Paul Hohnen Sustainability Strategies
Upcoming and recent presentations
 Addressing ACCSR/Westpac CSR conference, Sydney February 2009 |
"Paul Hohnen's presentation to Umicore's senior management group was both incisive and witty and served as a very useful kick-off to a seminar focusing on the sustainability challenges and opportunities facing our group." |
"Hohnen has a capacity to set global governance and CSR issues in a fresh, engaging and challenging way that places him amongst the best informed and most articulate thinkers and speakers in this rapidly changing field." |
2015
- Keynote speaker and session facilitator at the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development's first Symposium on the theme of ‘Making Science work for Sustainability’. Utrecht, 13 January.
‘I would just like to say that you are a hugely inspiring speaker. One doesn't often come across presenters who can communicate with such knowledge and then in such a nice and inspiring way...’
(Written personal communication from participant, 13 January.)
2014
- Keynote address, European Foundation for Quality Management, Brussels, 20 October
- Keynote address, DNV Business Assurance conference, Rotterdam 16 September
2013
- Presentation to UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Annual General Meeting on strategic options for 'UNEP FI 2.0', Beijing, 14 November.
- Session leader and co-presenter, UNCTAD CSR Executive Retreat, Geneva, 12-14 March.
2012
- Keynote speaker and moderator, MyGoodPoints Conference, Dublin, 15 November
- Expert panellist, Hager Innovation Day, Strasbourg, 26 June
- Keynote speaker, national launch of UNICEF Children's Rights and Business Principles, Belgrade, 7 June
- Closing summary remarks, ASPO Conference, 1 June, Vienna
- Closing statement, UN/Business Contact Points meeting, 29 March, Vienna
- Opening and closing statements, global launch of UNICEF Children's Rights and Business Principles Conference, 12 March, London
- ACCSR Master class on materiality,Sydney, 20 February
2010
- Guest external speaker, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) internal strategic planning meeting, Paris, 20 October
- Keynote speaker and moderator, private CSR strategy session for a Paris-listed multinational, Paris, 19 October
- Keynote speaker, Rotterdam School of Management event, Noordwijk, Netherlands, 6 October
- Invited panellist, OECD consultations on updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Paris, 4 October
- Speaker, OECD consultations, Nairobi, 29 September
- Keynote speaker and facilitator, Australia Post workshop, Melbourne, 22-23 February
- Speaker and facilitator, Australian Centre for CSR Annual Conference, Melbourne, 19 February
2009
- Keynote speaker on 'The Road Beyond Copenhagen', Accenture Netherlands Winter Event, Amsterdam, 11 December
- Keynote speaker, Regional Conference on Sustainable Development, Montenegro, 24-25 September
- Session leader, Sustainability Leadership Training, Noordwijk, 19 June
- Keynote speaker, Australian Centre for CSR (ACCSR) Conference, Sydney, 5 February
‘For someone at the forefront of what is influencing CSR it is wonderful to hear both realism without hyperbole, and optimism..
Brought disparate threads together incredibly well.’
Participant feedback
2008
- Lead keynote speaker, Business for Millennium Development Summit, Melbourne, 24 October
- CSR training, Kuala Lumpur, 13-14 October
- Presentation on global CSR trends to respACT Board of Directors, Alpbach, Austria, 25 August
- Presentation of expert report to Austrian government officials and stakeholders, Vienna, 5 June
- Presentation to high-level panel on Earth Charter, GRI and Global Compact, Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 8 May
- Address to Optus, Sydney, 21 February
- Closing address to ACCSR Conference, Sydney, 20 February
‘Paul's presence as a speaker and moderator has been central to the success of sustainability conferences hosted at Westpac in terms of his subject expertise, global perspective, and an ability to stimulate and maintain debate between speakers and the audience which really contributed to the value for everyone attending.’
Tim Williams, Head of Strategy, Group Sustainability, Westpac Banking Corporation
2007
‘Paul Hohnen's expert knowledge of global best practice in corporate responsibility has given our people valuable insights into the future challenges for our business.’
Renee Hancock, Corporate Responsibility Manager, ANZ Bank, Australia
- Keynote address to UNIDO Conference, Vienna 5 December
- Address to Austria/Chile Symposium on Role of Governments in CSR, Vienna, 2 November
- Keynote address, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR), Melbourne, 30 October
- Master classes, ACCSR on government, NGOs and CSR, Melbourne, 30-31 October
- Keynote presentation to NZ Institute of Finance Professionals, Christchurch, 26 October
- ‘The Role of Governments in Promoting Responsible Corporate Citizenship’, Ministerial Roundtable, Global Compact Leaders Summit, Geneva, 6 July
- ‘Deploying Soft Power to Enhance CSR’, DFID Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility, London, 27 June.
- Top Development Management Program, Asian Development Bank, Manila, 21 June 2007
- European Textile Services Association Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 19 June 2007
- Jones Lang LaSalle Asset Management Services Management Conference, Hunter Valley, 8 February
- ‘Turning Point: How leading businesses can navigate the CSR landscape in 2007’, ACCSR Workshop, Sydney, 5 February
2006
‘Paul Hohnen has worked regularly with us since 2005 to deliver public and in-house workshops, seminars, key note conference speeches and as Master of Ceremonies for our annual conference. He is our most popular international guest because he is so closely connected to the centre of international developments in sustainability and corporate responsibility and always brings fresh insights with immediate relevance to business leaders and managers. His penetrating analysis and engaging delivery ensure outstanding participant feedback and return invitations from every engagement.’
Dr Leeora D Black, Managing Director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility
- Keynote address, Global Compact/UNDP Conference Driving Forces for CSR, Vilnius, Lithuania, 30 November
- ‘Putting Sustainability at the Heart of Governance: What Governments Can Do to Help Business Advance Towards Sustainable Development’, Sustainability of the Planet – Sustainability in the Supply Chain, Swedish Industry Association Conference, Stockholm, 3-4 October
- ‘What Governments Should Be Doing About CSR’, breakfast address, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR), Melbourne, 25 July 2006 (jointly with Senator Penny Wong)
- ‘The GRI and ISO 26000: Competitors or Complementary?’, Portuguese Association for Corporate Social Responsibility, 18 May, Lisbon
- ‘Changing Investment Landscapes’, Chatham House Conference on Corporate Responsibility 2006: Emerging Risks and Evolving Responsibilities, 13-14 March, London
2005
- Using Sustainability to Enhance Performance, dinner keynote address to Umicore CEO and directors, Belgium, 7 December 2005
- Sustainability Reporting and SMEs, Fundaćion Entorno Seminar, Valencia, Spain, 24 November 2005
- Keynote address, Governance and Social Responsibility Conference 2005, London, UK, 1 November 2005. (Organised jointly by Departments of Management of Monash University and Kings College London, Goodenough College, London.)
- ‘GRI and ISO: Partners in Advancing the Environmental Agenda?’, ISO TC207 Conference, Madrid, 14 September 2005 (representing GRI)
- ‘Toward 2010: Will Australian Business Measure Up on the Global CSR Stage?’, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop, Melbourne, Australia , 20 May 2005. (www.accsr.com.au)
- ‘GRI and Human Rights’, Novartis Mini-Symposium, Zurich , 14 April 2005
- ‘Future Trends in Sustainability Reporting: Next Steps for the GRI’, Instituto Ethos Workshop, Salvador , Brazil , 10 March, 2005
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