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11-14 June 2015: Earth Security supported the 4th BMW Foundation Global Table in the Polish village of Luslawice. A unique informal atmosphere where 20 influencers from Russia, China, Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and Saudi Arabia (covering energy companies, former Heads of State, politicians and Ministries of Foreign Affairs, policy-makers and civil society - participant list below), came together to discuss new opportunities for energy security and sustainable investment in Eurasia.

With 17 goals and 169 targets, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not likely to be straightforward for businesses to assimilate. Companies will be asked to have a position, to focus and to prioritise some goals over others.

Against the backdrop of Sao Paulo's critical water shortages, close to 30 participants from Europe, Brazil, India and China came together in an inspiring setting of Santa Cruz Cabrália to discuss the cross-sector partnerships that Europe and emerging economies can drive forward to accelerate more resilient urban infrastructures.

The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards celebrate the leading businesses, executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and campaigners from across the green economy, highlighting how these pioneers are driving the emergence of innovative and sustainable new business models and technologies.

The Russian International Affairs Council published an interview with Alejandro Litovsky, CEO of the Earth Security, discussing the recently released 2015 Earth Security Index and his views on the future scenarios for how global sustainability risks will shape regional stability and international relations in many emerging economies.

March 23rd, 2015: The 2015 Earth Security Index was launched in Brazil this week, hosted at Cargill Brazil's headquarters in São Paulo. The event brought together opinion leaders that are shaping the corporate sustainability agenda in Brazil; Cargill's clients like Unilever, Nestle, JBL and others), industry associations, NGOs and business media including Valor Economico and Wall Street Journal.

Earth Security is the strategy partner of the BMW Foundation's upcoming 3rd Global Table in Santa Cruz Cabrália Brazil (26th-29th March). The meeting brings companies, investors, senior government officials and civil society from Europe, Brazil and other emerging economies to focus on partnerships to improve the resilience of infrastructure to climate change.

Jakarta 5th March 2015 - Financial institutions investing in Indonesia’s high-growth sectors have an opportunity to align their investments with the corporate pledges to zero deforestation as a way to manage their risk exposure.

Reactions Magazine, the division of Euromoney providing financial intelligence to the global insurance market, published an article on the 2015 Earth Security Index, drawing the attention of the re-insurance sector to developing sustainability risks solutions.

4th March 2015, Jakarta - The Habibie Center (THC), founded by former President B.J. Habibie, hosted the launch of the Earth Security Index 2015 in Indonesia.

Munich, 6th February 2015: German energy and technology companies with investments in Russia have a role to play to defuse geopolitical tensions, was the message of Earth Security at the Munich Security Conference.

London, 4th February 2015: "2015 is a critical year for sustainable development" Professor Jeffrey Sachs was categorical in his opening remarks at the launch of the Earth Security Index 2015 published by the Earth Security and hosted by Willis Group.

Earth Security, in partnership with the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), involving Indonesian banks, insurance companies and investors in considering a series of product, strategy and policy innovations to support the trend of corporate commitments towards sustainable palm oil, including the KADIN-led business pledges to zero deforestation in Indonesia.

Earth Security has joined the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) as a supporting institution, strengthening Earth Security's commitment and network to support the insurance sector’s advancement of resilient growth strategies in emerging economies.

Earth Security CEO, Alejandro Litovsky presented a preview of the Earth Security Index 2015 at Chatham House's two-day Food Security Conference on mapping risks and building resilience on 1st and 2nd December 2014.

As global companies must respond to country conditions increasingly marked by resource challenges, engaging in a dialogue with policy-makers and other companies, which bridges the market realities of Europe and many emerging economies, is becoming a central aspect of strategy and risk management.

Netafim is a leading global company in drip irrigation technology. Netafim's 2013 Corporate Sustainability Report: “At the Heart of the Food, Water and Land Nexus” draws on the Earth Security CEO Alejandro Litovsky’s view of linking the company’s market growth strategy to its role in supporting water efficiency policies.

Set amongst the treetops of the bamboo forests of Zhejiang Province, we supported the BMW Foundation team to design and convene 30 high-level participants from emerging economies and European companies, governments and civil society for an eye-to-eye and frank discussion regarding the transition towards a world of shared responsibilities for resources.

Earth Security CEO Alejandro Litovsky discusses political risk and resource scarcity for Project Syndicate, outlining how resource risks in emerging economies pose challenges to investment and growth and knock-on effects on global investors.

In 2015, Earth Security was invited by the BMW Foundation to design and facilitate a strategic dialogue in Poland. The initiative convened energy stakeholders from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the European Union—including energy and infrastructure companies, financial institutions, and policy experts—to explore shared interests in energy security as a foundation for regional cooperation.

A new report by Earth Security provides advice to financial institutions on how to direct capital to integrated landscape management (ILM).

Der Spiegel covered the launch of the Earth Security Index Report 2014 at the Munich Security Conference with a panel that included Minister Fu Ying, Chairwoman, Foreign Affairs Committee, 12th National People’s Congress of China; Javier Solana, former chief of NATO and the EU’s External Action Service; Harald Krueger, member of the Board of Management of BMW Group responsible for global production; among others, organized in collaboration with the BMW Foundation.

During the Cold War, the certainty of “mutually assured destruction” steered the nuclear arms race away from catastrophe: a would-be attacker would face immediate retaliation, inevitably ending in both sides’ annihilation. Today, a very different race – a resource race – is undermining stability in key regions of the world.

BBC Mundo, the Latin American service of BBC World covered the launch of the Earth Security Index 2014 at the UK Foreign Office.

Earth Security founder, Alejandro Litovsky, was a featured speaker at the Falling Walls Conference 2011 in Berlin, in collaboration with Swedish guitarist Anders Scherp. A review which follows was written by journalist Hillary Rosner.