International Conference on Emerging Trends for Sustainable Development

International Conference on Emerging Trends for Sustainable Development and Human Capacity Building in the Third World Nations (ICETSDHCB 2014)  - 28th to 31st May 2014 , Legon, Accra, Ghana.

In the last few years, the concept of rural sustainable development and human capacity building attracts many academics, politicians, and community activist around the world to take part in it.  This engagement has stimulated a great deal of research and experimentation in this field that varies widely in its content and practice.

Production starts on sustainable bamboo bikes in ghana

The Bamboo Bike Project (BBP) and the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, along with Ghana-based Bamboo Bikes Limited (BBL) have launched a two week long bamboo bike training program to begin production of 750 bikes for a test run in Kumasi, Ghana. The training program will culminate in the creation of the first large-scale bamboo bike production factory in the world, with ambitions of producing up to 20,000 affordable bikes a year to serve the transportation needs of the rural poor in Ghana.

Canada on Sustainable Development in Ghana

The Canadian High Commission, in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) held a Panel Discussion on the “Role of Sustainable Development in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practice – the fifth in a series of panel discussions hosted by Canada to provide an opportunity for participants to share views, best practices, and lessons learned in the engagement on Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as the way companies integrate social, environmental, and economic concerns into their values and operations in a transparent and accountable manner.