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The World Environment Center advances sustainable development through corporate business practices. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Europe and Latin America, WEC creates business solutions through Executive Roundtables on key sustainability challenges, builds capacity of small enterprises in emerging markets, and honors industry excellence through its annual Gold Medal Award. WEC is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization. For more information, please visit www.wec.org.

    International Paper Joins World Environment Center to Advance Sustainability Leadership Activities  Image

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    09-09-10

    International Paper Joins World Environment Center to Advance Sustainability Leadership Activities

    International Paper (NYSE: IP), a global paper and packaging company, today announced that it has joined the World Environment Center (WEC), a global non-profit organization, to advance its business commitments and practices in enhancing sustainable development across its va...

    World Environment Center and the Center for Corporate Sustainability Management at IMD Form Partnership to Advance Sustainable Business Solutions  Image

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    07-12-10

    World Environment Center and the Center for Corporate Sustainability Management at IMD Form Partnership to Advance Sustainable Business Solutions

    The World Environment Center (WEC) and the Center for Corporate Sustainability Management at IMD announced the formation of a joint partnership to assist global companies in implementing sustainable development in their business strategies and operations. The partnership wil...

    World Environment Center and Shanghai General Motors Announce Results of 2009 Greening the Supply Chain Project  Image

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    06-14-10

    World Environment Center and Shanghai General Motors Announce Results of 2009 Greening the Supply Chain Project

    The World Environment Center (WEC) and Shanghai General Motors (SGM) today announced the results of their 2009 "Greening the Supply Chain Initiative

    World Environment Center Announces Call for Nominations for 2011 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development Image

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    05-21-10

    World Environment Center Announces Call for Nominations for 2011 Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

    The World Environment Center (WEC) is inviting nominations for the 27th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.

    The WEC Gold Medal Award is the most prestigious recognition of a global company's ongoin...

    The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and The World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership in Costa Rica Image

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    03-16-10

    The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and The World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership in Costa Rica

    The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and the World Environment Center (WEC) announced today the launch of an innovative partnership to expand the sustainable development commitments of Coca-Cola and FEMSA's Costa Rican suppliers by reducing energy and water consumption, minimizing w...

    Marriott International And The World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership In Central America Image

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    01-19-10

    Marriott International And The World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership In Central America

    Marriott International and the World Environment Center (WEC) announced today the launch of an innovative partnership to further strengthen the environmental commitment of Marriott's Costa Rican suppliers by reducing energy and water consumption, minimizing waste and raw mat...

    The Energy and Resources Institute, Yale University and World Environment Center to Present Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Water Vulnerability at Copenhagen Climate Summit  Image

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    12-08-09

    The Energy and Resources Institute, Yale University and World Environment Center to Present Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Water Vulnerability at Copenhagen Climate Summit

    The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Yale University and the World Environment Center (WEC) will host a special event on "Climate Change and Water Vulnerability: Strategies and Practices for Emerging Water Management and Governance Challenges" on December 12 from 2:30-...

    Walmart Stores to Receive 2010 World Environment Center Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development Image

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    12-07-09

    Walmart Stores to Receive 2010 World Environment Center Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development

    The World Environment Center's (WEC) Twenty-Sixth Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to Walmart for its commitment to alter the way products are sourced, manufactured, delivered, sold, and disposed.

    World Environment Center Elects Six New Global Leaders To Its Board Of Directors Image

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    12-03-09

    World Environment Center Elects Six New Global Leaders To Its Board Of Directors

    The World Environment Center (WEC), a global non-profit, non-advocacy organization whose mission is to assist global companies implement sustainable development in their business strategies and operations, today announced the appointment of six global leaders to its Board o...

     Walmart's Sustainability Leader to Discuss Company Efforts and New Initiatives at November 18 World Environment Center Forum  Image

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    11-03-09

    Walmart's Sustainability Leader to Discuss Company Efforts and New Initiatives at November 18 World Environment Center Forum

    The World Environment Center (WEC) today announced that Walmart’s Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Matt Kistler, will be the featured speaker at the next Washington Sustainability Forum on November 18, 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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