1 March 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the launch of the Regeneration Project, which aims to bring together leaders and influencers to determine how best to bring new energy and focus to the sustainable development agenda. The launch marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and the 25th anniversary of the Brundtland Report.

The project is a joint initiative of GlobeScan and SustainAbility, and is supported by UNEP, the World Bank, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and others. It will include a weekly series of videos, titled “The Ray Anderson Memorial Interviews,” featuring notable sustainable development pioneers. The project will also focus on the role that the private sector can play in reshaping the global society and economy and making it more sustainable. The Regeneration Project will also release a series of white papers. The first of these white papers, titled “Unfinished Business: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Frontier,” is now available. [UNEP Press Release] [The Regeneration Project Website][Publication: Unfinished Business: Perspectives from the Sustainable Development Frontier]