Paul Hohnen Sustainability Strategies
Year in Pictures 2007
See also Year in Pictures 2006 and Year in Pictures 2008
December: Keynote speaker at UNIDO Conference on CSR and Competitiveness, Vienna, 5 December
November: Taking out personal insurance on sea level rise, Amsterdam.
‘Paul Hohnen has been a great facilitator of OECD Watch's conferences. Judging from participant feedback, Paul was again rated as one of the highlights of this year's event. In particular, his ability to perfectly summarize the discussions into a witty limerick was met with great enthusiasm.’
Joris Oldenziel, SOMO, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Amsterdam.
November: Taking a break from ISO Social Responsibility Working Group negotiations, with Staffan Söderberg (Vice Chair) and Tom Rotherham (Co-Convener, TG3), Vienna, 7 November.
November: ISO 26000 negotiations, with Bill Blackburn and Michelle Bernhart.
November: Keynote address at Symposium on the Role of Governments and CSR, Vienna, 2 November.
October: With Leeora Black (ACCSR), Leon Gettler (The Age), and Rachel O'Neill (National Australia Bank) at ACCSR Breakfast CSR Briefing, Melbourne.
October: Westpac Gold keynote address on sustainable development to Conference of Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand, Christchurch, 26 October.
October: Moderating annual UNEP DTIE Business and Industry Conference, Sao Paolo.
‘If you had spoken Portuguese, your facilitation would have been perfect.’
Cristina Montenegro, Coordinator, UNEP Brazil
October: With (l/r) Monique Barbut (GEF), Beatriz Nassur Espinosa (Petrobras), Monga Mehlwana (CSIR, South Africa), Sylvie Lemmet (UNEP) and Mauricio Mendonca (CNI, Brazil)
October: (left) Introducing Heineken Health Symposium. (right) With Dr Henk Rijckborst, outgoing Director, Health Affairs, Heineken International
‘Paul Hohnen contributed personally and directly to the success of our international symposium. His preparation and coordination was meticulous... in his role as moderator he was as informed and sophisticated as ever.’
Dr Gijsbert J. Siertsema, Group Corporate Relations, Heineken International
October: With speakers (l/r): Dr Henk Rijckborst, Prof. Joep Lange, Prof. Peter Lacey, Heineken CEO Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, and Bert Koenders, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation.
September: Impromptu performance (of ‘Not Fade Away’) at local neighbourhood festival.
September: ISO General Assembly Open Session on ‘International Standards Supporting Public Policies for Sustainable Development’: (l/r) ISO President Håkan Murby, PH, Georg Kell, Lord Jamie Lindsay, Patricia Francis, Harsha Singh, Björn Stigson, Prof. Masami Tanaka, and ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden.
‘Let me thank you again for your great contribution to the success of our Open Session.’
Alan Bryden, ISO Secretary-General
September: With UK Minister for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste, Joan Ruddock, and Julie King, at Chatham House Stakeholder Meeting on Sustainable Clothing. Paul moderated the final session.
July: With (l-r) Simon Zadek, Ambassador Elisabeth Dahlin, and Swedish Foreign Trade Minister Sten Tolgfors, after presenting a paper on ‘soft power’ options to a ministerial roundtable at the Global Compact Leaders Summit, 6 July.
June: With co-presenter IUCN's Jeff McNeely, Ministers from Greater Mekong Sub-Region, and senior ADB officials, Manila, 21 June
June: Addressing ADB GMS Top Development Management Program
June: Addressing European Textile Services Association Conference, Helsinki, 19 June
‘I also want to thank you for your excellent speech. I and all the delegates
who I have spoken to enjoyed every minute of it and got very impressed of
how well you had tailored it to our industry. You gave us a lot to think
of.’
Gunnar Andréen, former CEO, Berendsen Textiles
June: Moderating A.I.S.E. Open Forum, Amsterdam
‘Thank you very much for contributing to the success of the 2007 A.I.S.E. Open Forum with your adroit facilitation, which kept us on theme and on time.’
Valérie Séjourné, Director, Communications Affairs, A.I.S.E.
May: Facilitating UNEP/IISD side event at UN Commission for Sustainable Development, New York. With Angelina Kung (Goldman Sachs), Andrea Moffat (CERES), Bob Kee (Bank of America), and Jack Cogen (Natsource).
April: Working on low carbon mobility and work/life balance issues with Andy Peach, Seville.
March: Chatham House ‘Sense and Sustainability’ conference. With John Elkington (SustainAbility), Guy Sebban (ICC) and James Smith (Shell UK).
‘...your chairing of sessions was amongst the best I had ever seen ... a fantastic light but firm touch!’
Dr Matt Prescott, Co-ordinator, BBC Climate Change Project.
March: Briefing a leading Dubai property developer on global sustainability issues and opportunities.
February: Addressing ACCSR 'Turning Point' conference, Sydney
February: At ACCSR 'Turning Point' Conference, Sydney, with other key note speakers: Katie Lahey (CEO Business Council of Australia), Kathleen Farrell (Law Council representative on ASX Corporate Governance Advisory Council), Dr Leeora Black, ACCSR Managing Director, and John Kluver (Executive Director, Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee).
January: With leadership team of ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Working Group: Jorge E. Reis Cajazeira, Staffan Söderberg and Eduardo Campos de Sāo Thiago, Sydney.
See also Year in Pictures 2006 and Year in Pictures 2008
