Press Releases
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May 14, 1997
Internet tool developed by the Grade 2 students with the partnership of École Guyot in the St. Boniface School Division and the IISD
Where does Food come from?Winnipeg, MB - While some urban children think food comes from the store, the Grade 2's at École Guyot know it comes from cows, chickens, crops and pigs. "The food we eat and where it comes from" is the theme of an innovative Internet tool developed by the Grade 2 students with the partnership of École Guyot in the St. Boniface School Division and the International...
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November 18, 1996
IISD launches informative guide for business on ISO 14000 standards
WINNIPEG — The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) launched Global Green Standards today, a report that tracks the development and interpretation of ISO 14000 standards. This interpretation facilitates the understanding of what environmental management system standards are, as well as why and how they can effectively be applied in an organization. "Global Green...
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November 18, 1996
Strong Report Proposes That Knowledge Become the Basis of International Development
OTTAWA — A task force of leading Canadian experts headed by Maurice Strong recommends that the Canadian government dedicate, by 1999, 15% of its official development assistance to activities that improve the gathering, use and sharing of knowledge. This is one of the main recommendations contained in the report prepared by the task force entitled Connecting with the World, which was...
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October 17, 1996
Global Sustainable Development Network Assisted Through Infrastructure Agreement
Announcement by Art Hanson (standing right), CEO of IISD, Gary Filmon (seated centre), Premier of the Province of Manitoba and Lloyd Axworthy (seated left), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada (audio file 9min 40sec -- Requires RealAudio 2.0 player) WINNIPEG — Manitoba will become the home base for a worldwide sustainable development information service network, made...
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September 11, 1996
IISD launches report card on the World Trade Organization
WINNIPEG — The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) announces the release of an independent assessment of the World Trade Organization and Sustainable Development. The WTO Assessment is an in-depth progress report. "Since sustainable development is a cross-cutting issue affecting all of the work of the WTO, this report examines not only the work of the WTO Committee...
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September 03, 1996
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio interview about our green office
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio interview about our green office.
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June 20, 1996
Winnipeg based International Institute for Sustainable Development named Collaborating Centre for the United Nations Environmental Programme
WINNIPEG — Elizabeth Dowdeswell the Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Dr. Arthur J. Hanson, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) today signed an agreement that officially names IISD as a UNEP Collaborating Centre for International Environmental Assessment, Reporting and Forecasting. This designation...
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June 20, 1996
IISD to host North American Public Hearing on Forests
WINNIPEG — The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy today announced that Winnipeg will be the site of the North American Regional Public Hearing on Forests in September. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) will host the Hearing on behalf of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development (WCFSD). "The Government of Canada takes great pleasure in welcoming this...
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