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Earth Council Geneva's mission is to raise awareness of global concerns, and to this end ECG has decided to open a number of courses without charge 

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Earth Council Geneva has launched a campaign for financial support.  The Board of Directors is seeking funding so that we may continue in our efforts to move forward aggressively and take advantage of the considerable momentum built since our inception in 2002.

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Earth Council Geneva draws from a wide range of expertise in order to fulfill its mission of empowering people and supporting sustainable, environmentally sound development. This includes the online course development, support and administration described above, program and fund management services, as well as research and support of alternative energy sources and projects.

Since its inception in 2002, Earth Council Geneva has trained over 7,000 students and has created 34 online courses.

The Earth Council Geneva is chaired by Mr. Reto Braun (Switzerland), and includes Mr. Lucas Assunção (Brazil), Mr. Jose Maria Figueres (Costa Rica), Ms. Christine Novakovic (Italy), Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun (Algeria), and Mr. Musaed Al Saleh (Kuwait).  Dan Strickland is Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Hildi Juengling is Vice President of Finance and Marketing Support.

As of November 1, 2007, Gao Pronove, Executive Director of Earth Council Geneva since its inception in 2002, has decided to leave the organization to pursue other interests. Gao was instrumental in the launching of the ECG eLearning programmes and the executive and intellectual driver behind several of ECG's accomplishments to date.

The ECG colleagues and board members would like to thank him for his contribution and hard work, and wish him well in any endeavors he follows.

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from left to right: Mr. Lucas Assuncao, Mr. José Maria Figueres, Ms.Christine Novakovic, Mr. Reto Braun.

The Earth Council organization includes Earth Council Foundation in the US and Canada, Earth Council Alliance, Oriental Environmental Institute in China, and the Earth Charter Initiative.

 
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01 November 2007

Gao Pronove, Executive Director of ECG, decides to leave the organization to pursue other interests 

26 October 2007

Musaed Al Saleh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Kuwait-based National Projects Holding Co (NPHC) appointed board member of Earth Council Geneva

26 October 2007

Maurice Strong continues his support as a special advisor to ECG

22 October 2007

Conference on Biofuels, Carbon and Trade: Leadership Challenges for the Interdependent Americas. Gao Pronove, Executive Director of Earth Council Geneva and the Managing Director of the GHG Management Institute, will speak at a conference on Biofuels, Carbon and Trade: Leadership Challenges for the Interdependent Americas.  

10 October 2007

Teaching the New Carbon Math: World Resources Institute's Digest reports that WRI staff are teaching corporate carbon accounting as part of the newly-formed Greenhouse Gas Management Institute.

24 September 2007

Launch of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute - ECG and GHG Experts Network have combined forces....

06 September 2007

"Sustainable Business: A Win-Win Propositon" to over 250 students - by Reto Braun...

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