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Earth Day 2014 – Green Cities
Earth Day 2014 – Green Cities Every year on April 22, over a billion people in 190 countries take action for Earth Day. From San Francisco to San Juan, Beijing to Brussels, Moscow to Marrakesh, people plant trees, clean up their communities, contact their elected officials, and more—all on behalf of the environment.

The Change Management Conference

26 - 27 June, 2014 Westin New York Grand Central New York, NY Where Business Leaders and Change Professionals Converge to Rally for Change We often look for either/or solutions in a both/and world. No one person or work group has all the answers in the ever-changing workplace. The 2014 Change Management event brings together the community of business leaders and change professionals to share experiences, insights and best practices.

Global Strategic & Enterprise Risk Management Conference
04 - 05 June, 2014 The Conference Board Conference Center New York, NY

Eurocert Cooporation in Granting European Patent to " A new Microalgae species and its application for Bio- energy production for animal and human consumption , in obtaining bioactive ingredient"
Algae-to-fuel economics can be improved by realizing higher value uses of the algae biomass. Biomass composes of over half of algae product, and their potential uses in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biomass power generation far surpass their value as animal feed.

Asset management system standards published
ISO has just published a set of three standards to help companies and organizations get value from their assets

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2014 TO BECOME WORLD’S LARGEST CERTIFIED CARBON NEUTRAL TRADESHOW
The GSMA announced that the 2014 Mobile World Congress will be the world’s largest tradeshow certified to have a zero carbon footprint. The GSMA will certify Mobile World Congress as carbon neutral through the internationally recognised PAS 2060 standard; official certification will be awarded once the event is completed and official data on emissions can be obtained

World Cancer Day - 4th Feb 2014
World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. It takes place every year on 4 February. World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease.

2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF)
The 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) aims to raise the profile of family farming and smallholder farming by focusing world attention on its significant role in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development, in particular in rural areas.

2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014
The UN-Water Annual Zaragoza Conferences serve UN-Water to prepare for World Water Day. This conference is part of the road map for World Water Day 2014 focused on the nexus of water and energy. A focused dialogue would already be initiated with the UN-Water seminar on the same topic during World Water Week in Stockholm

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