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25 November 2011 | London-Mumbai
Contact: Isabella Betkowski
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If no action is taken to reduce emissions, the concentration of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could reach double its
pre-industrial level as early as 2035[1]. Addressing
this issue requires leaders both from more developed and newly
industrialised countries to work innovatively together.
Unique carbon cutting measures are happening locally in both
India and the UK, but can those actions be accelerated
and multiplied to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in the next five
years?
This is the challenge that participants on the Dishaa Venture, run by leadership development
organisation Common Purpose, will be tackling next week.
Dishaa aims to expand, enrich and energise relations between
India and the UK by investing in the development of
the next generation of leaders from the two countries.
During the Venture, held in London from 29 November
to 3 December, participants will meet with carbon experts
including:
The diverse group of participants, 20 from the UK and 20 from
India, are skilled and respected practitioners in
their fields and looking to effect change both in their
organisations and wider society. They will undertake research tasks
beforehand, develop their thinking and work together to come up
with innovative approaches to the challenge. They will then present
their findings and models to a cross sector group of policy experts
from the UK and India.
The Dishaa Venture is run in partnership with the British
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and sponsored by United Business
Media (UBM), Tilda, Cisco, Fly Kingfisher and PwC. British Prime
Minister David Cameron is patron of Dishaa and
launched the Venture in July 2010.
Jennifer Duvalier, Group People & Culture Director, UBM,
explains why her organisation sponsors the Dishaa Venture: "UBM is
a keen supporter of Dishaa, believing that individuals learn most
powerfully when they have the opportunity to engage with impactful
development experiences and to share their learning journey with a
diverse network of fellow learners. It has given UBM's participants
an experience to engage with talented others from
India and the UK, and to contribute to building an
innovative approach to accelerating and multiplying carbon cutting
methods that will benefit both societies - a rich legacy."
Founder and Chief Executive of Common Purpose Julia Middleton said: "The links between the
UK and India are long standing but more importantly,
they are deep, edgy, thoughtful and multi-dimensional. By learning
together the participants will be able to enrich the connections
between both countries and produce some very exciting ideas."
Notes for editors
Common Purpose is an independent international leadership
development organisation. Over the past 21 years, Common Purpose
has designed and delivered courses that help people at all stages
of their career become more effective leaders in society.
Common Purpose runs courses that give people from the private,
public and not-for-profit sector the inspiration, skills and
connections to become better leaders both at work and in society.
Common Purpose helps people, organisations, cities and regions to
succeed, by broadening the horizons of their leaders and developing
their ability to work together and lead complex change.
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Key information
- Four-day intensive Venture in London, UK - 29
November-3 December 2011
- Continued development of solutions with expert advisors and
mentors using Cisco TelePresence, December 2011
- June 2012
- Presentation of solutions to a panel of policy experts, Autumn
2012
- Participants from organisations including Hindustan Unilever,
Welsh Government, British Red Cross, Government of Uttarakhand,
Rajiv Ghandi Foundation, Standard Chartered, 3i, BAE Systems and
Vodafone Group Plc
- Interviews with and quotes from stakeholders, spokespersons,
participants and alumni of Dishaa available
- Photographs and videos from both current and previous Dishaa
Ventures available
- At each event the participants will be presented with a
challenge to explore. They will investigate the challenge locally,
and work together to come up with ideas and recommendations. Each
year a different challenge will be selected for that year's
participants to investigate.
- The challenge for the last Dishaa Venture in February
2011 was: Heart surgery at $1,000 (USD) - what
has to change in how society operates and innovates to make this a
reality? The final report which includes models and solutions from
this is available upon request.
- Availability to accompany Dishaa participants as they visit
corporations, community projects and local government initiatives
to investigate the carbon reduction challenge.
1. The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/stern_review_report.htm
For further information please contact:
Isabella Betkowski
Communications and Alumni Officer
T: +44(0)207-608-8122
M: +44(0)7958-560-943
E: isabella.betkowski@commonpurpose.org
