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Irish CEO's Call for New Approach to Climate Change at Business in the Community Forum

80 CEOs attending the Business in the Community Ireland CEO Forum on Climate Change on October 9th 2008 supported a call for transformational efforts to address climate change and to help Irish firms reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incorporate sustainable, environmental practices into their business models. The forum was part of Business in the Community Ireland's week-long initiative, Corporate Responsibility Week, a nationwide programme of events to promote responsible and sustainable business practices in Ireland. Attendees were briefed on developments in the science and economics of climate change by expert, Professor John Sweeney, from NUI Maynooth. A global perspective on climate change was provided at the Forum by Dag Arne Kristensen, vice-president of Norwegian financial services giant DnB NOR ASA, which has supported a range of major climate change initiatives across Scandinavia. Delegates were also briefed on the latest thinking on climate change and its potential impact on Ireland by speakers from some of Ireland's leading corporations, including Intel, Vodafone and Savills Hamilton Osborne King. Please click on the links below beside the speaker's names to listen to their presentations at the Forum. Dag Arne Kristensen, Executive Vice-President, External Affairs, DnB NOR ASA: [Click here for Dag Arne Kristensen PowerPoint presentation] [Click here to listen to Dag Arne Kristensen presentation mp3(12 MB)](Duration:13min12sec) Professor John Sweeney, Senior Lecturer Department of Geography, NUI Maynooth: [Click here for John Sweeney PowerPoint presentation] [Click here to listen to John Sweeney presentation mp3(25.5 MB)](Duration:27min56sec) Jim O'Hara, VP, Intel Technology Manufacturing Group and General Manager, Intel Ireland: [Click here to listen to Jim OHara presentation mp3(24 MB)](Duration:26min22sec) Charles Butterworth, CEO, Vodafone Ireland: [Click here to listen to Charles Butterworth presentation mp3(7.9 MB)](Duration:8min36sec) Angus Potterton, Managing Director, Savills Hamilton Osborne King: [Click here to listen to Angus Potterton presentation mp3(7.3 MB)] (Duration:7min58sec)