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 June 19, 2012

In this issue:

> “Down to Business” Pre-Rio+20 White Paper

> Consumers call for Ambitious Leadership from Governments at Rio+20

> Find us in Rio!

“Down to Business” Pre-Rio+20 White Paper

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SustainAbility and GlobeScan have launched a new white paper, Down to Business: Leading at Rio+20 and Beyond, which offers an assessment of the present state of global opinion on sustainable development. The paper analyzes the perspectives of over 1,600 sustainability experts from 117 countries, and nearly 25,000 members of the global public from 22 countries.

Published on the eve of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, Down to Business reveals what the public and sustainability thought leaders think about progress to date on sustainable development: what is being done, who is (and should be) leading, our most pressing issues, and the road ahead. The highlights reveal that we have much work to do, and that the private sector has a critical role to play.

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Consumers call for Ambitious Leadership from Governments at Rio+20

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As the Rio+20 Earth Summit gets underway, a new GlobeScan poll of 17,000 consumers across 17 countries finds that 55% of people worldwide want their government to “play a leadership role in making ambitious international commitments to reduce global poverty in ways that improve the environment.” A further 40% want their government to support moderate international commitments to the same end.

The survey was conducted in collaboration with National Geographic, as part of a joint SustainAbility and GlobeScan initiative which seeks to map out a path to achieving sustainable development within the next generation.

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Find us in Rio!

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We are participating in several business-focused events at Rio+20, and will present on several platforms until June 22. We encourage you to join our informal daily chats in the BMW Pavilion or to meet up at the UNGC Corporate Sustainability Forum, the BASD Business Day or UNEP events.

Please email Lindsay Clinton at clinton@sustainability.com if you are at the Summit and would like to meet the team.  A full list of events we will be participating in can be found on our website.

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