
2014/15: “The Power of Collaboration”
Topic
Over the past few years, the globalised world has faced deep changes as far as economic growth, social welfare and the environment are concerned. Traditional organisational models of behavior are being questioned, making isolation obsolete in an interconnected world. Global Sustain chose for its 8th Yearbook the theme “The Power of Collaboration”, since cross-sector partnerships are more than ever needed in order to accelerate action and address all the above challenges.
Special Topics
- Win-win partnerships
- Facilitating supplier collaboration
- Delivering long-lasting, mutual benefits with innovative strategic partnerships
- Human rights and transparency
- Quantifying and measuring partnerships’ true value
- Collaboration between academics, companies, NGOs and governments
- The impact of business goals on engagement in social partnerships
- Encouraging and incentivizing employees to engage into collaborative actions
- Leveraging and maximising partnership objectives and strengths for mutual returns
- Civil society and industry partnerships
- Transforming stakeholder dialogue into stakeholder collaboration
- Communicating collaborations effectively
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and partnerships
Participants

Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
UN Under-Secretary-General Chief Executive, SE4ALL

Dr. Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General, CERN

Prof. Athena Linos
Founder & President, Prolepsis

Danielle Chesebrough
Senior Manager, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

Peter Bakker
President, WBCSD

Paula Fracasso
Business & Life Coach, People Biz, Inc.

Dr. Sally Uren
Chief Executive, Forum for the Future

Panayiotis Papanikolas
Chairman & CEO, GEFYRA S.A..VINCI Concessions

Alpha Bank

Carlos Moedas
EU Commissioner, DG Research, Science and Innovation

Prof. Dr. Peter Jenni
Senior Research Staff, CERN

Hazel Henderson
President, Ethical Markets Media

Georgia Kartsanis
Founder & CEO, SARGIA Partners

Tom Smith
Acting General Manager, Supplier Ethical Data Exchange

Alicia Marie
Founder & Managing Director, People Biz, Inc

Prof. Ian Towers
Programme Director, IISM, SRH Berlin

Byron N. Vassiliades
Chairman & CEO, Greek Environmental & Energy Network

National Bank of Greece

Georg Kell
Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact

Jeremy Nicholls
CEO, Social Value International

Fiona Reynolds
Managing Director, UN PRI

Yannis Salavopoulos
Founder & President, CAPITALS Business Circle

Dr. George Ioannou
Director, MBA International Programme, AUEB

Nikitas Konstantellos
CEO, ICAP Group

Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternes
General Manager, IISM, SRH Berlin

Serge Schmidt
Managing Director, Halyps S.A./ Italcementi Group

Adele Wiman
Research Fellow, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Kim Carstensen
Director General, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®)

Dr. Anne Gregory
Chair, Global Alliance

Alastair Fishbacher
Director, SSI

Peter Webster
CEO, EIRIS

Polly Courtice
Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Constantinos Evripides
CEO, GENESIS Pharma

Tobias Webb
Founder & Chairman, Innovation Forum

Vassilios Katsos
President & CEO, Pharmathen S.A.

Norma Schonherr
Research Fellow, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Event
Athens
Global Sustain presented its 8th “Yearbook” entitled “The Power of Collaboration” with great success. The official presentation took place on Tuesday, July 7th, at a special and carbon neutral event, at Michael Cacoyannis Foundation and was attended by senior executives from the business world, and Global Sustain friends and partners.
Berlin
Global Sustain presented its 8th “Yearbook” entitled “The Power of Collaboration” during the “Sustainable Innovation Forum”, organized in collaboration with CAPITALS Business Circle, on November 30, at Microsoft Digital Eatery Berlin. During the Forum, Mr. Michael Spanos, Managing Director of Global Sustain participated in a special discussion panel entitled “How Innovation & Technology enable Sustainability” and discussed with Mr. Ioannis Salavopoulos, Managing Director, Global Sustain GmbH Germany and President of CAPITALS Business Circle and Mr. Björn N. Siebert, Manager Economic & Innovation Policy of Bitkom, about the access to new technologies and its relation to the living conditions, productivity and incomes.
Brussels
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