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Australian Prime Minister delivers message at ACCA Awards ceremony
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a recorded keynote address to the ACCA Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Reporting Awards 2007.
ACCA Award winners announced
ACCA’s international awards program has announced national best practice winners in Australia & New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada & America.
European Sustainability Reporting Association 2007/8 website launched
The effectiveness of European countries in encouraging sustainability reporting can now be judged at a glance with the launch of a new website.

ASRiA launches Carbon Disclosure Gateway
The Carbon Disclosure Gateway provides easy to navigate information on the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in Asia, a guide to carbon reporting, as well as investment resources on climate change.
New Nicholas Stern paper published: Key elements of a global deal on climate change
Climate Change economist Nicholas Stern has presented his second paper after his Review of 2006.
National Benchmark Study on Corporate Weather Risk Management Practices
The majority of North American finance executives expect to modify their business models in response to climate change, but more than half say they are unprepared to cope with the financial risks from current weather conditions, this survey has revealed.
What assures Australia Consumers on Climate Change?
A joint survey conducted by Net Balance Foundation, AccountAbility and LRQA Australia to assess the attitudes of consumers towards climate change, released its interim findings today.

Arab Sustainability Leadership Group Announced
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan announced the formation of the Arab Sustainability Leadership Group, the firs to fits kind for the region to commit to sustainability.
EU to Consider VAT Cuts for green goods
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