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International ConferencesOctober 2008 - International HIA conference Liverpool, UK December 2008 - Asia and Pacific HIA Conference, Chang Mai, Thailand May 2009 - IAIA Conference, Ghana Green awardWe are proud to announce that Dr Martin Birley was awarded "Green Champion of Kingston upon Thames", 2008, in recognition of his voluntary work in the community, including Ecofootprint Working Group and the Kingston Transition Town movement, and his personal actions to reduce his ecofootprint.
Spiritual Well-being and HIAA new discussion group has been formed to study this issue following the International HIA Conference October 2008. Contact us for details. New AssociatesPrizma solutionsBirleyHIA is pleased to announce its association with Prizma Solutions Senior ESIA and CSR Advisor, Mehrdad Nazari. The focus of our joint work is the IFC Standards and their application within the extractive sector. For more details see www.prizmasolutions.com/About-US.html. Mehrdad Nazari (MSc, MBA, LEAD Fellow) has 17 years of experience in environmental and social due diligence and risk assessments, including 10 years at the European Bank, where he was involved in a $2+ billion extractive investment portfolio co-financed with IFC, major Export Credit Agencies and Equator Banks. Mehrdad previous appointments included Project Manager with Dames & Moore (now URS) and Director of CSR Research at CoreRatings (now Innovest and DNV).
IFC standardsDuring 2006, the International Finance Corporation finalized its new Standards. Most of the major lending banks agreed to follow these Standards by signing the Equator Principles. Consequently, HIA became compulsory for most major private sector projects that have a borrowing requirement. The Standards also represent best international practice. Guidelines on the Community Health chapter are in preparation and BirleyHIA assisted with the review during 2008. Similar Standards were adopted by the EBRD during 2008. |
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