Going Back to RIO+20: Extensive Coverage of What Happened
Articles covering the talks at RIO+20 in June 2012
Rio+20 - the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development took take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 and it was yet another global conference where some of the most important topics for future generations were discussed and negotiated.
RIO+20, success or failure? The opinions have been many. Some said it was a hyped global event doomed to fail in the midst of economic turmoil, others said it was a success just getting decision-makers from all corners of the world at the negotiating table discussing tremendously important issues for humanity and our earth. Whatever is really true or not, why not go back and make up your own mind. As a major site for communication of sustainability and society Green Conduct made extensive coverage of RIO+20. Here is a snapshot of our coverage of the conference:
It’s The Green Economy, Stupid!
It is widely agreed that the Rio +20 conference was a disastrous failure. What it proved most convincingly is that the people of the world cannot have ‘the future we want’ without taking the power back from the corporations who currently dominate the global economy. Followup On Sustainable Transportation Commitments At Rio+20Education References In The Rio+20 The Future We Want Text
RIO + 20 Supported Education For Sustainable Development
Commentators are fairly unanimous that the Rio+20 talks have been a failure. Expectations had of course been low. And because of this most developed country leaders stayed away. In opening the summit Ban Ki-Moon admitted the draft outcome was “disappointing” due to the conflicting interests of member states. Voluntary Commitments—The Way Forward After Rio+20? The Rio+20 conference has been seen by many as largely a failure, given a tepid official statement that avoided any meaningful new action on behalf of sustainable development. Some observers, however, argue that this is the wrong focus. Pessimism Is Impeding Environmental Advocacy Defending Rio+20: A Historical Perspective The French writer Gustave Flaubert once provocatively suggested that “our ignorance of history makes us slander our own times”. Rio+20 is currently facing a withering level of criticism, but is all of it really warranted? After all, there is a range of clearly positive outcomes that seem to be going largely ignored. The Future We Want: Reflections From Rio+20Canada An Environmental Pariah At Rio+20
Rio+20: An Ocean Of Disappointment?
Mandatory Emissions Reporting On The UK Stock Exchange
Finding Real Economic Leadership In The Wake Of Rio+20
Twenty years after the seminal “Earth Summit” on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil once again has hosted a “fate-of-the-earth” meeting (Rio+20) focused on the themes of a green economy and institutional change.
Interview With Elizabeth Thompson Executive Coordinator For Rio+ 20 (Video)
At Rio+20 Corporations Make A Natural Capital Declaration Pledge
Rio+20 Announcement: US Partners With CEOs To Reduce Deforestation Through Sustainable Agriculture
Clean Revolution Campaign Launched At Rio+20
Corporate Sustainability Pledges At Rio+20 UN Forum
Game Change Rio: An Interactive Model Based On System Dynamics
A Generation’s Plea For An Effective Rio
RIO+20: “Backsliding” On Women’s Rights
UN Supply Chain Sustainability Tool Introduced At Rio+20
RIO+20: The “Landscape Approach”
The Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum
Global Compact Launches Web Platform To Mobilize Business For Rio+20
3rd Global Forum For Responsible Management Education At Rio+20
Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Official Opening Ceremony
Christiana Figueres On UNCCD World Day To Combat Desertification And Rio+20