Who we are

Consumers International (CI) is the world federation of consumer groups that, working together with its members, serves as the only independent and authoritative global voice for consumers.

Consumers International website

WWF creates solutions that will solve our planet’s BIG environmental challenges. We want people and nature to thrive together.

WWF website

The ITUC’s primary mission is the promotion and defence of workers’ rights and interests, through international cooperation between trade unions, global campaigning and advocacy within the major global institutions. The ITUC represents 175 million workers in 151 countries and territories and has 305 national affiliates.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organisation that has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide.

The Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy. An independent, non-partisan body, the Ecologic Institute is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policies and sustainable development. The Ecologic Institute’s work programme focuses on obtaining practical results. It covers the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including the integration of environmental concerns into other policy fields.

The Green Economy Initiative (GEI) is designed to assist governments in “greening” their economies by reshaping and refocusing policies, investments and spending towards a range of sectors, such as clean technologies, renewable energies, water services, green transportation, waste management, green buildings and sustainable agriculture and forests.

Development Alternatives website

SEED Initiative website

Global Footprint Network

CANARI website

Eco-union is a not-for-profit multi-disciplinary association which brings together professionals who are united by their common interest in environmental services and sustainable development.  Since its creation in 2005, eco-union has promoted environmental values within all sectors of society including local authorities, businesses, professional associations and foundations, and civil society.  Eco-Union's mission is to be an agent of change by training and educating citizens, enabling them to form constructive and critical opinions about environmental management and sustainable development.

http://www.eco-union.org/

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, non‐governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. FSC is a unique forum where stakeholders from around the world meet and, through strong multi-stakeholder processes, define essential social and environmental criteria for forest management. These fundamental principles are realised in forests worldwide through FSC certification. It also promotes products from FSC managed forests through its close cooperation with stakeholders who promote FSC certified paper, furniture, construction wood, etc. and it has developed chain-of-custody certification scheme to guarantee the origin.

www.fsc.org

The STEPS Centre is a global research and policy engagement hub, funded by the ESRC and bringing together development studies with science and technology studies. They draw their membership from the IDS and SPRU at the University of Sussex.  The STEPS Centre works with partners across the world in four domains: food and agriculture, health and disease, water and sanitation and energy and climate change.  In 2010 the STEPS Centre produced ‘Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto’, which recommends new ways of linking science and innovation to development for a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future. 

www.steps-centre.org

The new TEEB for Business Coalition launched on 06 November 2012. The goal of Coalition is to achieve a shift in corporate behaviour to preserve and enhance rather than deplete our natural capital. To achieve this, the Coalition brings together global stakeholders to develop and standardise methods for natural capital valuation to enable its measurement, management, reporting and disclosure in business.

This is the business application of G8 and United Nations Environment Programme supported TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity)  programme. This provides a compelling economic case for the conservation of natural capital and is the cornerstone of current Green Economy policy.  The Coalition is a Not for Profit organisation and operates internationally with offices in Singapore and London to date.  Two more regional offices are planned for North and South America.

www.teebforbusiness.org