Rob recently had a chance to meet up with a great team at Swire Beverages in Hong Kong. In July of this year, Swire Beverages announced that they have built China’s biggest and most environmentally-friendly bottling plant at Luohe which now will be serving a franchise territory of over 94 million people in Henan Province. Swire also has implemented many other green initiatives, including reducing their carbon footprint by using an efficient fuel for their transporting vehicles called DiesoLiFT™ 10.
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On a recent visit to Hong Kong for lectures, Robert Swan had a chance to meet up with IAE 2011 Alumni Member Isabella Ko. Isabella joined IAE 2011 during her gap year from Peking University where she is studying to be a Sommelier. Rob said it was absolutely wonderful to be able to see Isabella while Hong Kong.
Please take a moment to check out an incredible initiative put into place by Pure Advantage of New Zealand which is about both action and opportunity for green growth. We ask that you sign up now and show your support here at Pure Advantage Campaign.
Pure Advantage has also been extremely generous and has offered to send one young New Zealander to join Robert Swan on his next expedition in February of 2012. To enter, you must be between the ages of 19-27, be a New Zealand resident and create a video to inspire all New Zealanders to commit to a greener, wealthier New Zealand through green growth. See all details here and be sure to stop by and cast your vote for the person you feel should attend IAE 2012!
2041 would like to congratulate Chris Bake and the crew of Team Aqua on their recent win in the RC44 Swedish Cup making the second win of the season. It was a close race and “Aqua clinched the overall title by a narrow four point margin.” -RC44 This makes for the teams second win in 2011 and third podium in just four races. With only one event left in Croatia before the 2011 World Championships we are excited to be apart of the strong support network of Team Aqua and wish them the best of luck as they finish the season.
Be sure to check out the highlight video of this race and the close finish here: RC44 Swedish Cup Video held in the tiny island town of Marstrand, where tens of thousands of people flock to this idyllic coast perfect for sailing!
A ban on pollution took effect on August 1, 2011, which bans heavy grade fuel oils in the Antarctic region.
“The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that amendments to International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL) detailing specific densities of crude oil which should not be used in the Antarctic mean that ships plying that area with lower grade fuel will have to switch to a higher fuel while in the area.
MARPOL has 136 parties, representing 98 per cent of the world’s shipping tonnage.
“This means, in effect, that ships trading to the area, whether passenger or cargo ships, would need to switch to a different fuel type when transiting the Antarctic area, defined as ‘the sea area south of latitude 60 degrees south’,” IMO stated in a press release.
IMO also said MARPOL will formally establish a North American Emission Control Area (ECA), in which emissions of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from ships will be subject to more stringent controls than the limits that apply globally. The ECA will take effect 12 months after the amendments enter into force on 1 August 2012.
There area currently two designated ECAs, both on sulphur oxides in the Baltic Sea area and the North Sea area.
Last month IMO adopted MARPOL amendments to designate certain waters adjacent to the coasts of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as another ECA. The MARPOL amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2013, with the new ECA taking effect 12 months later.”
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Cairns climbers Craig Roberts and Jay Finucane will be tackling an incredible feat starting in just 97 days by climbing Vinson Massif which peaks at 5,104 meters above sea level is the highest peak in Antarctica. With the support and encouragement of 2041’s founder, Robert Swan, “they will use this extreme challenge as a vehicle to highlight to the broader community the stunning beauty of Antarctica and the vital importance of preserving this pristine environment. Craig and Jay have been climbing and mountaineering together, in some of the Earth’s most beautiful and pristine environments, for over a decade. Over this time they have unfortunately witnessed firsthand the effects of global warming and climate change, mainly through the dwindling access to mountains and to rapidly receding glaciers. This has led to a feeling of responsibility to make people aware of just what our reliance on fossil fuels and our current unsustainable practices are doing to our precious and fragile planet and its ecosystems. With Swan as their mentor, the “Keep it Cool” team will embark on a mission that aims to build on Swan’s movement to underpin continued environmental protection of Antarctica.”- Keep it Cool 2011
We hope you will take a moment and see how Craig and Jay are turning their dream into a reality and help support them on this treacherous yet inspiring mission which you can follow here at Keep it Cool Antarctica 2011- The Expedition. Wishing you the best from everyone at 2041!
Darren McGann and Janet Morris, 2041 IAE 2011 Members
In June, two 2041 IAE Alumni Members Darren McGann and Janet Morris reunited at the Corporate Eco Forum Gala in Washington D.C. “The annual meeting assembles an elite group of senior executives from 18 industries to share insights, collaborate, and innovate” as explained by EcoForum. Janet had won her place to attend the 2041 IAE 2011 Expedition after promising not to buy any new products for a year. She took the stage to tell her inspiring journey after an incredible introduction done by Corporate Eco Forum Founder’s twelve year old daughter, Anjali Rangaswami.
Watch Janet as she takes more than 220 Corporate and Government Environmental Leaders on a virtual trip to Antarctica here.
The six Canadians who joined the 2041 IAE 2011 Expedition were called “Team Canada Antarctica 2011” and each were members of the Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) who organized the team. The Canadian mission was to take up the challenge presented to ESAA by Robert Swan in October 2010. That challenge was for ESAA members to join him in March 2011 and help him look at the current condition of the beach and area around the Bellingshausen station where he removed 1,500+ tones of metal and garbage many years earlier. The four trained scientists, coach and publisher from Alberta and Ontario embraced the challenge and visited the station and E-Base to examine the soil and terrain for environmental impacts. It was one of the many days of exploration chronicled in this attached article. The hope of Team Canada is to not only provide Robert Swan with an updated report on the environmental condition of the area around Bellingshausen for his address to the Rio Summit in 2012, but to assist the entire organization of 2041.com by further educating children, parents and policy makers back in Canada about what we saw, what we learned and what we can all do to help strive towards a smaller footprint and help protect Antarctica as the last great unspoiled wilderness on earth.
Check out this article here which was wonderfully provided by Focus Canada, who sent one of their own, Tyler Barkhouse to be part of the team. This article takes you on an amazing journey through each day of the 2041 Expedition as well as share Team Canada’s accomplishments while on the frozen Continent.
2041 Guest Contributor and IAE 2011 Alumni Member- Todd Latham
Jean Gomes, Rob and Andy Cook -IAE 2011 Alumni Members
“Great to meet up with Rob again – he cycled 3 hours to join us at Sony HQ in Weybridge Surrey and was as always in “positive attack ” mode. We hope our discussions with Sony lead to them offering camera equipment for Rob’s adventures over the next 3 years including ‘The Return’ in 2013. We also met up with Rob Copsey , the rehab coordinator of BLESMA , a charity supporting service personnel injured in action and their families. Hopefully from this will come a candidate to go on IAE 2012 to Antarctica. A very productive day.” -Andy Cook
Per the press release at www.robeco.com R.E.E. 2041 Team Member Erik Breen, Head Responsible Investing Robeco, has received the ‘Millstein Center Rising Star Governance’ award 2011.
“The award has been set up by the Millstein Center of Corporate Governance and Performance of Yale School of Management to stimulate young professionals in the field of Corporate Governance. Members of the governance community made their selection out of a large, with regards to both discipline and region, group of candidates based on their contribution to corporate governance, thought leadership, current projects and reputation.
The Millstein Center Rising Star of Corporate Governance was awarded to Erik Breen and ten other worldwide corporate governance professionals on 15 June 2011 (US) during the sixth annual Yale Governance Forum.
The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management is a leading global resource for testing, challenging and advancing the premise that corporations should and can serve society. The Center focuses on the inter-relationship of management, the board of directors, shareholders, and stakeholders in creating long-term corporate shareholder value in today’s complex and competitive economy, while at the same time meeting the heightened expectations of society.”
2041 and Robert Swan would like to congratulate Erik on this achievement and we look forward to your future accomplishments as we know we will see many to come.
