Paul Hohnen Sustainability Strategies
Year in Pictures 2010
Through his high level global network and policy expertise, Paul Hohnen offers clients leading edge advice on sustainable development challenges and opportunities.
See also Year in Pictures 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
July: On vacation, Lorgues, France.
June: With former Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Ama van Dantzig at the closing ceremony of the Earth Charter +10 event, The Hague, 29 June.
June: Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende gave a closing keynote address in which he complemented the 200 plus participants on the achievements of the Earth Charter, The Hague, 29 June.
June: World Connector and Earth Charter Adviser Herman Mulder makes a point in response to a question by co-moderator Ama von Dantzig, The Hague, 29 June.
June: Mirian Vilela (Earth Charter Executive Director) thanks participants for their suggestions and contributions to improving the ways that the business and youth sectors can benefit from using the Earth Charter, The Hague, 29 June.
June: With Alide Roerink (Earth Charter International Council member, NCDO International Relations Adviser) at a consultative meeting of Earth Charter office holders held in the Peace Palace, 28 June. Alide oversaw organisation of the EC10 celebration, which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix.
June: Ama van Dantzig and Paul co-moderated the Earth +10 celebration, held at the Peace Palace, The Hague on 29 28-29 June. The Earth Charter is holding a series of meetings around the world in 2010 to develop its strategy for the coming decade.
June: Describing how private equity investors can use international standards to improve their understanding of ESG issues, London, 10 June. (Photo: Josh Chong)
June: PEI Responsible Investment panel discussion on the role of ESG international standards, London, 10 June. (l/r) Tom Rotherham (moderator, Hermes), PH, Richard Burrett (Earth Capital Partners), Mike Taylor (LPFA & IIGCC) and Rob Lake (APG). (Photo: Josh Chong)
June: Chair of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Donald MacDonald, addresses over 250 representatives from the private equity sector on the issue of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum, London, 10 June. Participants discussed how ESG issues were increasingly becoming mainstream issues for business around the world.
May: The occasion marked the beginning of the Bioneers Global conference on the huge potential of bio-mimicry engineering technologies for sustainable development. Paul reported on the recent GRI meeting.
May: The Progressio Foundation held a gala opening dinner at Amerongen Castle on 30 May. Guests, including Kenny Ausubel, Nina Simons and Dutch State Secretary Tineke Huizinga-Hernga, were welcomed by Marcello Palazzi.
May: In her closing presentation, UNEP Deputy Director General Angela Cropper underlined the importance of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study in providing a basis for a shift to a green economy, Amsterdam, 28 May.
May: GRI Deputy-Executive Director Teresa Fogelberg listens to Dumisani Nioni (Earth Charter Network and International Council, Zimbabwe) welcome the closer partnership between GRI and the Earth Charter, 27 May, Amsterdam. GRI and the Earth Charter concluded a memorandum of understanding at the conference aimed at strengthening synergies between the two global initiatives.
May: Erna Witoelar (Earth Charter International Council, Indonesia) and Paul listen to a presentation by Teresa Fogelberg at the Special Session on GRI and the Earth Charter held at the GRI Global Conference, Amsterdam, 27 May. Paul chaired the session
May: With (l/r) Teresa Fogelberg (Dep. Chief Executive, GRI), Angela Cropper (Dep. Executive Director, UNEP) and Christine Loh (CEO, Civic Exchange) at final plenary session of GRI Conference, Amsterdam, 28 May.
May: A panel chaired by Leeora Black heard presentations by (l/r) Kevin McKinley (Deputy Secretary-General, ISO), Bill Blackburn (GRI expert adviser) and Jonathon Hanks (Incite Sustainability) on the latest developments with the draft ISO 26000 social responsibility standard and its compatibility with the GRI framework, Amsterdam, May 27.
May: Aron Cramer (CEO, BSR) moderated the business panel at the GRI Global Conference, Amsterdam, 27 May. There was broad support among participants for routine sustainability reporting by all large and medium-sized business organisations by 2015, or an explanation as to why they don't report. Support was also expressed for integrated financial and sustainability reporting by 2020.
May: Against the data of rapid deterioration of global ecosystems and the threats of climate change, GRI Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen called on all large and medium sized companies to produce reporting on their environmental, social and governance performance by 2015, or explain why they don't. Over 1,200 participants attended the opening day of the GRI Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 26 May.
May: With GRI co-founder Allen White (Tellus Institute, Boston) and Leeora Black (ACCSR, Melbourne) at a GRI reception for Organisational Stakeholders, Amsterdam, 26 May. Allen and Bob Massie, GRI's other co-founder, described the GRI multi-stakeholder approach as an emerging model of global decision-making and partnership building.
May: Paul moderated the GRI Organisational Stakeholders Global Assembly, Amsterdam, May 26. The Organisational Stakeholders play a key role in voting for the GRI Stakeholder Council.
May: Charles McNeill (Senior Policy Advisor, Environment & Energy Group, United Nations Development Programme) makes a point at the Chatham House/UN REDD Programme meeting, London, 24 May.
“We could not have had a better moderator than Paul Hohnen”
Charles McNeill, UNDP
May: Moderating a Chatham House/UN-REDD Programme expert workshop on monitoring of safeguards for the proposed climate mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation, London, 24-25 May.
May: (l/r) IEA's Steve Heinen and David Elzinga at the Smart Grid Workshop, Paris, 20 May.
“Exceptional facilitation.”
Hugo Chandler, Renewable Energy Unit, IEA
May: The International Energy Agency (IEA) hosted an international workshop on Smart Grids, which Paul moderated. Paris, 20 May. Smarter Grids will increasingly play a key role in the better integration of new renewable energy sources, improved access to energy services and the more efficient use of existing energy infrastructure.
May: Rowing on the Guadalquivir, Seville.
May: Interview ‘Why being green is smart’ in The Star (Malaysia), May 1st
April: Sailing with Steve Sawyer (SG, Global Wind Energy Council) on the IJsselmeer, 24 April. Despite Holland's historical connection with windmills, the country has lagged behind EU neighbours in installing modern wind turbines. Germany has the largest installed capacity in Europe, followed by Spain and Italy. In 2009, Don Quixote's home country installed 2,459 MW of new capacity while Holland installed only 39MW. China was world leader in new capacity in 2009 with 13,803MW, more than all of Europe combined.
April: Welcoming Sophie to the family, 15 April.
April: Following the launch of Heineken's 2020 Vision (see below), the company began a comprehensive internal roll-out programme. This was kicked off by a panel discussion which Paul moderated. Amsterdam, 15 April.
April: Panel discussion with (l/r) Toby Webb (MD, Ethical Corporation), Wouter van Dieren (MD, IMSA), Jean-Francois van Boxmeer ( Chairman Executive Board/CEO, Heineken, Peter Lacy (MD, Accenture Sustainability Services), PH. Amsterdam, 13 April. The occasion marked the launch of Heineken's 2009 Sustainability Report "Brewing a Better Future".
‘Many thanks for excellent moderation before, during and after the Symposium.’
Symposium panellist, 16 April
April: Former Dutch Minister for the Environment & Spatial Planning Jacqueline Cramer called on leaders in the business community to deploy their expertise to help hasten the transition to sustainable development.
April: Opening Heineken Symposium "The Challenge of Sustainable Development", Amsterdam, 13 April
March: Article in Ethical Corporation on the need for more diverse inputs on the sustainability debate.
March: Pursuing efficient water management on the Amstel, 27 March. (Photo: Kees Veling)
March: Interviewed on sustainability issues for Delfi, Lithuania's most popular web portal.
February: Thanks to progressive energy policies, grid linked solar power has become an increasingly common feature across Australia, including rural areas.
February: With Debbie Spring (National Corporate Responsibility Manager, Australia Post) and Leeora Black (Managing Director, Australian Centre for CSR) following internal strategy workshops at Australia Post, 22-23 February.
February: With Kien Seebregts, cycling the Yarra Valley, Melbourne, 20 February. Despite recent heavy rains (five times the monthly average fell in February), the city's dams are still only 35% full after a decade of drought. Melbourne has a high profile ‘save water’ campaign which is sparking technological and consumer changes.
February: With closing panel of ACCSR Annual Conference (l/r) PH, Elana Rubin, Louise Sylvan, Leeora Black and the Hon. Jason Clare.
‘Congratulations on another successful ACCSR event — your moderating and speaking styles are really quite inspirational ...’
Participant feedback
February: The closing session of the ACCSR Annual Conference on 19 February featured (l/r) The Hon. Jason Clare, MP (Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Employment), Louise Sylvan (Commissioner, Productivity Commission), Heather Campbell, (CEO, Landcare Australia), Elana Rubin (Chair, Victorian Workcover Authority) and Leeora Black.
February: Jonathon Hanks (Incite Sustainability, South Africa) in discussion with Vanessa Zimmerman (Legal Advisor to the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights) and Stephanie McCarthy (Manager, UN Global Compact Cities Programme RMIT), Melbourne, 19 February. (Photo: Michael Silver)
February: Dr Leeora Black presenting on the State of CSR in Australia at the 4th Annual ACCSR Conference, Melbourne, February 19. Leeora's groundbreaking work maps the CSR management capabilities of organisations.
82% of the ACCSR Annual Conference participants were 'satisfied or very satisfied' by Paul's contributions to plenary and roundtable sessions.
February: Dr Alan Finkel, Chief Technology Officer of Better Place, makes the case for the battery powered vehicle revolution at the ACCSR Annual Conference, Melbourne, 19 February. Canberra has been selected as the site of the first city-wide roll-out of the Better Place electric vehicle infrastructure in Australia.
February: Revisiting Australian ecosystems with Kien Seebregts, Wineglass Bay, Tasmania, 15 February. Nearby Coles Bay was Australia's first ‘plastic bag free’ town.
February: Dr Ivan Eržen MD, State Secretary, Slovenia, chairing the multi-stakeholder consultation, with Lesley Onyon of the SAICM secretariat.
February: Facilitating a UNEP/WHO SAICM multi-stakeholder consultation on improving the engagement of the health sector in sound chemicals management, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4-5 February.
January: Article on ISO 26000 in Ethical Corporation admires the draft standard's process and content, but asks whether national standards bodies will agree.
January: Checking out South African Cape fynbos biodiversity with Jonathon Hanks (Incite), Chapman's Peak, Hout Bay, 24 January
January: Celebrating the nuptials of Marta Seoane and Cornis van der Lugt, Stellenbosch, 21 January. (l/r) Mrs & Mrs van der Lugt (Senior), Mr & Mrs van der Lugt (Junior)
January: With Rob Worthington-Smith and colleagues from Trialogue, Cape Town.
January: Breakfast business briefing on global sustainability trends organised by Trialogue, Cape Town, 20 January
January: On the set of the Dutch consumer TV Programme 'Kassa' at the launch of 'foodwatch' Netherlands, Hilversum 9 January. (l/r) Anne Markwardt & Matthias Wolfschmidt ('foodwatch' Germany) , PH, Kassa presenter Felix Meurders, Bart van Opzeeland (Director, 'foodwatch' Netherlands) and Thilo Bode (Executive Director, 'foodwatch' Germany).
