Our Projects
Global Observatory
The Global Observatory is an initiative that seeks to provide insights around COP15 negotiatons in Copenhagen -- to bring the public in, to involve them in creating a new future and in guiding their governments towards agreement on a roadmap that will prevent dangerous climate change and put the world on a greater course.
Clean Economy Network
The Clean Economy Network is the national advocacy association for the cleantech and green business community. Aimée was a founder of the Network and currently serves as its Board Chair.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy provides electric power to more than 11 million people in five states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Duke CEO Jim Rogers was an early and outspoken advocate for climate change legislation. CGS is advising Duke on climate change strategy, including international policy strategy and technology cooperation.
NBC.com
The Philanthropist is a weekly drama on NBC that chronicles a wealthy businessman whose experience in Nigeria during a hurricane turns him into a globetrotting philanthropist. Each episode finds him in another country -- from Myanmar to Kashmir, and Kosovo to Haiti. In conjunction with the program, CGS worked with NBC.com to provide resources that help viewers learn more about the issues covered on the show, the specific organizations they can support, and other ways that they can take action.
The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute works to foster values-based leadership and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. CGS is working with the Institute to develop the Leadership Forum on Ecosystem Services, which brings together key NGO, business, and academic experts to consider the valuation of ecosystem services and the effect of such a move on global economies and the environment.
Clinton Global Initiative
The Clinton Global Initiative was launched by former President Bill Clinton in 2005 to bring together non-profit, corporate, governmental, and philanthropic leaders to work collaboratively to take on the world's greatest challenges. For the past three years, CGS advised on the climate change agenda and worked with participants to develop commitments for announcement at each annual gathering in New York City. CGS also advised on the carbon neutral strategy for the meeting and its attendees, and led the climate and energy portion of CGI University. CGS is currently advising the Infrastructure track and working on the intersection of sustainability topics across other tracks at CGI 2009.
The Elders
In an effort to join their voices to tackle international challenges, Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu have convened a group of global leaders to find consensus and press for action. CGS is advising The Elders as they consider global environmental challenges.
Virgin Unite
As the entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group, Virgin Unite works with the Virgin companies and local partners around the world to develop sustainable and scalable solutions to social and environmental problems. CGS worked with Unite to design and implement its Environmental Entrepreneurship Fund which is designing and investing in projects that simultaneously alleviate poverty and protect or enhance the environment. CGS is also helped to conceptualize and structure the Carbon War Room, which was announced by Sir Richard Branson at the UN in February 2008 and formally launched in June 2009.