DNV GL & MMGI Take Global Risk Identification Initiative
The partners inform that a new global initiative launched by DNV GL and Monday Morning Global Institute (MMGI) aims to identify opportunities for sustainable responses to a range of global risks. A series of eight workshops around the globe marks the start of the identification process. The results will be published in the first Global Opportunity Report in January 2015. The Global Opportunity Workshops will identify opportunities related to five global risks: Extreme weather, Continued Rise in Non-communicable Diseases, Water Scarcity, Urban Breakdown and Lock-in to Fossil Fuels. The workshops – called Opportunity Panels – will gather creative and innovative individuals from business, academia, NGOs, youth organizations and public offices.
Turning Global Risks into Sustainable Opportunities
A new global initiative launched by DNV GL and Monday Morning Global Institute aims to identify opportunities for sustainable responses to a range of global risks. A series of eight workshops around the globe marks the start of the identification process. The results will be published in the first Global Opportunity Report in January 2015. The first workshop takes place in Johannesburg August 27. Over the following two weeks, workshops in Abu Dhabi, London, Mumbai, Oslo, Shanghai, San Francisco and Sao Paulo will follow, all gathering unique localized insights into how societies can handle the looming sustainability challenges in ways that not only protects life and property today but also acts as a leverage to create more prosperous and resilient societies for the future.
New Study Maps Top 100 Sustainable Solutions - DNV GL
DNV GL hosts Sustania100 launch event which reveals latest study on 100 leading sustainability innovations deployed in global markets. As a founding partner behind Sustainia100, DNV GL sees the study guide as an important tool for investors, decision makers and consumers as it provides insights to the most promising solutions at the forefront of sustainable transformation. Speaking at the Sustainia100 event at DNV GL’s headquarters in Høvik, Norway, Bjørn K. Haugland, DNV GL Group Sustainability Officer said, “Congratulations to the 100 selected solutions. They all demonstrate that sustainable alternatives are not only available, but also attractive, competitive and successful.
