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23.4.2008

GRI and Earth Charter Event in Amsterdam, May 2008

Earth Charter endorsers or users who are in the Amsterdam region in early May should consider putting the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) ‘Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency’ on their agenda. Apart from the general relevance of the conference, the Earth Charter will be the focus of a special high level event to be held on Thursday 8 May at 12.45pm.

27.3.2008

The Earth Charter Initiative Report of Activities 2007 is now available

Earth Charter International is pleased to announce the publication of its 2007 Annual Report. It is worth mentioning that this publication is just a synopsis of Earth Charter-based actions and provides a general overview of the activities of the Initiative throughout the world.

27.3.2008

Taiwan, Province of China: TESA Series in Thought and Praxis of Environmental Ethics

The Taiwan Ecological Stewardship Association (TESA), Earth Charter Affiliate in Taiwan, Province of China , has developed the abovementioned material. This series consist of four volumes. The title of one of the volumes is: “From Land Ethics to Earth Charter.” The volumes are in Taiwanese and have 1,192 pages. The editor of this series is Nancy Tzu-Mei Chen, general secretary and founder of TESA. The content is mainly intended as reference reading for the general education on environmental ethics related courses in university, and can be very informative also for the school teachers, churches or NGOs.

24.3.2008

Telephone numbers in Costa Rica have changed

Please note that for land numbers in Costa Rica you must now add a 2 at the beginning of the telephone number and an 8 if it is a mobile phone

11.3.2008

Earth Charter-based book launch in Brazil

It is a pleasure to share with you the launch of the book “Histórias de Aprender e Ensinar para Mudar o Mundo” (Stories to learn and to teach how to change the world).

05.3.2008

"Sustaining Life on Earth: Environmental and Human Health through Global Governance"

This book by Colin Soskolne, contains 27 chapters, sorted into eight parts that represent a broad range of perspectives and experiences focused on the many dimensions of human-environment interaction. Part I brings together government with ecology and economy as support for human well-being.

03.3.2008

A new book featuring the Earth Charter is now available

Earthrise: The Dawning of a New Civilization in the 21st Century, highlights 30 leading-edge civil society organizations and networks that are internationally active and innovative in fields such as politics and diplomacy, ecology and education, economics and business, science and media, as well as youth and spirituality.

02.3.2008

Earth Charter in Business: New Guidance Paper on the Earth Charter, GRI and Global Compact

To respond to the increasing number of questions as to how the Earth Charter relates to other leading global initiatives such as the UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Earth Charter International, in cooperation with NCDO, has developed a Guidance paper. This paper is designed to help Earth Charter users – as well as those using the GRI and Global Compact – to understand the synergies and complementary strengths of these three initiatives, and to help organizations to integrate the Earth Charter into their global engagement and reporting processes. Download file

Events

13 – 13 March, 2025

Building a Just, Sustainable, and Peaceful Future: 25 Years of the Earth Charter

1 – 3 July, 2025

Earth Charter+25 Event: Planetary Consciousness, Ethics of Care and Intergenerational Justice

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Stories

28 October, 2022

Implicate+, educators in action

30 August, 2022

Shaohua Wang: The Peacebuilder

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