'Yearbook 2013/14 - Beyond borders'

In face of shifting economies and global needs and after six years of consecutive publishing success, Global Sustain once more lays the foundations for a constructive dialogue, highlighting critical issues. This year, Global Sustain chose for its 7th Yearbook the theme "Beyond Borders," because today more than ever the intensifying globalisation of the world’s economies has made extroversion and international business involvement particularly relevant in terms of national and global prosperity.

Modern “colonialism”, through export activities, is gaining momentum as a major source of economic growth. Empirical evidence show that embracing responsible extroversion brings competitiveness in international markets, high value added products and services and ability to develop synergies. In times like these, extroverted orientation on every level is needed in order to embrace change and leverage natural, human and financial capital.

This Yearbook will address among others the following topics:

• Exporting activity (products and services) and economic performance
• Exporting know-how (innovation and human capital) and value creation
• The role of ­financial institutions in supporting extroversion
• Responsible supply chain in a global marketplace
• Extroversion e"‘ffects on global sustainability
• Business colonialism and human rights
• Partnerships building among countries and corporations
• Addressing global risks through responsible investing
• International development and social impact
• Corporate citizenship in underserved markets
• Organisational excellence in building global enterprises
• International collaboration for universal sustainability issues
• Assessing a company's / organisation's geographical footprint
• Coping with diversity in a globalised environment
• Exporting sustainable tourism

The 7th Yearbook will future leading CEO’s, export and extrovert driven corporations and organisations from all around the world leading the way in extroversion and sustainability. There will be viewpoints of top experts, decision-makers, policy formers, top university professors, Nobel Laureates, gurus and community leaders who will share their vision and expertise regarding this timely subject, with a global audience.

The publication will be released in June and presented at a global audience in special events.

The deadline for expression of interest to participate expires on December 20, 2013.

For further information regarding the Yearbook series you may visit: www.globalsustain.org/en/yearbook or contact Ms. Regina Sotra, Stakeholder Relations Manager, at: regina.sotra@globalsustain.org.

About Yearbooks
Yearbook series aim at highlighting critical sustainability issues and constitute a catalyst for constructive dialogue and positive change. This annual global publication is trusted by top companies and important stakeholders from all around the world. Each year, Global Sustain selects a topic of universal interest relevant to the people-planet-profit concept and analyses all the aspects through the views of internationally renowned personalities, business leaders, politicians, visionaries and academia.

Industry opinion formers and decision makers across the world contribute with policy and business intelligence to the publication, while leading corporations showcase their best practices and flagship products and services in the sustainability field. The hard copy publication is presented every year in special events and venues, with high level participants and is distributed to a worldwide targeted audience. To date, Yearbooks have been distributed in more than 50 countries on 4 continents, profiling more than 200 CEOs. www.globalsustain.org/en/yearbook

About Global Sustain
Founded in 2006, Global Sustain -former EuroCharity- with offices in Athens, Brussels and Melbourne, creates awareness and inspires and supports companies and organisations to embody sustainability, through advisory, communications, networking and training, with a focus on the people-planet-profit philosophy. Its members include corporations, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, municipalities and local authorities, educational foundations, media, professional bodies, think tanks and other public or private entities. Global Sustain is a signatory to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, a GRI Data Partner and Organisational Stakeholder (OS), an affiliated member of the Academy of Business in Society, collaborates with CSRwire and Ethical Performance, and donates a percentage of its annual pre-tax earnings to help fund innovative, not-for-profit projects that make an impact. www.globalsustain.org/en.

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About Global Sustain

Founded in 2006, Global Sustain with offices in Athens, Berlin, Brussels, London, New York and Nicosia, creates awareness and inspires and supports companies and organisations to embody sustainability, through advisory, communications, networking and training, with a focus on the people-planet-profit philosophy. Its members include corporations, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, municipalities and local authorities, educational foundations, media, professional bodies, think tanks and other public or private entities. Global Sustain is a signatory to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a GRI Data Partner and Organisational Stakeholder (OS), an affiliated member of the Academy of Business in Society, Social Value International, Institute of Directors, CEO Clubs and EFQM. www.globalsustain.org / www.globalsustaingroup.com

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