Polar bear : A fragile destiny

Special report :Luxury and sustainability

Foundation Prince Albert II : «Wood Charter» Follow up

Also:The Monaco Tourist Office sets the example Energy efficiency in motion

Grimaldi Forum :Sorting is not luxuryOur signs come back to life

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SPECIAL REPORTLuxury and sustainable development GRIMALDI FORUMSorting is not luxuryOur signs come back to life NEWSEnergy efficiency, Monaco sets the example

FOUNDATION PRINCE ALBERT IIPolar bear’s fragile destinyTogether against deforestation«Wood Charter» follow up

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Luxury and sustainable development

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M.A.G. seized the opportunity offered by the latest Luxe Pack expo, which focused on luxury packaging, to try to understand how luxury and sustainable development can be made compatible and even complement one another. Diametrically opposed to mass consumption and everything disposable, luxury is meant to be a bearer of value and durability. Tradition, know-how, respect for the material and for the hands that shape it are its fundamental values.

How it is then that luxury appears to be so far away from environmental issues? Without a doubt, it’s because, just like a magician, the luxury world does not reveal its secrets to the public. Mystery works, enchanting consumers, taking them far away from the necessary specifics of sustainability. However, luxury brands are more involved in this issue than we think and they have already been involved in it for many years; for example, it’s been 20 years for LVMH. Sustainable development seems to require the financial capacity for innovation that luxury possesses, so as to extend itself, innovate and thus advance towards the responsible management of the planet. Things are shifting: packaging integrates eco-design principles more and more often, new environmentally responsible or recycled materials are used, we can see a trend towards upcycling, etc. This shows that, behind the magic, sustainable development is truly in action!

Towards sustainable luxury…

Co-author of the book “Luxury and Sustainable Development, a New Alliance”, along with Alexandre Murat, Cécile Lochard has agreed to answer a few of our questions.

Nowadays, where does the luxury sector stand on the subject of sustainable development?

The luxury sector quickly took the path of sustainable development, like LVMH did in the 1990s. Nowadays, each brand is involved in environmental work that is structured, quantified and constant. It is true that, due to a lack of communication on this subject, luxury remains a sector that is far away from environmental issues in the minds of the great majority of people. However, their efforts are very real and they are also reflected in their environmental balance sheets.

Sustainable development requires a certain transparency that is opposite to the usual practices in the luxury world, a real totem, which does not evoke the process in order to maintain all the emotion of the product. Nowadays, luxury is coming back to its fundamental values, which are tradition, know-how, respect for the materials, for humans and for beauty. We can easily see that these are also the values defended by sustainable development.We can bet that pressure from early adopters, who are increasingly becoming eco-citizens, will drive luxury towards more communication. Therefore, the issue lies in this area, to show the champion from among the possible responsible companies slightly revealed by luxury and their real advances on the issue, in terns of design, products or even corporate responsibility.

At the bottom, is the future of luxury related to sustainable development? In fact, since 2005, awareness of the importance of sustainable development has ben on the rise. Nowadays, consumers have become consumer-participants who wish to know about the origin of the products they buy as well as the ethical issues surrounding their production. The luxury industry can provide reassuring answers since it has an incredible capacity for innovation. By drawing inspiration

from sustainable development, the luxury sector, which needs to preserve its resources, has demonstrated solidarity while guaranteeing its future. Thanks to the means for development available to it, the luxury industry integrates sustainable development as a positive variable in the creative process. For example, this is what LVMH does when it sends designers books about environmental responsibility trends, which are really full of inspiration.

Shouldn’t sustainable development also get inspired by luxury?

Indeed, sustainable development remains highly political and controversial. In fact, it’s often perceived as a constraint. Since it doesn’t know how to become desirable, it frightens people more than it attracts them. Luxury can really give it that variable. Since it’s a very inspirational industry, it can certainly be inspirational in this area. Sustainable development would abandon fear marketing in favour of seduction marketing, gaining attractiveness in the process.

Three questions for Cécile Lochard – Manager of the CitizenLuxury consultancy firm

The nature of an alliance…The conference prepared by Luxe Pack on “Luxury packaging and sustainable development: a new alliance?” had the advertised goal of highlighting “the chromosomes in common” of these two worlds which are likely to clash… gently. While sustainable development currently has a real place in the strategy of the luxury industry, the opposite is just as true: luxury gives environmentally responsible actions that dimension of exemplarity and even desire that advocates of a “green attitude” need to integrate so as to gain greater credibility in the eyes of the general public. In the end, while this mutual interest is far from being motivated by a need for image and communication, it is certainly born out of pressure from consumers whose environmental and corporate expectations are becoming increasingly important. This emerging awareness thus explains this need for “ethical luxury”. A return to the criteria of advanced options for different actors whose common goal is to last in the long term and gain durability.

Alexandre Capelli, Environmental Director at LVMH:

“At LVMH, we started by creating an awareness and creative aid tool in the form of an annual catalogue named “Topics to think about”. These are workbooks on environmental trends created for designers in the different companies in the group. They group together different trends in different areas: packaging, communication, textiles/leather and stores, complemented by internal and external benchmarks for the Group. Then, a different evaluation tool, Edibox, was implemented. This is a web platform for measuring the environmental performance of the packaging used by all our brands in the areas of perfumes, cosmetics, wines and liquors. Many environmental indicators are thus taken into account: the weight of CO2, the necessary water consumption, the transportation used, etc.

Michel Dupuis, General Director of Purchasing and Packaging Development at CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE:

“As Coco Chanel would say: ‘always eliminate, never put things back.’ With this in mind, we’ve built eco-design as a global strategy but, especially, as an intrinsic value at the service of the luxury industry. This task has always driven us towards favouring simplicity in materials and design, optimizing weight/volume ratios and working to promote refilling (since 1950 for lipsticks) and reuse in general (perfume bottles in leather cases). And because, when you seek coherence, you need to ask yourself the right questions from the moment of design, since later might be too late, we created

a software programme called WINTED, an eco-design help tool. And, more importantly, we decided to share it freely and at no cost. The result has been that 300 companies and schools are already using it!”

Olivier Müller, Sustainable Development Department at PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER :

“Taking into account environmental and corporate aspects is something recent because there was nothing before the 1990s. It took the Nike scandal (1996), which brought to light child labourers in Asia, for us to begin working on sourcing, then, more generally, on the concept of eco-design, which means taking into account the lifecycle of a product, from design to destruction, including its manufacturing, production and transportation. Nowadays, the goal is to know your products thoroughly so as to better identify and reduce your impact on the environment.”

Sandrine Sommer, Manager of Sustainable Development at GUERLAIN:

“At Gerlain, our sustainable development strategy began in 2007 with the emergence of a dedicated organization and an ad-hoc steering committee. Our corporate and environmental commitment, which is based on six aspects (environmental responsibility, eco-design, awareness for providers, transportation, biodiversity and corporate responsibility), began with the ISO-14001 certification of all our sites in France.A 15% reduction in the size of our Christmas boxes, which resulted in a savings of 35 tonnes of paperboard, refillable mascara and cream containers, FSC-certified wooden boxes, press releases in recycled paper and advertising canvases recycled as shopping bags are just a few of the successful examples of our eco-design awareness for our products, with a tendency towards reducing their environmental impact throughout their entire lifecycles.”

From left to right: Alice Audoin (Havas Média), Alexandre Murat (Adamence, Olivier Muller (PWC), Michel Dupuis (Chanel) Sandrine Sommer (Guerlain) and Alexandre Capelli (LVMH).

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Island e-motion: the dream of a sustainable island ship

Presented to the world of yachting for the first time at the latest Monaco Yacht Show in September, island e-motion cannot help but stir people’s emotions, due to both its beauty and its environmental exemplarity. The dream of a boat with the allure of a resort, capable of self-management, not releasing any CO2 emissions and sailing without any negative impact on the environment is on its way towards becoming a reality. A beautiful encounter between passionate people offers a new perspective of what could become the yacht of tomorrow.

Conceived by Milena Cvijanovich and Dennis Muller, of the Swiss design and architectural firm MCM Designstudio, in partnership with the Australian company Future Island, this new type of ship has an environmental footprint that’s 60% smaller than that of a traditional yacht.

Island e-motion is a real ecological property, designed as a barge measuring 200 metres in length, with a habitable surface of 32,000 m2. Equipped with 700 m2 of solar panels, wind generators, as well as a kite energy system, the boat can sail with complete autonomy. Its hull is made of recycled steel and connected to a wooden surface, made up of Teck and vegetable waste, and it includes vegetated roofing; the pools feature natural filtration using sand and all the handrails are designed in “active glass”, so as to produce solar energy. A waste treatment system installed in the hull of the ship shows how the project has been thought through to the last detail, with the utmost care for environmental performance, while offering top-notch comfort and equipment. In fact, Island e-motion offers quality features such as a wellness centre, a cinema and even a basketball court, going as far as including a kitchen garden so that its future chef may cook with fresh produce,

This floating resort is designed in two versions. The first one, 120 m in length, is capable of holding 30 people and a second one, 180 m in length, can hold 80 people. Knowing that a boat of the same size usually holds between 3,000 and 6,000 people, we can imagine the quality of life that exists on the Island e-motion.

Many orders, mostly from the Middle East and also from Russia, seem to indicate that the concept of an ecological luxury island-boat will come to life in the near future. The interest it stirs is already a success. Anchored in today’s mega-yacht prices (around 140 million euros for the 120 m version), Island e-motion is a real ecological alternative in the world of luxury pleasure.

Luxe Pack in Green: food and agricultural waste turn into paper!We understand that environmental issues are currently at the forefront of the concerns for luxury brands. This is why the Luxe Pack expo created its own space: Luxe Pack in Green. This showcase of packaging products that integrate eco-design criteria is also the basis of a Prize rewarding the best innovation that integrates one or several sustainable development criteria.

This year, the jury, made up of professionals in the industry, has recognized the company Favini, which introduced the first and only range of ecological paper products manufactured with agro-industrial waste.

Thanks to hundreds of hours of research and refinement, this historic Italian paper manufacturer-which has existed for over a century-has succeeded in transforming sub-products of corn, citrus, kiwis, olives, almonds, hazelnuts and coffee into just as many extraordinary paper products with unique tones inspired by nature and bearing the mark of the raw materials they are derived from within their weaving.

With its CRUSH paper, a new way of thinking about the use of agro-industrial waste has come to light. In fact, up until now, this waste was destined for use as a food supplement for animals or as fuel for energy production, or it was simply eliminated. This process allows for the replacement of up to 15% of the cellulose that comes from trees.

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Luxe Pack Monaco: behind the scenes, our teams come to the stage.

A sizeable issue hides behind every professional expo: managing the sorting and handling of the waste generated by the activities at the event. In this sense, Luxe Pack Monaco takes part in the annual challenge of the teams of the Grimaldi Forum, who are acting to optimize sorting and handling of waste during the assembly, operation and disassembly phases. In fact, this regular exhibit, which has involved the entirety of our building for several days since over 10 years ago allows us to compare the sorting indicators for different years and to discuss the efficiency of the processes implemented so that we can improve them if necessary.

The 25th edition of this expo, dedicated to the world of Luxury packaging, registered record attendance this year, with over 7,000 professional visitors attending to meet with 370 exhibitors. Therefore, we can easily understand the performance of our “green team” dedicated to sorting, orchestrating the handling of wood, paper, packaging, carpeting and others, plastic film, cardboard, glass and food waste on the expo area and the sorting area, going as far as the removal phase. Our assets are our knowledge of the building, the expectations of our client and the specifics of the exhibition to perfection, as well as the different people involved in the waste management industry. A special relationship with our teams allows us to be organized, methodical and efficient, all at the same time.

When it come to wood, 14.3 tonnes were reprocessed this way, requiring 4 container rotations over the week of the expo. 1.36 tonnes of glass, compared to 1.04 tonnes in 2011, were also sent for reprocessing, as well as 2.534 tonnes of paper. Meanwhile, 27.38 tonnes of non-recyclable waste were sent for incineration. Furthermore, carpeting and sign canvases were stored as part of our partnerships with companies that convert them into everyday household objects.

This year, special attention as given to the management of EMR (Recyclable Household Packaging), which allows us to double the quantity of EMR developed and cleared, going from 0.565 tonnes for the 2011 edition to 1.277 in 2012. This performance can be explained by greater support for different service providers in order for us to give them better guidance on sorting operations. In fact, since Luxe Pack Monaco benefits from international standing, visitors and suppliers do not necessarily have the same sorting mechanics or colour guides. This is why guiding them allows us to avoid errors in order to improve our results.

Since the beginning of 2013, support will also be provided for the implementation of new, very visual signs, aimed at clearly identifying the sorting areas and understandable regardless of the language spoken by participants on site. Since the Grimaldi Forum welcomes a number of international expos, it was actually necessary to further improve our processes so as to make them accessible to the largest possible number of people, in complete conformity with our environmental management system.

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How can we use and develop the event signs used at the Grimaldi Forum? This question was naturally raised within our environmental management system, driven by our desire to efficiently recycle the waste generated by our ephemeral industry. The idea was to think of sign canvases as a raw material for design and reuse. How can we make something durable out of something disposable? This is how our partnership with the Lyon-based company Reversible, specialists in eco-design, was born in late 2008.

Their philosophy is to recover, recreate and recycle. With lots of talent and imagination, Reversible is dedicated to collecting used canvases in order to give them a second life as designer, fun objects such as, for instance, their “sakoches”, “sakabugs”, “sakipads” and even their “dekopoufs”.

In 2012, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco reused 1.65 tonnes of PVC canvases this way, transforming them into purses, bags, protective cases for touchscreen tablets, etc. This initiative echoes other actions implemented in order to reduce the environmental impact of the events we hold.

Wood and carpeting are not left behindEven though less fun but just as useful, our event carpeting is stored and sent to a redevelopment company that transforms it into car mats, through the Italian company Alma Spa. As of the end of November 2012, 37.6 tonnes of carpet had been recycled in this fashion.

Finally, when it comes to wood, a specific group was implemented in the first quarter of 2011, in partnership with the companies Monaclean and Valecobois, which came to complete the initial sorting and recycling operation in order to further improve our environmental performance. As of the end of December, nearly 80 tonnes of wood had been reprocessed. Sent by Valecobois in Italy, our wood finds renewed youth through becoming part of the composition of derivative products, such as IKEA furniture. Anchored in our desire for continuous improvement, we continue to look for solutions that allow us to become even more efficient in our waste management.

Energy Efficiency, Monaco sets the example

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The 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum was held in the Principality on November 8 and 9, 2012, by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in partnership with Johnson Controls. Energy Efficiency was at the core of its concerns.

Around 200 key decision-makers from the energy industry attended this annual meeting in Monaco, with the goal of improving the management of energy consumption at all levels. “Picture the opportunity” was the key phrase at the event, inaugurated with a speech by HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco. Numerous key figures participated in the different presentations and discussions, including Kandeh Yumkella, special representative for sustainable energy of the United Nations, as well as Pierre Cardin, whose concept “Palais Lumière in Venice” was explained in detail.

At the same time as the Forum, the government of the Principality of Monaco informed the press that it had awarded Johnson Controls, world leader in energy efficiency for buildings, a contract worth €2M to improve the energy performance of five public buildings, reducing 27% of annual energy costs. This Energy Performance Contract (EPC) is the first of its kind in Monaco and in France, especially since the investment is completely financed by the guaranteed energy savings in the long term.

“The Principality has shown great environmental and budgetary responsibility by adopting a unique model of energy performance contracting. The work completed as part of the contract ensures economical and ecological results without the need for any upstream investment”, highlights Henri Mardegan, Regional Director of the Energy Solutions division of Johnson Controls in France.

This type of energy efficiency programmes is inspired by projects proven in Germany. In particular, we can refer

to the energy savings programme implemented by the Berlin Energy Agency (BEA). This programme allowed for the rehabilitation of over 1,300 buildings in Berlin and for achieving average energy savings of 26% per year.

Extending the World Energy CouncilThis International Forum is part of the extension of the executive assembly of the World Energy Council (WEC), which deals with energy issues worldwide.

As Mr. Bernard Fautrier, Vice-President and Delegate Administrator of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation pointed out in his speech: “These two events in the Principality show our will to create a real momentum in Europe and around the Mediterranean, so as to encourage projects and initiatives geared towards reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions”.

According to Mark Kenber, General Director of The Climate Group: “This is a major turning point for the entire world: we need to considerably reduce our carbon emissions while stimulating economic growth. By working together to take part in initiatives such as the Energy Efficiency Forum, we will succeed in improving the financial situation of millions of European families and businesses. The Climate Group is glad to be a major partner to the 2012 Energy Efficiency Forum.”

“The European Union and the Mediterranean region must view energy efficiency as a long-term investment and not as an expense. Its benefits for our society and our economy are many: encouraging a healthier environment while creating jobs, generating savings and improving public finances. This is why the Euro-Mediterranean Forum on Energy Efficiency plays an important role”, adds Richard Van Bergen, Vice-President and General Director of Energy Solutions Europe and Africa at Johnson Controls.

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The polar bear, symbol of the fight against climate change.Limiting climate change consequences and protecting biodiversity are part of the primary goals of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Committed to study and protect the Polar Regions, the Foundation makes those two fields of action meet in a strategic point. The polar bear, emblematic victim of climate change, is the best ambassador both for the general public and the institutions, and stigmatizes alone the environmental issues the Poles are facing.

The expert opinion: Rémy Marion, polar regions specialist and permanent consultant at the Pôles Actions organization

The fragile destiny of the polar bearLately, everyone seems to be discovering the polar bear and the Arctic ice, as if the bad news about the global climate forced us to take binoculars to look beyond the horizon. Geographical representations of our planet do not lie, industrialized countries are scattered between 40 and 65 degrees north, that is to say at only 3000 or 4000 kilometres from the Arctic sea ice for southern Eu-rope. The polar bear is our neighbour from a geogra-phical point of view, but also in the food chain, sharing with humankind the last links. This closeness, in time of crisis, makes him even more familiar to us than the blan-ket of our childhood. So, if as climatologists, glaciologists and other biologists around the world say, the land of the polar bear tends to disappear, it is the suburb of our world that is drowning.

But lets study the elements of this passion for the polar bear one after the other.The polar bear is a close cousin to the grizzly bear, our double since the time humankind shared caves with the plantigrade. The two species look very different: colour, allure, but also life cycle and diet.Despite these differences, the two species are very close genetically, to the point that they can hybridize, and hybrids are fertile, demonstrating that the differen-tiation of the two species according to the usual criteria is difficult.Moreover, in May 2006, a trophy hunter shot a polar bear on the ice that ended up being a bear hybrid, nic-knamed Pizzly or Gryzlard.In May 2010, an Inuit hunter shot an animal whose mo-ther was a hybrid polar/grizzly bear and which father was a grizzly bear, resulting in a second-generation hy-bridization.

The polar bear is in fact a “grizzly bear” suited for the po-lar rigors and long trips in a constantly changing world: the ice sea. With no territory to protect, the polar bear is an eternal wanderer on a versatile archipelago. While the grizzly bear is omnivorous, the polar bear is highly skilled in seal hunt, an activity it can only carry out on the ice. The polar bear has to wait for the seal to return to the surface or to rest on the ice to be able to hunt, as the seal is too fast in water. This extreme specialization is his weakness. Without ice sea, no food resources, as the tundra herbivores like reindeer or musk ox, or even the countless nesting birds during the brief arctic sum-mer, will not ensure the subsistence of the largest land carnivore.

Within the last 30 years, Arctic sea ice has lost 40% of its thickness and breaks up three weeks earlier in the Hud-son Bay for example. If the ice disappears in early spring, the feeding period is shortened while the fasting period is lengthened.

Currently, North American biologists notice that the po-pulation is not declining fast, but what is alarming is the average weight of individuals, and particularly females. In the Hudson Bay, mothers saw their weight go from 275 to 230 kilograms within 25 years, meaning that if the trend continues, they will reach 190 kilograms within thirty years, and by experience we know that females cannot have babies below this weight. The population could rapidly decline by 30 to 40%.

Without ice, no more polar bears, but also no more wa-lruses, narwhals, and probably less fishes, planktons… and this is where problems arise for humankind. Indeed, the disappearance of the polar bear from our planet is not a real problem for us, it is not the 20 000 polar bears which regulate the seal populations of the Arctic ocean, which covers 28 times the size of France. However, the polar bear is a symbol and a warning signal, but will we take this alarm in consideration?

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The first French symposium dedicated to the polar bear was held in Paris, on October 22nd and 23rd 2012, on the initiative of the Pôles Actions organisation, created by a group of Polar Regions enthusiasts,

Within a few years, the polar bear has gone from a relative anonymity to unprecedented media coverage. Symbol of global climate change, the special status it has in our imagination gives it back the special status it had in the Arctic mythology. The species has been strongly impacted by the gradual disappearance of his habitat, the ice sea, and is subject to many pronouncements and declarations, but all of them are not based on objective scientific data.

Gathered in the prestigious Oceanographic Institute of Paris, Canadian, Norwegian, Danish and French geneticists, glaciologists, biologists, on the occasion of this symposium, assessed the current knowledge on the species, its environment, the future of its population as well as its interactions with humankind in the northern latitudes of our planet.

Results of recent international research on the state of the ice sea, glaciers, European bear populations’ genetics… were presented to journalists, students, teachers and enthusiasts of the Polar Regions. The main idea of the symposium was to provide the most objective information for a better understanding of the polar bear and its environment, allowing them to form their own opinion on the future of the species.

Among the projects supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the project “The Polar Bear from the sea ice to the new headlines” project, implemented by the Pôles Actions Organisation, gathers two events dedicated to the most popular inhabitant of the Arctic: a scientific symposium at the Oceanographic Institute of Paris in October 2012 and a photo exhibition currently in Monaco.

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Ambassador for Canada, HE Lawrence CANNON, aware of the challenges for his country, which hosts the two-thirds of the polar bear population, launched these two days of discussions.

Speeches by Thierry TOUCHAIS and Hervé LETHIER helped put the polar bear back in an international context where geopolitics plays an important role in the balance between Arctic economic development and preservation of the polar environment. Vladimir RANDA, and then Eric BROSSIER in the evening, testified of ancestral relationships and proximity between Canadian Inuit and polar bears. Valérie MASSON-DELMOTTE and Jean-Claude GASCARD presented a synthesis of the latest data on climate change collected thanks to studies of polar ice. Sébastien CALVIGNAC-SPENCER and Johan MICHAUX reported research on past and present bear populations’ genetic.

The interventions of Rune DIETZ (Denmark), Jon AARS (Norway) and Andrew DEROCHER (Canada) highlighted the important role of global warming, as well as pollution, hybridization and use of the polar space by humans.Thanks to the Embassy of Canada, the Inuit of Nunavut, through the voice of Terry AUDLA and Nunavut government represented by Markus DYCK, were able to expose their vision of coexistence with polar bears. The experiences of indigenous populations and the counting of these populations in the High Arctic are not always experienced the way they are presented. These opinions, sometimes divergent, contribute to a greater objectivity in the growing awareness and future decisions, and especially for the registration of the polar bear by CITES in March 2013.

The videos of these presentations are available on the

Poles Actions organisation website www.ourspolaire.fr and can serve as knowledge reference for anyone curious on the subject, far from preconceived ideas and clichés.

This symposium was widely covered by the media (France Inter, France Info, Le Parisien, Le Monde, Libération…), and the Internet.

Partners of the event : Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, Embassy of Canada, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Norway, Ricard Foundation, Tennaxia, Grand Nord Grand Large, Pôles d’Images.A photo exhibition in Monaco, officially opened by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco on November 16th 2012, follows this symposium, until January 9th 2013. .Rémy MARION, permanent consultant of the POLES ACTIONS organisation, will speak at the Oceans Days organised by the GoodPlanet organisation (Yann ARTHUS-BERTRAND) on December 15th and 16th 2012 at the Quai Branly Museum for an update on the state of the oceans.

Thanks to these achievements, the POLES ACTIONS organisation is now considering other means of communication through its website www.ourspolaire.org with the creation of an educational exhibition online for schools, conferences, and actions geared toward companies innovative in protecting the environment, including recycling and energy saving.

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Student on Ice – Exploring the Arctic

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Each year, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Education, Youth and Sport of Monaco, supports the contest “A high school student in the Arctic” open to student volunteers of Year 12 of the Principality. Students awarded in two categories “photo” and “writing” join the group of the “Students on Ice” organisation for a 15-day trip in the Arctic. The Foundation offers a wonderful opportunity for young Monegasque to discover one of the best preserved environment, off the beaten track. From informed observers during their stay, they become upon their return the spokespersons of a youth anxious to preserve an endangered region. During their trip, the explorers keep a diary, which pictures and stories reflect the intensity of the adventures experienced. The encounter with a polar bear, full of emotion and excitement, is an unforgettable moment for everyone.

August 9th, 2009

“The weather is splendid today, the clear blue sky brings with him the promise of a new day of discovery and adventure.The morning goes by as the previous days, I go to the main deck to breathe the sea air from the Arctic Ocean. The sun is already high, we are sailing close to the shore. These islands, these coves, made of grey soil and sand, unexplored seem to be a memory, a story of ice and unknown. Pieces of icebergs drift here and there around our still icebreaker.

I remember this book by Victor Hugo, where a boat once found itself trapped in the ice for a year. The story would now be shortened to the few winter months, when the ice returns to its rights on its territories, warmed by the man from the South.

Then we gather for the activities. I try this morning to play guitar with our singer Yann Temblin. Despite my limited musical knowledge I somehow manage to follow him, while the others write lyrics about what this music inspires them.

It is now time for our ballad on Zodiacs. Even if it is not freezing cold, we are all bundled up in our jackets. It is now up to us to sail around gigantic icebergs, which

seemed so insignificant from the bridge of the boat. Their brightness contrasts with the frightening dark waves. We force ourselves not to imagine the sea monsters that might be located right below our frail boat, and could devour our bodies. Fortunately nothing came to disturb the peacefulness of the frozen mastodons waltz.

It is at the corner of one of these ice monsters, that what I consider to be the greatest moment of this expedition arises. Alone, impassive and magnificent, on a drifting and isolated piece of ice, the ice prince stands. The great polar bear. Symbol of the Far North. We had only seen a few of them, for a fraction of a second, distant white spots, fleeing the great battleship breaking waves and ice. And there it is right in front of us, less than fifty meters away. Its face stained with blood, at its feet the remains of a seal it had just hunted, frightening display of nature, cruel and realistic. We join the circle that the carrion birds had formed, and of which it is the centre. Had it seen us? Had it smelled us? Would it be afraid and run away when it would be aware of our inappropriate presence? How long would last this amazing show? Calmly, it lifts its head in our direction, as if to check what our intentions are, then resumes to its meal, undisturbed.

Three zodiacs are now stationed at good distance, all the members of the crew, camera in hand. No word is pronounced; the engines are turned off, everyone stands in a sacred silence, as if alone with the bear. Nothing exists around us, the boat waiting for us, the zodiacs, the perpetual sound of the waves, the cold. The bear, only centre of intensity of the world during this unique moment. The sky, which was getting more and more cloudy, becoming dark grey, adds to this picture an intensity that we will remember forever.

We are now about 20 meters away. We see everything in great detail. Its teeth, shredding apart the flesh, its wild black eyes, its fur, its dark skin that we distinguish through the traces of past fights or falls. We imagine its life of solitude, hunting, fighting for its life in this desert of ice and stones, far from people and their civilizations. Such thoughts can only give back to humankind its humility facing hostile and magnificent nature, which he is yet destroying without paying attention.

it seems to get agitated now, it raises his head towards us, sniffs the air, starts to move on its fraction of ice, walks with its catch while continuing to observe us. We regain full consciousness; perhaps we got a little too close, and disturbed it. We turn the engines on, and begin to turn around, slowly. It is still observing us.

Then, we get back behind the ice and leave it to its fate. We sail back to the boat, keeping in mind the eternal souvenir of the most wonderful and wild encounter that life has ever given us.

Extract from Cédric Siccardi’s journal “Student on Ice” from the 2009 expedition.

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The « Wood Forever Pact » recruits from the Monaco Yacht Show

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Together against deforestation

On 24th September 2010 during the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, with the support of its partner TFT (The Forest Trust), launched the “Wood Forever Pact”, the purpose of which is to promote the use of wood harvested from sustainably managed forests within the yachting industry. Financial support was provided by the MYS on this occasion to develop this programme. Promoting the use of certified wood is the best way of preventing deforestation, protecting biodiversity and combating poverty in the tropical rainforest regions. For the yachting sector, which strives for excellence and which is already involved in environmental efforts, this is also a way of ensuring that no wood from illegal logging is used. The “Wood Forever Pact” will lend technical support to shipbuilders for the procurement and use of raw wood and wood-based products. In addition, it provides wide media coverage with the periodical distribution of its newsletter, press releases and publications in the specialised press, enabling the spotlight to be turned on the achievements made by companies that have joined the initiative.

The Monaco Yacht Show has supported the Foundation for over three years, and the organisers, Gaëlle Tallarida, MD, and Peter Rigby, President, have handed over a cheque for 42,000 Euros to HSH the Prince Albert II of Monaco and the CEO of the Foundation HE Mr Bernard Fautrier, in support of this programme, on the 2012 edition of the Monaco Yacht Show.During his visit to the Monaco Yacht Show on 19th September, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco welcomed Viareggio Superyachts as the first European member to join the Wood Forever Pact. Viareggio Superyachts has agreed to analyse its supply chain in order to develop a sustainable timber procurement policy, and in so doing, to combat deforestation.

The last Viareggio SuperYacht, Stella Maris, hoisting the Wood Forever Pact colours

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco with, from left to right: Mr Peter Rigby, President of MYS, Mrs Gaëlle Tallarida, General Manager of MYS and HEM Bernard Fautrier, Vice-President the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

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For more information:www.woodforeverpact.com - www.vsy.it

In VSY’s wake.Cristiana Longarini, MD and Director of Marketing and Communications explains her commitment for the forests.

Why VSY joined the Wood Forever Pact?

We are honoured to be the first shipyard in Europe to sign the Wood Forever Pact. Our meeting with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is one of the important steps that VSY takes on a new perspective of integrated action with respect to the determinants of environmental, economic, social responsibility and responsible management of resource use. as expressed by the declaration of sustainability that has recently followed the historic commitment of the shipyard in relation to quality, safety and environmental management. For us at VSY, eco-sustainability is a long-term commitment, goal basis approach rather than a prescriptive, with its roots in the shipyard’s past. It has always been our aim to diminish the environmental impact of our vessels - from the choice of materials and suppliers to both reduction and compensation of atmospheric emissions - among many others. We believe it is necessary to seriously re-think the way we develop and live the interaction humankind-environment with an eye to the future, directing both human and industrial activities towards the greatest energy-saving, the minimum consumption of prime

materials and the complete recycling of waste produced. It is now time for all of us to understand that sustainability is not a luxury but a responsibility. The objectives we, at VSY, have set ourselves are to reduce environmental impact and improve our “green footprint” through constant commitment and financial backing of future supporting activities - focused for the moment mainly in the Mediterranean Sea.

Could you tell us more about your eco-green vision? Extreme avant-garde technology, Italian style, top quality craftsmanship, maniacal attention to details, timeless design, total fulfillment of the customer’s wishes, real environmental protection, high respect for the workforce health and safety: this is the essence of VSY’s philosophy of work on all fronts. Since 2004, the shipyard based in Italy’s focal yacht building area, Viareggio, has been engaged in building mega-yachts of over 60 metres and is by now widely recognized as builders of the highest calibre – already winning prestigious international awards with our first 62-metre Candyscape II.

The long list of features and care we put into our Eco-Yachts is impressive:

- wide use of recyclable materials;- redundancy also for the system of water treatment able to produce biologically transparent and odorless discharges running on 2 units;- electric auxiliary engines for use in harbor and wherever it is advisable to avoid running of the main engine, resulting in a vastly reduced environmental impact, especially in terms of noise;- a Green Anchoring system to station the yacht by dynamic positioning in those areas where traditional anchoring is forbidden because potentially damaging, for example, to coral reefs and Scandinavian fjords;- installation of last generation particle filters for the highest possible smoke reduction in the exhaust system;- recycling of the heat from the generator exhausts to produce hot water on board;- study and definition of an eco-productive maintenance system for continuous integrated monitoring (extended to post-delivery) of the eco-systems and appliances installed, providing also a dedicated ergonomic training software platform for the manning of the yacht.

This results in a simple but effective formula: Maximum Efficiency on Minimum Energy – Limited Damage to the eco-system.

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Mrs Cristiana Longarini, VSY’s MD and Director of Marketing and Communications

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Monaco makes a commitment against deforestationThe Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in accordance with the wishes of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, and with the MC2D association and the Department of the Environment, has been committed since 2010 to fight against deforestation. Forests represent a crucial issue for the planet sustainability and bring together the Foundation’s three priority areas of action: climate change, biodiversity and water resources.

The Principality of Monaco, even if located far from the large tropical forests, is a direct player in the issues of deforestation through its consumption of tropical wood. In this context, working on promoting the consumption of wood products sourced from sustainably managed forests was the starting point to turn Monaco into an exemplary state concerning wood and wood-related products.

In 2011, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation created the Wood Charter, a written commitment promoting the use and consumption of certified wood. By signing the Wood Charter, companies make a commitment, allowing them to become an actor in the process of forest conservation. Thanks to the use of certified wood, they offer an added value to forests and thus contribute to the preservation of the local population and to the protection of biodiversity.

The Wood Charter is, in itself, a guideline of actions to

implement in order to make companies more virtuous regarding their use of wood. It also introduces an “annual appraisal of the wood-related actions”, in order to follow up on the signatory companies.

The analysis of the Annual Appraisal was entrusted by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and MC2D to the IMEDD. In addition to the goal of managing the federation of the signatories of the Wood Charter, it aims at providing an individual overview of the annual progress to each company.

Thus, 2012 represents the reference year, on the basis of which, the companies will be able to structure themselves, to organise and to communicate on their efforts, in favour of the use of certified wood.

During the cocktail organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, on September 26th 2012, an oral synthesis of the Annual Appraisal was presented to the signatory companies. The main improvements lie in the organization of the purchasing branch of the companies, and in the optimization of the traceability of the wood sector.

This cocktail was held at the occasion of the first anniversary of the Wood Charter. In 2013, the initiative will go on inviting new companies to sing the Wood Charter and to join the network of actors involved for sustainable wood supply, under the “Monaco makes a commitment against deforestation” common flag.

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Wood Charter’s signatories during the cocktail on September 26th, 2012

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DORO, environmental packagingYaëlle Hanriot, Purchasing Manager at Doro, answers our questions about the reasons for the environmental commitment of this Monegasque company.

Since 1995, Doro has been specializing in the manufacturing of luxury paperboard packaging for the perfume and cosmetics industry. This results in an extreme demand for quality in all services offered by the company: pre-pressing, offset and UV printing, coating, heat gilding, embossing, cutting and gluing, State-of-the-art equipment connected to a real ambition for quality, flexibility and reactivity allows Doro to gain the trust of the largest brands in the industry.

What type of certifications do you have? What are your commitments through these certifications?

Yaëlle Hanriot : Doro has obtained several certifications that reflect different commitments:

- FSC and PEFC certifications committing to the promotion of sustainable forest management

- ISO 9001 certification committing to guaranteeing the quality of the processes implemented through a rigorous analysis of our management system

- Imprim’vert certification committing to a reduction of the environmental impact of our printing operations.

What reasons drove you to become certified? Y. H.: Doro is a responsible company. We’ve implemented several different actions aimed at limiting the environmental consequences of our activities, which later drove us towards obtaining the FSC ad PEFC certifications, which guarantee our clients (and final customers) that the products they are buying adhere to a responsible management of forests thanks to our traceability and that of our providers.

Why did you sign the Wood Charter?Y. H.: We made the decision to sign the Wood Charter because we’ve always been very careful for the conservation of our planet.

Graphic Service,durable impression

Following general awareness at the beginning of 2007, GS became involved in environmental issues. At the time, no standards were associated to the profession of printer in the Principality, in contrast with France. After working with the CCI of Nice and the CDE in Monaco, GS succeeded in making French standards applicable in Monaco as well. Graphic Service then obtained the IMPRIM’vert label in July 2007 and was awarded the Monaco Business for the Environment Honour Prize given by the government of the Principality with the participation of the Monegasque Federation of Employers.

This label is mainly based on the use of waste from chemical products as well as on the handling of plates, paper and other products used, with the obligation of obtaining results. Afterwards, GS began to work towards ISO 14001 certification but, since the criteria for the latter were so similar to the ones imposed by IMPRIM’Vert, the company did not deem this interesting based on the possible areas of evolution in the profession. Furthermore, when the Albert II Foundation invited printers to sign the charter against deforestation, GS seized this opportunity to continue its environmental work. In fact, since paper comes mostly from trees, the interest was becoming obvious, with recycled and FSC or PEFC paper being used by clients, albeit inconsistently. Thus, with he help of the Foundation and this Charter, GS better understood the need to get involved in the work of FSC and PEFC.

In September 2011, the company made a public commitment to obtaining these labels, explaining that the control and traceability chain would be broken if just one of the participants in this chain was not certified. This means that a non-certified printer cannot use the FSC or PEFC logos nor guarantee on invoices that the paper used is labelled. After the implementation of all the necessary procedures, the final audit was successfully passed on October 4, 2012, giving Graphic Service the advantage of being one of the first printers in the Principality to guarantee the use of certified paper. A fact was learned: these labels are increasingly demanded in tenders from clients wishing to take into account their environmental commitment.

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Our support for your eco-responsible events

The Principality of Monaco, a tourist destination par excellence, is aiming to become irreproachable in environmental protection. In this spirit, the Monegasque State and key tourism professionals are becoming more and more active every day in all aspects of sustainable development.

With this in mind, Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority has created a department entirely devoted to offering help, advice and information on “sustainable development for tourism.”

The “Responsible Tourism” department works closely with the Convention Bureau and the Grimaldi Forum Monaco. It can act as an intermediary for the various key tourism professionals committed to sustainability, as well as with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, which promotes sustainable development worldwide.

Please visit our website for more information (available in French, English and German) : http://www.visitmonaco.com

Your contact :Mrs. Sandra CROVETTO“Responsible Tourism» Department scrovetto@gouv.mc Tel. : +377 92 16 60 84

Three questions to Mrs. Sandrine CAMIA, Head of the Monaco Convention Bureau for Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority explains her commitment to corporate sustainability and environmental issues.

Why do you think the Monaco Convention Bureau should be involved with environmental issues?

Alongside with H.S.H. the Prince Albert II, the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority as all their local partners in this sector are fully committed to sustainability and the protection of the environment. The consequences of climate change and natural disaster are changing the context of our activity. We have to act and find solutions for a more responsible approach to tourism.

Why a company should choose to organize a « Green Event »?

The Principality expresses on a daily basis its experiences and scientific recommendations on events all around the world in order to raise awareness amongst decision makers. H.S.H. the Prince Albert II is doubling his efforts for the protection of nature on the international scene. Meanwhile His government and the Monegasque community are really pro active and efficient in regards of sustainability within the country.Monaco welcomes international entities in order to ascertain and consolidate the research on marine environment.Therefore, a company wishing to organize a “Green Event” will logically choose the Principality of Monaco because it is the place entitled to sustainability.

What are the commitments of the Principality regarding sustainability?

Numerous entities in different sectors in Monaco work for a better environment and its protection. For many years now, Monaco’s entities (like the Scientific Centre of Monaco, the Monegasque Association for the Protection of Nature, the Oceanographic Museum, the Larvotto Marine Reserve, the Red Coral Reserve, construction sites under HEQ policy, …) undertake many activities that excludes the fact that Monaco is “surfing” on the “Green Movement” in an opportunistic way.

Here after you will find some of our commitments:

Reduction of CO² emissions due to:1. A government aiming a reduction of its CO²

emissions by 30% before 2020. September 2011, a reduction of 15% has been achieved;

2. A Town Hall certified ISO 14001 entailing a major water and energy reduction;

3. An eco-responsible congress centre certified ISO 14001.

Hotels4. A resort of hotels decorated with Michelin Stars,

61% of the hotel rooms are certified « La Clef Verte », « Earth Check », « Green Key », active in reducing their water and energy consumption, waste management and its reduction.

Restaurants5. Most of our restaurants prefer seasonal food, local

ingredients, and even organic food as often as possible. The Red Thune from the Atlantic Sea, an endangered species, has been abolished from all restaurant menus and propositions.

Waste management6. Equipment and printing material are adapted for

the client’s needs in order to limit waste.7. Use of recycled and recyclable equipments as

often as possible: for congress and conferences, name tags, booths, blades, etc. can be produced ecologically and are possible to be reused.

8. Waste management (brochures, bottles, magazines and newspapers, etc. …).

Transport9. A perfect infrastructure to reduce the maximum of

the CO² emissions by using public transport (hybrid and electric busses). There is also the opportunity to rent an electric bike, car or scooter.

The Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco10. … works for the environmental protection and the promotion of sustainability on an international basis. The Foundation offers to compensate your carbon foot print, which has not been reduced during your stay in the Principality, with its program MCO². One of the numerous projects certified UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and chosen by the foundation will be financed.

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Fairmont Monte-Carlo Hotel:“Together, we make the difference”

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The Canadian chain Fairmont Hotels has been a pioneer on the subject of sustainable development since, in 1990, their hotels were the first ones to launch the Environmental Partnership, introducing the Fairmont plan aimed at reducing the impact of their activities on the environment. Today their “green committees”, made up of employees from more than 60 properties worldwide, continue with their work, promoting and searching for sustainable solutions. In Monaco, the “Green Dream Team” has been working under the leadership of Laurence Chartier to develop and support the actions at the Fairmont Monte Carlo while remaining faithful to their high-end image. The hotel has thus obtained the Green Key level 3 certification in February 2011, as part of the Key Eco-Rating Programme developed by the Hotel Association of Canada.

Energy, water, and sorting: an efficient, sustainable 4-star hotel.In fact, this Monaco hotel has solid foundations since, from the beginning, it was designed to use air conditioning and heating systems that work with heat pumps. These two machines were recently replaced by latest-generation pumps, which use even less energy, thereby improving the hotel’s efficiency. With timers, movement detectors, photoelectric cells, LED spot lights, and 75% of light bulbs being energy saving, Fairmont Monte Carlo has mastered its energy consumption. Conservation of water resources is also one of its priorities thanks to, on the one hand, environmentally friendly washing machines that use only biodegradable detergents and, on the other hand, leak detection and flow reduction systems in the room’s bathrooms. When it comes to waste management, work started at the very beginning, namely with providers and transporters, to reduce the volume of packaging from the source. Waste sorting is combined with collection and recycling of toxic products, glues, solvents, and other electronic components, as well as cooking oils.

“Chic, Ethical” EatingThe Horizon restaurant sets an example, offering a menu with ecological, local, and seasonal products. Furthermore, the hotel is committed not to market any protected maritime species at its facilities (such as Mediterranean Bluefin tuna and wild fish).

Seeking to transmit culinary know-how to future generations, the Fairmont Monte Carlo, along with the National Department of Education in Monaco, has developed a programme to create awareness about local high-quality food products among children, named the “Little Chefs by Fairmont Monte

Carlo”, with the participation of world-renowned international Chefs.

As a signatory of the “Wood Charter”, Fairmont Monte Carlo is a partner of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, through which it also supports the Eco-Innovation Signature Project (which works for the conservation of the Mediterranean blue dolphin and its habitat). Furthermore, the hotel is also a partner of the Worldwide Fund for Nature, participating in both the conservation of endangered maritime species and in the Earth Hour initiative (a voluntary reduction in electricity consumption). Finally, it has also been a member of the WWF Climate Savers programme since May 2008.

The Fairmont Monte Carlo thus shows us its will to be a dynamic 4-star hotel that is committed to the matter of sustainable development, both within the Principality and abroad. A great example to follow!

Pierre Frolla and sharks have a special history … Born in 1975, he was part of the generation of children that was traumatised by Spielberg’s «Jaws.» A few years ago, to overcome his fear, this exceptional free-diver decided to explore the seabed, in particular the seabeds in South Africa, among the great white sharks. Not only was this a personal challenge, but the fabulous images from this incredible adventure moved the entire world and have helped to change the dreadful image of sharks that was created by a film and a large dose of ignorance.

The Anniversary of the Law of the SeaOn board of “La Tonnerre”, a vessel of the French National Navy anchored at the Port of Monaco, the Principality wel-comed the Seminar “Law of the Sea, 30 years after Montego Bay, financial opportunities and environmental challenges”, organized as part of the special commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Decem-ber 10, 1982. On this occasion, Michel Roger, Minister of State, was keen to highlight that “Monaco was one of the first States to sign this Convention and is committed to all the process-es for its implementation, namely through assuming an active role in the negotiations of annual resolutions by the UN Gen-eral Assembly on oceans and the law of the sea.” The Mon-egasque Code of the Sea, adopted on December 22, 1997, fully subscribes to this view and positions itself under the current perspective of a global approach to maritime issues.

Short newsHow to find ecologically responsible places in the PrincipalityMonaco Tourist and Convention Authority, in association with its partners in the tourist sector, has developed a one-day programme with suggestions for green activities, demonstrating how the whole country has adopted this approach. “MONACO.GREEN - A New Discovery” is a compilation of “Green” and organic offers from the Monegasque tourist sector. The document lists, inter alia, the “Bio Club” at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo Hotel, MC ECO RENTAL’s electric cars as well as organic wine from the head sommelier at the Méridien Beach Plaza Hotel.“MONACO.GREEN – A New Discovery” is published every month in three languages (French, English, and German) and can be consulted on the web site: www.visitmonaco.com section Tourisme-responsable Informations-utiles or on recycled paper from Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority’s reception desk.

The Scientific Centre of Monaco and the International Agency of Atomic Energy (AIEA) together against ocean acidificationAfter the first work-shop about socio-economic impacts on the ocean’s acidification organized in Monaco in 2010, the second edition took place at the Oceanographic Museum from November 11th to 13th, 2012. That edition was focused on fishing and aquaculture, including the regional aspects of vulnerability of species and socio-economic adjustment. The Scientific Centre of Monaco joined the Marine Environment Laboratories of the International Agency of Atomic Energy (LEM-AIEA - Laboratoires de l’Environnement Marin de l’Agence Internationale de l’Energie Atomique) to build a working group and thus approach the economists and scientists. As the discharges of carbon dioxide (CO²) in the atmosphere is increasing, the ocean’s acidity is substantially increasing over the last years as well. According to the experts, this acidification could turn most of the existing coral reefs in the oceans into an inhospitable environment by 2050, if the level of CO² present in the atmosphere continues to increase. The aim of the work-shop was to provide objective and rational information about the risks of the ocean’s acidification for the marts and the consumers who are depending on fisheries for food supply and trading.

On 11 November, the Paris Aquarium played host to the four-times free-diving World Champion Pierre Frolla, who made an hour-long dive in a 3-million litre pool (the largest in Europe), among 25 large sharks – 16 black tip sharks, four grey sharks, three zebra sharks and two nurse sharks. This exceptional event, which delighted the spectators and was broadcast on all the national TV news bulletins, brought the temporary exhibition «Long Live Sharks!» to a close. This exhibition had been open for three months at the Paris Aquarium. Its aim was to raise awareness of the importance of protecting sharks, hundreds of millions of which are killed each year.Pierre has been travelling around the world all year to meet the most endangered marine species. Through video documentaries, by taking part in major events in France and all over the world and via his Monaco-based «Ecole Bleue» (Blue School») he is informing the general public, particularly children, of the fragility of the environment and working with them to seek solutions to the problems encountered.

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Pierre Frolla - From Monaco to South Africa

Short newsMonaco in the Doha Climate ConferenceDoha, capital of Qatar, hosted the 18th Conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The main issues discussed at this conference dealt with the adoption of a second commitment period to the Kyoto Protocol and the ways to achieve it. At the stage of the conference, Marie Pierre Gramaglia, Government Advisor for Equipment, Environment and Urbanism talked about the support of the Principality for the adoption of a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol and its commitments, announced by HRH the Sovereign Prince in Copenhagen in 2009 and later reaffirmed in Durban last year, to achieve a reduction of 30% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020 in comparison to levels in 1990. Let us remember that the Principality of Monaco ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2006 and committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 8% per year over the first commitment period, compared to levels in 1990. This goal

is set to be reached soon, since the reduction in 2010 was of 19%. These results were obtained thanks to the implementation of a Climate Energy Plan, which focuses its actions on energy efficiency in buildings, the development of renewable energy, a strongly committed mobility policy and rational waste management.

The Principality receives the “Ray of the Day” in Doha In marge of the Doha Conference on climate change that has been held in the Qatar capital form November 27 to December 8, the Principality of Monaco was honoured to received the “ray of the day” attributed by the Non Governmental Organization “Climate Action Network” (CAN). Since the negotiations of Bonn in 1999, this organization awakes opinion and delegates presents during the conferences on climate, by attributing “fossil of the day” (a kind of red card) to countries misbehaving in terms of fight against climate change. More rarely, this NGO gives a “ray of the day” to countries having realized a positive action for climate. In this context, Monaco has received the “ray of the day” on December 3, for its commitment to achieve a reduction of 30% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2020, and for the significant progression already done. In 2010, emissions were already of -19% versus 1990. The NGO show Monaco as a great example for the other countries to follow.

Solar-powered compactor testedA solar-powered compactor is being tested on the terraces of Fontvieille. The Direction for Urban Planning installed a compacting litter bin powered by solar energy, which allows for the compression of 600 litres of waste into a 120-litre bag. This high-tech model is completely sealed so as to prevent harmful elements from getting inside. “We are testing this new product, which allows us to respond to the needs of areas with high affluence at the same time as taking part in a project to preserve quality of life”, highlights Jean-Luc Puyo, Director of the project.

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Act Green: efficiency has a Prize! As part of its environmental and corporate Charter, the Young Economic Chamber of Monaco recently rewarded some of its signatory companies for their actions and their commitments in this area. Among the happy recipients, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco obtained the “Efficiency Price”, which salutes the implementation of a wood recycling division at the expo centre of the Principality (80 tonnes were reprocessed in the first year), which a special mention to the creation of the M.A.G, the Monaco Act Green e-magazine, downloadable from our website, which seeks to gather news about sustainable development throughout the Principality.

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10 avenue Princesse 98000 MONACO, tel +377 9999 2500, with the precious help of the Prince Albert II Foundation

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The time for Prizes at the Prince Albert II FoundationSince 2008, the prizes from the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation reward public figures committed to safeguarding our planet in an exceptional way. The fifth edition of the awards ceremony of the Foundation took place at the IMAX Science Museum in London and benefitted from the support of La Prairie, Misaki and Philips. Here are the winners for 2012:- Prize for Climate Change: Jean Jouzel - Prize for Biodiversity: Sir David Attenborough represented by Lord Deben John Gummer. - Prize for Water: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).

Women organize themselves in networks to take the message of sustainable mobility in Monaco to the entire world. They create sustainable development, take an interest in mobility and energy issues, federate key players, share information on social networks, support them in their

projects and study practices and uses, among other things. These are the “Ladies in Mobility!”. Created in Monaco in 2011 with the support of different key players, the IMEDD aims to support companies, organizations and institutions in their strategies for resreach and sustainable development in Monaco and internationally. Among its commitments, the project “ON THE MOVE! FROM MONACO TO THE WORLD!” presents an international initiative for federation, research and awareness about sustainable mobility and renewable energy. As women and entrepreneurs, the “Ladies in Mobility!” network, driven by IMEDD,, is committed to and supports this initiative, in order to give extra force to the message of women and sustainable mobility. To do this, “Ladies in Mobility” base themselves on techniques used in digital marketing, which seek to support their network. They created a website in web 2.0, offering articles to women, using the appropriate focus and vocabulary. “Ladies in Mobility” are on social networks (they have a Facebook group, there are followed on Twitter Linkedin, Google+ and Scoop.it). They also benefit from the support of institutional, private and organizational key players: the Government of the Principality, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the ADEME, the Agency for Transport and Planning of the Maritime Alps, the AVERE, the Institute for Sustainable Mobility, MC2D, the Green Code Event and the Grimaldi Forum Monaco. They do not stop there. Recently, “Ladies in Mobility” launched a research project called “Women and Sustainable Mobility”, focusing on women residing in Monaco and France and covering several topics, such as eco-citizen behaviours, energy use or mobility, the role of women in society regarding new transport solutions, the perception of electric or hybrid vehicles, the notoriety of brands in the area of gentle mobility, what women read, websites they visit, etc. With this set of studies, “Ladies in Mobility” seek to build on the topic of gender and sustainable mobility. They invite all women interested in sustainable mobility issues or future generations to sign up for their studies online, so as to share their practices, their uses and their vision for the mobility of tomorrow.

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“Ladies in Mobility!: Being a woman and creating sustainable mobility

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