Mois : novembre 2009

take notice: rethink, rebuild, report – the Amsterdam global conference on sustainability and transparency – May 26-28, 2010.

The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) vision is that disclosure on economic, environmental, and social performance become as commonplace and comparable as financial reporting, and as important to organizational success. (About 1/2 /Vision).

Homepage;
Reporting framework; Current priorities; GRI reports; Learning, support; News, events; Who are you? Join; FAQs;
Address: Global Reporting Initiative, Metropool Building, 5th Floor, Weesperstraat 95, 1018 VN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About 2/2 /Mission: … GRI’s mission is to create conditions for the transparent and reliable exchange of sustainability information through the development and continuous improvement of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework.  Continuer la lecture de « Global Reporting Initiative »

• Au printemps 2003, suite à l’invasion, nos discussions sur la signification plus générale de cette guerre d’agression nous ont amené à situer notre action dans un contexte plus large. Dorénavant, c’est sur la lutte contre la tendance ouverte à la domination militaire des États-Unis sur la planète –et particulièrement contre la collusion et la participation canadienne à cette tendance– qu’allait se fonder le travail du Collectif Échec à la guerre … Le Collectif 1/Accueil.
• Le Collectif 2 /Platforme.

Plan du site; Membres; Publications; Comités de travail; Soutien financier; Newslettre;
Address: Le Collectif Echec à la Guerre, 65 ouest de Castelnau, Bureau 302, Montréal, H2R 2W3, Canada;
Contact.

The english Platform: Échec à la guerre’s website is very predominantly in French, not bilingual. Continuer la lecture de « Echec à la Guerre, le collectif »

in many languages

Linked on our blogs with ECAs explained – the newer, bigger, badder banks.

Since 1996, NGOs from many countries have joined forces in an international campaign to reform ECAs. The goals and demands of the campaign are best described in the Jakarta Declaration for Reform of Official Export Credit and Investment Insurance Agencies, endorsed by over 300 NGOs following a May 2000 international ECA reform strategy session in Jakarta, Indonesia.  While focusing on the impacts of ECAs in Indonesia, the Jakarta Declaration has a global « call for reform » that includes: … (full text GOALs).

english Homepage;
The Problems; Take actions; Press; Organizations participating; The Jakarta Declaration (2000);
Contact.

About: ECA Watch is an organizing and outreach mechanism of the larger international campaign to reform Export Credit Agencies (ECAs).   Continuer la lecture de « International NGO Campaign on Export Credit Agencies – ECA Watch »

also in french: bureau international catholique de l’enfance BICE, and in spanish (under construction)

• The Permanent Representation of Bice is based in Geneva and is responsible for the development and coordination of Bice’s advocacy initiatives with international and European institutions. Our vocation is to work on behalf of and together with our members’ and partners’ network and in close cooperation with the Regional Delegations which manage Bice’s presence in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe-CIS.
• Catching onto the dynamism launched by Bice during the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Permanent Representation targets its action so that the promotion and the protection of the dignity and the rights of the child become a reality worldwide … (full text Bice /Permanent Representation to International Institutions).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Appeal for Childhood, Geneva June 2009; News; Newsletter; Research, development; Resourcce Centre; Support; History;
Address: Bice, 11 rue Cornavin, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact online.

Who we are: The Permanent Representation of Bice is based in Geneva and  is responsible for the development and coordination of Bice’s advocacy initiatives with international and European institutions.  Continuer la lecture de « International Catholic Child Bureau BICE »

the home of birding

Birdwatch is the home of birding. An independent magazine established in 1992 by birders for birders, it has grown to become the leading monthly news and features magazine at the enthusiast end of the market … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
News; Events; Galleries; Guides; Features; Competitions; Newsletter; Links;
Address: Birdwatch, The Chocolate Factory, 5 Clarendon Road, London N22 6XJ,  UK;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Who we are and what we do: Birdwatch has a primarily British focus and readership, but is now read in 36 countries across six continents worldwide each month. Birdwatch.co.uk is the online arm of the magazine, featuring the most prolific bird news output on the web and selected archived content from printed issues alongside web-only material, multimedia content and online services. The authority of the magazine and its website are underpinned by a world-class advisory panel and an extensive pool of skilled authors, photographers and artists.  Continuer la lecture de « Birdwatch »