CSR Press Release

- March 17, 2009 - 
The
 Centre
 for
 Sustainability
 and
 Excellence
 (CSE)
 in
 Chicago
 is
 hosting
 a
 Carbon
 Neutral
 competition
 to
 reward
 the
 organization 
with
 the
 most 
creative
 concept
 for 
a
 Carbon
 Neutral
 Event
 or
 Product.
 After
 supporting
 the
 development
 of
 the
 world's
 first
 Carbon
 Neutral
 Olive
 Oil
 GAEA,
 featured
 in
 this
 year's
 Academy
 Awards
 Oscar
 Ceremony,
 and
 seeing
 the
 impact
 it
 has
 had
 on
 spreading
 the
 urgency
 of
 the
 Climate
 Change
 issue,
 CSE
 is
 hosting
 this
 competition
 to
 recreate
 the
 energy
 around
 Carbon
 Neutral
 Products.
 The
 winner
 of
 "Show
 Your
 Carbon
 Footprint" will
 receive
 complimentary
 services
 from
 CSE
 in
 support
 of
 developing
 its
 Carbon
 Neutral
 event
 (valued
 at
 $20,000)
 and
 also
 a
 Marketing
 Campaign
 to
 promote
 the
 winning
 organization
 throughout
 our
 network
 of
 approximately
 10,000
 contacts.
 Concept
 proposals
 are
 now
 being
 accepted
 through
 its
 website
 www.cse‐northamerica.org.


Otherwise,
 contact
 Nick
 Andrews,
 Managing
 Director
 of
 CSE
 North
 America
 for
 further
 details 
of 
the 
initiative 
at 
nick@cse‐northamerica.org
.



Also,
 watch
 for
 the
 new
 upcoming
 Sustainability
 Reporting
 Award
 for
 Small
 and
 Medium
 Enterprises
 (SME)
 presented
 by
 CSE
 North
 America.
 This
 rigorous
 award
 will
 motivate
 SMEs
 to
 create
 quality
 reports
 reflecting
 their
 Corporate
 Responsible/ESG
 activities
 for
 their
 stakeholders.
 
 This
 award
 is
 presented
 in
 collaboration
 with
 Ethical
 Markets
 Media.
 Look
 for
 information
 on
 the
 CSE
 website
 www.cse‐northamerica.org
.



CSE
 offers
 a
 wide
 choice
 of
 comprehensive
 solutions
 for
 sustainable
 development
 and 
provides 
targeted
 support 
particularly 
in
 the 
following 
areas:


• Sustainability 
Management
 &
 Reporting




• Carbon 
Footprint
 Strategy
 and
 GHG 
measurement




• Green
 Marketing




• Performance 
Management




• Executive
 Training
 Workshops
 (first
 open
 workshop
 is
 being
 offered
 in
 June
 in 
Chicago)



CSE
 offers
 its
 services
 globally
 and
 has
 provided
 specialized,
tailor‐made
 solutions
 to
 organizations
 such
 as
 Lloyds
 TSB,
 
BP,
 DHL,
 HSBC,
 Lafarge
 (Aget
 Heracles),
 McCain,
 Lundbeck,
 GAEA,
 the
 European
 Investment
 Bank
and
 the
 Dubai
 Government 
Executive
 Council

 on
 their
 journey
 towards
 sustainability. 





For more information, please contact:

For more from this organization:

Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)