Events
One World Week 2011, October 23rd to 30th Theme 'Living for One World'
There will be a series of talks on Radio Jersey's 'Morning Thought' by local groups concerned with the environment including Durrell, Trees for life and Le Rocquier School.
This is half-term week in Jersey so Talks in schools willbe t other times.
Further items are on the One World Week website
Dinner to celebrate the International Year of the Forests with Lord Deben
On Wednesday November 23rd, Lord Deben (John Selwyn Gummer) will be the guest at a dinner to celebrate the International Year of the Forests. It will be at the Pomme D'Or Hotel at 7.30 for 8 pm. Tickets are £22 each and can be obtained from Jean Le Maistre, La Maison de la Trappe, Millais, St Ouen, JE3 2AL Tel. 484004. E-mail jalemaistre@gmail.com.
The Rt.Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, Chairman of Sancroft International, a brief biography
The Rt. Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben was the longest serving Secretary of State for the Environment the UK has ever had. His sixteen years of top-level ministerial experience included Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Minister for London, Employment Minister and Paymaster General in HM Treasury. In two hundred years, only five others have held so long a period of office.
His experience as an international negotiator has earned him worldwide respect both in the business community and among environmentalists. In consecutive years, the BBC unprecedentedly awarded him the title 'Parliamentarian who did most for the Environment Internationally', while the NGO community called him 'the best Environment Secretary we have ever had'. He has consistently championed an identity between environmental concerns and business sense. To that end, he set up and now runs Sancroft, a Corporate Responsibility consultancy working with blue-chip companies around the world on environmental, social and ethical issues.
Since leaving office he has been Chairman of the Marine Stewardship Council, Chairman of the International Commission on Sustainable Consumption and Non-Executive Director of Kidde Plc. He is currently Chairman of Valpak Ltd., Chairman of the Association of Independent Financial Advisors, Chairman of Veolia UK Ltd and Non-Executive Director of the Castle Trust Ltd.
In December 2005 David Cameron appointed him Chairman of the Quality of Life Commission and he continues this work today in the House of Lords. The Quality of Life report, "Blueprint for a Green Economy", was launched in September 2007.
Earlier this year:
The 4th AGM was held at St Lawrence Parish Hall on Tuesday March 29th, 2011
The speaker was Jiily Hillier from UNICEF. She introduced the pack 'Just Living', which gives a range of resources for exploring the rights of a child. A copy of the pack has been sent to every secondary school in Jersey and Jilly ran a workshop for some teachers while she was in Jersey.
