GLOBE
About the GLOBE Foundation
The GLOBE Foundation is a Vancouver-based,
not-for-profit environmental business
Foundation dedicated to finding practical business-oriented
solutions to the world's environmental problems.
Formed in 1993, we've helped companies and individuals realize
the value of economically viable environmental business
opportunities through our conferences and events, research and
consulting, project management, communications and awards.
The Foundation holds a wealth of expertise in event management
honed over the years through our creation, development and
production of some of the largest conference series in the world,
most notably our flagship event, the GLOBE™ Series of
International Trade Fairs and Conferences.
Through our successful management of the GLOBE™ Series and
others, we've earned international recognition and stature in
providing a global crossroads for the business of the environment.
We have developed and staged a host of other high level
environmental business conferences and events, including:
- World
Conference on Sport and the Environment - Every two years, the
International Olympic Committee in collaboration with the United
Nations Environment Programme hosts a World Conference on Sport and
the Environment (WCSE). Under the main theme, Innovation and
Inspiration - Harnessing the Power of Sport for Change, the 2009
WCSE provided a timely opportunity for the global community to come
together and recognize the progress being made in staging more
sustainable sporting events.
- World Urban Forum 3 - the United Nation's
premier international meeting on the state of the world's growing
cities.
- EPIC: The Sustainable
Living Expo - Where Style Meets
Sustainability. EPIC, held annually in Vancouver, Canada
and Dubai, UAE, is a celebration of smart living - a smart
lifestyle and eco-consumer show connecting tens of thousands
of savvy shoppers with future-thinking businesses that
recognize the link between the economy, the environment and the
community. Visitors have access to more
than 300 green companies displaying eco-friendly products and
services, inspiring ideas, exciting entertainment, and smart
lifestyle tips for home, work, and play.
For information on the GLOBE Foundation and our events
visit www.globe.ca.
About the GLOBE Series
The GLOBE™ Series of Conferences and Trade
Fairs on business and the environment are North
America's largest international gathering of senior representatives
from the public, private and NGO sectors involved in the business
of the environment.
Well recognized as the world's most influential and prestigious
international environmental business event, GLOBE has
brought senior level executives, government policy and
regulators, and environmental technology innovators together
for more than 20 years to discuss current trends and showcase
innovative technology solutions for the world's environmental
problems. GLOBE serves as a forum for high level
dialogues about pressing environmental issues such as corporate
sustainability, climate change and carbon management, energy,
finance, the future of retail, water, Auto FutureTech, and building
better cities.
Over 10,000 participants from 80 countries gather in Vancouver
every two years, generating over $400 million per event in new
environmental business. Our last event, GLOBE 2010, attracted more
than 800 Presidents and CEOs, and showcased more than 400
innovative technologies and services.
For more information visit www.globeseries.com.
Why a GLOBE Conference in Latin America?
When it comes to sustainability within the global economy, Latin
America has distinct ecological, economic, and social
advantages. The region is looking to manage economic growth, social
equality, and the environment while moving towards a
prosperous, low carbon economy. Major investments in services,
technologies, and environmental management systems will be required
as the entire region strives to improve its standing in
international commerce.
Costa Rica in particular is striving to become more competitive
and prosperous by developing its low carbon economy. Although
Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a legendary
destination for eco-tourism, the key to the country's bold
future agenda is its drive to develop a dynamic cluster
of renewable energy, clean technology, and
sustainable transportation alternatives in order
to become the first carbon neutral country in the
world by 2021.
With a stable government, a well-educated population, a
qualified English-speaking workforce, and a strategic location on
the Central American isthmus providing easy access to North and
South American markets and direct ocean routes to Europe and Asia,
Costa Rica is ripe with opportunity in the high-growth clean
technology and renewable energy sectors.