyns and the former Danish Minister of Environment, Ida Auken MP. Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG said: “We are delighted that Prince Pieter Christiaan…
A keynote panel led by Ida Auken (Advisory Board Member of EMG and former Minister for the Environment, Danish Parliament) engaged the RESOURCE Event audience in a discussion relating to ingenuity around the world.
EMG has recently visited the parliamentary event “A secure & resilient economy: Could an Office for Resource Management be an answer?” at the palace of Westminster. This event was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group in partnership with different environmental groups including “Friends of the Earth” to launch a paper on how a…
EMG is holding a CSR Workshop this summer in the heart of Cambridge, at the University of Cambridge. The CSR Summit, Cambridge, will be running this two day workshop, with a selection of sessions and networking opportunities with attendees from around the world and across the various sectors. The following is an interview with Katarina…
Daan Elffers, founder and CEO of EMG, has once more been appointed a member of the judging panel for the MENA CSR Excellence Awards, which this year will be held on 19th May in Dubai, UAE, as part of the 12th CSR Summit. The purpose of these prestigious awards is to honour the outstanding achievements…
As a guest member of the World Economic Forum Circular Economy Taskforce, EMG Founder, Daan Elffers, attended an inspiring and informative session with circular economy pioneer, Walter R. Stahel. EMG has long been engaged in Walter Stahel’s interpretation of the of the circular economy; an opportunity to change where waste managers become resource managers, where…
Global CSR leaders – EMG founder Drs Daan Elffers has been recognized as one of the world’s ‘top 100 most talented CSR leaders’ by the World CSR Day organization. The list includes a diverse range of senior executives in the field of CSR and sustainable development from all over the world. This announcement was made during…
Sustainable Innovation: Earlier this month, EMG gave a lecture on Sustainable Innovation at the British University in Dubai (BUiD). Drs Daan Elffers and senior consultant Katarina McCartney had been invited by the head of the department of Project Management and Innovation, Prof. Mohammed Dulaimi, recipient of the 2015 ‘Best Professor in Project Management’ award at…
EMG at Cultural Training in Dubai: A group of EMG consultants from the UK recently visited Dubai, giving those who work on projects in Islamic countries a better understanding of the religion, culture and practices of the UAE. One of the many exciting activities on the agenda was the opportunity to immerse ourselves in Islamic culture…
Daan Elffers EMG Interview by Thompson Reuters, December 2015 “CSR Islamic Reporting Initiative for voluntary use by organizations reporting on people, planet and profit according to Islamic values and principles. While the IRI seeks to make CSR reporting standard practice for organizations across all sectors to advance economic opportunity responsibly in the Islamic world, the…
