09th October 2008 London
- Organisations wanting to demonstrate their
commitment to communicating sustainability
will soon be recognised when the winners
are announced in the third annual Green
Awards™ ceremony on the 12th of November.
The Green Awards™ are
pleased to announce this year’s shortlisted
entries, following two days of intense deliberation
by the judging panel. The shortlisted work
ranged from the informative to the amusing,
with entries being selected for the clarity
of their message, creativity of expression
and sustainability rationale.
This year Baroness Peta Buscombe, Chief
Executive of the Advertising Association
boldly followed in the footsteps of UNEP
and DEFRA as chair with an esteemed panel
of judges including Nick Gammage, Director
of Communications at WRAP, Marc Sands, Marketing
Director from the Guardian and Philip Sellwood,
CEO of The Energy Saving Trust to name but
a few.
As may be expected, the
hot topic throughout was whether companies
could be accused of ‘Greenwash’ or were
in fact truly living their values by providing
both qualitative and quantitative evidence
of the positive sustainable impact of their
campaigns.
The spread of entries
included submissions in two new categories,
Best Green International Campaign and Best
Green Campaigner. According to Green Awards™
producer Iain Patton “one of the greatest
challenges in the future will be to bring
about change in the values and behaviours
of individuals regarding the environment
through effective communication.”
For details of the shortlists
and to see which companies are setting the
benchmark in green communications visit
www.greenawards.co.uk or call the Green
Awards™ team on 0207 6085 220 to book tickets
for the awards ceremony at the Brewery on
the 12th November.
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Young-Woo Park Joins
UNEP as Regional Director, Regional Office
for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 6 October 2008
- Young-Woo Park from South Korea joined
UNEP as the Regional Director of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional
Office for Asia 6 October 2008.
Dr. Park brings with him his long and vast
experience working in environmental management
and cooperation in the international and
regional arena with governments and the
private sector.
Prior to joining UNEP,
Dr. Park was the President of the Business
Institute of Sustainable Development of
the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry
where he actively promoted sustainable development
concepts and practices to businesses in
South Korea.
During his tenure as Director
General of International Cooperation in
the Ministry of Environment of Korea, Dr.
Park played an active role in global environmental
issues such as climate change and led the
Korean delegation during bilateral and multilateral
negotiations.
Dr. Park was also a
member of a number of environmental committees
related to environment including the Presidential
Commission on Sustainable Development, the
Green Citizens Committee of Seoul City and
the Nuclear Power Evaluation Committee.
In addition, he headed the Department of
Cleaner Production Technology Development
and Dissemination at the Korean National
Cleaner Production Center and the Industrial
Environment Department at Hyundai Institute
of Eco-Management.
As the regional arm
of UNEP, the Asia Pacific office works with
governments, local authorities and industry
to develop and put into place cleaner and
safer policies and strategies that encourage
the efficient use of natural resources and
reduces risks for humans and the environment.
Ms. Satwant Kaur, Regional Information Officer,
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
NOTES TO EDITORS
UNEP REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
provides leadership and encourages partnership
in caring for the environment by inspiring,
informing, and enabling nations and peoples
in Asia and the Pacific to improve their
quality of life without compromising that
of future generations. It works with governments,
local authorities as well as industry to
develop and implement cleaner and safer
policies and strategies that encourages
efficient use of natural resources and reduces
risks for humans and the environment.
www.roap.unep.org
