World Environment Center
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.
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08-05-09
Creating Business Value by Implementing Sustainable Development: A World Environment Center/Singapore Environment Council Roundtable
August 5 /CSRwire/ - In today's global market economy corporations have more business opportunities and challenges than ever before. As the private sector's influence has grown, sustainable development has become an increasing business expectation. Companies must stimulate i...
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07-14-09
Nobel Laureate R.K. Pachauri to Discuss Key Climate Change Issues at July 21 World Environment Center Forum
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 14, 2009 - The World Environment Center (WEC) today announced that the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. R.K. Pachauri, will be the featured speaker at its next Washington Sustain...
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05-20-09
World Environment Center Announces June 1st Deadline for 2010 Gold Medal Award Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2009 - The World Environment Center (WEC) is inviting nominations for the 26th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
The WEC Gold Medal Award is the most prestigious...
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04-07-09
World Environment Center and Shanghai General Motors Launch Cleaner Production Partnership with 80 Suppliers in China
SHANGHAI, CHINA. - April 7, 2009 - The World Environment Center (WEC) and Shanghai General Motors (SGM) have launched the 2009 phase of their innovative partnership to foster environmental stewardship among SGM's China-based suppliers through the Green Supply Chain pr...
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03-25-09
WEC Announces Call For Nominations For 2010 Gold Medal Award For International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development
March 24, 2009, Washington, D.C. - The World Environment Center (WEC) is inviting nominations for the 26th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
The WEC Gold Medal Award is the most prestigious recog...
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02-10-09
Landmark MOU between Singapore Environment Council and World Environment Center to Help Companies Churn Profits
- On 10 February 2009, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Environment Center (WEC). This landmark partnership between a Singaporean NGO and a well-established international environmental organisation will result in a s...
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01-27-09
The Coca-Cola Company to Receive 2009 World Environment Center Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 27, 2009 - The World Environment Center's (WEC) Twenty-Fifth Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to The Coca-Cola Company for implementing strategic business initiatives in th...
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01-13-09
Wal-Mart Stores and World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership in Central America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 13, 2009 - The World Environment Center (WEC), in partnership with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., today announced the launch of a major initiative which aims to increase cleaner production and energy efficiency (CP/EE) practices in two countries, El Salvad...
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11-12-08
Intel Joins World Environment Center To Advance Long-Term Sustainability Goals
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 11, 2008 - The World Environment Center (WEC), a global non-profit, non-advocacy organization that is a leader in advancing sustainable development business practices, today announced that Intel, the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, is jo...
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09-03-08
Boeing Joins World Environment Center to Advance Global Sustainability Leadership
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 2, 2008 - The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined, today announced that it is joining the World Environment Center (WEC...
