Events on Friday Sep 25
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Managing Carbon Risk in the Coming Regulatory Environment
9am-11:30am | Le Parker Meridien -119 West 56th StreetNew York, NYRSVP in advance |
Hosted by the Financial Times and Enviance, a provider of software solutions for managing carbon and other regulatory risks, this breakfast briefing will provide a 360 degree discussion on the impacts--financial, reputational and regulatory--of doing business in a carbon constrained economy.
This meeting will present senior management with insight into the entire scope of responsibility for carbon accounting so that they will be able to lead their organizations successfully in this challenging environment.
For more information, visit http://www.ftconferences.com/enviance/
The Good Web Conference
9am - 6pm | SVA Theater -333 West 23rd StreetNew York, NY, 10011Open to the public; admission fee |
The Good Web Conference is a movement of businesses and non-profits that use the internet to advance social causes. These pioneers use every online feature available to communicate and build community for the good of humanity and planet. This conference explores the success stories of these leaders and provides valuable tools, techniques and strategies that can be used immediately to build awareness, with a special emphasis on sustainable business practices and climate change.
Open to the public and press; we have reserved 50 seats for journalists and bloggers.
Admission:
$99 (non-profit, student, educator); $199 (professional)
To register, or for more information, visit thegoodweb.org.
Roundtable Workshop - Succeeding in a world of climate change and resource deterioration: What are the winning strategies for cities, nations and businesses?
9:30am-11:30am | UNDP -304 East 45th St. Rio RoomNew York, NYBy Invitation Only |
Climate change, water scarcity, soaring prices for staple goods – these are not isolated crises, but are the symptoms of an overarching threat: Human pressure on nature is reaching a critical tipping point. Ecological Footprint analysis reveals that humanity currently uses resources and emits waste 40 percent faster than nature regenerates them. With some countries still using less than what they have available, but many already being in an ecological deficit situation, it becomes clear that there will be strategic implications and that bold action on climate change, energy efficiency and resource independence becomes in each country, city and organization’s self-interest if they want to succeed.
Please join us at Climate Week for a round-table workshop for business and government leaders hosted by Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint concept and methodology and Susan Burns, CEO of Global Footprint Network. This highly interactive session will help business and government leaders understand ecological trends that can help build robust strategies for the future. What are the winning strategies for staying competitive in a resource constrained world?
Please RSVP to Nicole Freeling
nicole@footprintnetwork.org
(510) 839-8879, ext. 302For more information, visit http://www.footprintnetwork.org
HSBC Climate Partnership Local Volunteering Project
10am-2pm | Lower East Side Ecology Center -FDR Drive at Delancey StreetNew York, NYBy invitation only |
Earthwatch Institute, HSBC and NY Cares, through the HSBC Climate Partnership will engage HSBC volunteers in planting the Lower East Side Ecology Center's East River Park. This will be the last New York based HSBC Climate Partnership project of the 2009 season.
This event is a collaboration Between HSBC, Earthwatch Institute and New York Cares; by invitation only.
For more information about the work being done at the Lower East Side Ecology Center, visit www.nycares.orgFood and Climate Change; The Meat of the Matter Presentation
7pm-8:30pm | NYU Kimmel Center -60 Washington Sq. South Room 804New York, NYOpen to the Public, RSVP in advance |
Join Farm Sanctuary National Advocacy Organizer Jasmin Singer, Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald, and Kind Green Planet’s Outreach Director Marisa Miller Wolfson for a presentation on the connection between animal agriculture and global warming. As part of Climate Week NYC, being held in NYC in conjunction with the UN General Assembly and special session on climate change, this workshop talks about the contribution of meat and dairy production to rising greenhouse gas emissions, and the steps we need to take to reduce our “foodprint” and sustain our planet. Co-sponsored with NYU Earth Matters! and the Sierra Club NYC Group.
RSVP: Mollie at campaignintern1@farmsanctuary.org
Additional info: www.brightergreen.org, www.kindgreenplanet.org, www.farmsanctuary.org
www.foodprintusa.org/new-york-city.html
Brita Climate Ride
5 day bike ride, Fri pm kick off event | New York City to Washington D.C. -Open to the Public, Registration Fee |
How far would you pedal for a new energy future? Register for Brita Climate Ride, a fully supported, 5-day fundraising bike ride from New York City to Washington DC, September 26 – 30, 2009. It’s the ride of a lifetime through some of the East Coast's most beautiful countryside while raising money and awareness for meaningful climate change and renewable energy legislation. Join over one hundred cyclists for great food, world class biking, and the chance to meet and network with leaders in climate change and renewable energy. Climate Ride benefits Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Focus the Nation and Clean Air-Cool Planet.
Climate Riders pedal 300 miles from the heart of Manhattan through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to the U.S. Capitol. During the ride, expert speakers will educate and inspire Climate Riders about the science, the policies and the solutions to the climate crisis. Riders will meet with members of Congress. This is a unique event—a fundraiser and climate conference on wheels.
Kick-off event is on Friday night, September 25th, 2009 in Central Park Zoo, 830 5th Ave, New York, NY
For press inquires and credentials contact:
Caeli Quinn, 406/871-5477, caeli@climateride.org
or Blake Holiday, 831/358-2786, blake@climateride.org
For more information, visit http://www.climateride.org
