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EcoCompensation Legislation Development in the Peoples Republic of China Progress Challenges and Next Steps

24 November 2016
Prof. Wang Jin, professor at Peking University Law School and director of Peking University Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Institute, discussed the development of eco-compensation legislation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Twenty years since the PRC government put forward the…

Drones in Greening the Service Sector

24 November 2016
With the ability to collect vast amounts of data across large areas in a cost-effective manner and track changes over time, drones have a huge potential to promote and advance environmental sustainability. Drones provide knowledge of ground truth by helping confirm data on the ground.

Going Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility

24 November 2016
As part of the increasing global efforts to an environmentally sustainable growth, this closing plenary session features discussions that cover green business possibilities beyond corporate social responsibility. It revisits themes, trends, and opportunities that were discussed during the three-day…

Disruptive Innovation

24 November 2016
Understanding disruptive innovation means taking opportunities that look unattractive to most firms. When confronted with innovation, firms must think about it differently and not in the same way as other innovations. The surest way to kill innovation is to measure it the same way as existing…

Heritance Kandalama

24 November 2016
Heritance Kandalama, founded in 1994, is situated in Sri Lanka’s central region. Once a controversial hotel project, it became a green business through public pressure and a change in management mindset.

Greening the Service Sectors

24 November 2016
Services sectors contribute significantly to the Asia and Pacific region’s economic growth and have the potential to be one of the main drivers of growth for the future. By adopting and encouraging the development of innovative solutions, businesses in the service sector can make significant…

The Journey Towards Market Acceptance

23 November 2016
Lessons learned that are applicable to the green technology ecosystem as a whole are shared in this presentation. It also includes a discussion on the importance of applying "moonshot thinking" in innovating and commercializing green technology.

Drawing From Key Success Factors for Ecosystem Banking Lessons from the United States

23 November 2016
A brief description and history of mitigation banking in the United States is provided in this presentation. It also shares the ten vital ingredients to create a successful wetland banking program.

Mountain Hazelnuts and Natural Capital Preserving Endangered Communities through Sustainable Agriculture

23 November 2016
Using the Mountain Hazelnuts Group in Bhutan as a case study, this presentation focuses on the responsibility of multilateral agencies and the need to build business models that support and respect natural, human, and cultural systems.

Cases of PublicPrivateNonprofit Partnership for Conservation of Critical Natural Capital

23 November 2016
The business case for protecting natural capital is discussed in this presentation. Case studies on greening businesses are also featured.