IISD joins newly formed international coalition for a green economy: Signs open letter to G20
The coalition of environment, development, business and labour groups, met for the first time in Switzerland March 2-3, 2009. The meeting was convened by IUCN in partnership with WWF International UNEP, and IIED. Participants also included representatives from the Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development, DFID, IISD, ILO, ITUC, Royal Philips Electronics, WBCSD, and The Centre for Human Ecology.
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