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Cooperation between environmental NGOs and business

Cooperation between environmental NGOs and business. History.

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Cooperation between environmental NGOs and business

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  1. Cooperation between environmental NGOs and business

  2. History Bellona is on of Europe’s leading environmental organisations, established in 1986, and we are an independent, non-profit foundation whose purpose is to work for greater ecological understanding and protection of nature, environment and health.

  3. Objective Bellona’s most important objective is to protect the environment by proposing policy measures and by promoting new environmentally sound technologies. Bellona is engaged in the most important national and international environmental issues in the world today. Our organisations has offices in Oslo, Brussels, Washington D.C, Krakow, Murmansk and St. Petersburg.

  4. ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

  5. Investment + assets FINANCE Market, Media, Info + Education Demos, Production + Infrastructure SOCIETY INDUSTRY Constraints + Sanctions POLITICS Accept, means & measures

  6. Bellona’s Partnership programme • The environmental movement alone cannot solve the challenges • Started in 1998 • Make the best societal and environmental solutions profitable

  7. Bellona’s Partnership programme • Achieve long term sustainable and environmental solutions • Bilateral dialogue • Independent and unbiased

  8. General Challenges • How to manage divergent opinions • Is cooperation real or is it "sponsorship" • How do you handle conflicts? • Does the cooperation provide long-term positive results for both parties? • Close cooperation on sensitive issues, while each party must protect its own role and responsibilities

  9. A few examples…

  10. Bellona Head Office • Opened february 2011 • Most energy efficient office building in Norway • Benefits: • Bellona • Owner • Constructor

  11. Smart Cities

  12. Cold Ironing in Oslo Harbour • Opened october 2011 • Reduces local pollution equivalent to 1700 cars • Benefits: • Cruise liner • Local population

  13. Viking Lady First offshore supply vessel with fuel cell

  14. Selection of partners

  15. Thank you for your attention! henrik@bellona.no

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