The GoodPlanet Foundation is a
non-governmental organization founded by
Yann Arthus-Bertrand in 2005, supporting
ecology and
sustainable development
Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
.
Activities
The GoodPlanet Foundation is mainly concerned with the distribution of
pedagogic documents and the organization of events for raising awareness of the importance of
sustainable development
Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
such as the ecology
film-festival "GoodPlanet" in
Rio de Janeiro, the exhibition "6 billion others",
conferences and events for
enterprises.
It creates posters for
educational institutions about topics such as the Bee Movie development,
bio-diversity
Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') le ...
, and
forests. It publishes a catalog of consumer products it considers
environmentally responsible.
It also organizes its activities through websites. It leads actioncarbone.org, a stock promotion program aimed at reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases, which includes a service offsetting
CO emissions. It also manages the site, goodplanet.info, established in 2009, which is an
educational website aimed at informing the public about sustainable development. It finances school projects and environment-conservation projects.
In 2009, the mayor of
Bordeaux,
Alain Juppé, was elected Vice-President of GoodPlanet. It handled the international distribution of
Human which premiered on 12 September 2015.
In 2011, the GoodPlanet foundation was quoted in a parliamentary information report by deputies Geneviève Gaillard and Jean-Marie Sermier, asking for more transparency from environmental associations. They question in particular the fact that the foundation supported Qatar's candidacy for the organization of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
See also
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Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...
*
Philanthropy
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
References
Further reading
* ''Le Catalogue GoodPlanet.org'', Éditions de La Martinière, 300 pages.
External links
Official Website
Environmental organizations based in France
Foundations based in France
Environmental organizations established in 2005
2005 establishments in France
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