George Greene

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Is The World Ready For Your Innovation?
Our current retail system is set up to sell new products, which are used and then disposed of – very much a linear (and inefficient) process. The Closed Loop system implies that once products are used they can be reconditioned and brought back into the sales loop
Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe's wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate change.
Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
Clean mining association launched
A new industry association has been launched aimed at supporting and advocating technological advancements to make the mining industry cleaner and more environmentally responsible.

George Greene

Chair, Stratos Inc., Canada

George Greene is Chair, Stratos Inc. He provides strategic advice to senior executives in industry, government and not-for-profit organizations on the management of sustainability issues. His work includes corporate strategy and management review for government agencies and corporate clients, non-governmental and international organizations. George is strategic adviser to a Canadian and international industry associations on the design and implementation of sustainability performance management programs. He works with the mining, oil + gas, utilities, forest products, chemicals and other sectors. He advise Canadian oil industry leadership groups on innovation and performance improvement collaborative efforts. He is is an experienced moderator, mediator and negotiator of policy and program processes involving multiple and often competing interests, helping them find common objectives and reach collaborative solutions. He works with senior levels of government on regulatory reform to foster sustainable development outcomes and efficient processes. He has worked on institutional building in international development and international environmental negotiations. He has a long record of volunteer work with not-for profit organizations and is currently Chair of the Council Governance Committee of IUCN - the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.