Object Consulting ratifies The Copenhagen Communiqué in support of global climate change action

Sydney, 13 October 2009 – Object Consulting, an Australian enterprise business solutions company, has today signed The Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change, signalling leadership on the climate change issue and calling for a strong global deal to combat climate change. Launched by The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders' Group on Climate Change, The Copenhagen Communiqué is set to become the definitive statement from the business community ahead of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen this December. The communiqué calls for targets that are guided by science to ensure global greenhouse gas concentrations are stabilised below critical thresholds.

Gerry Carroll, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Object Consulting, comments, “I firmly believe in a sustainable future through finding new, more effective and efficient ways to develop and deploy technology. Object Consulting already commits to strong environmental action and leadership. By signing the Copenhagen Communiqué, we stand behind The Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders’ Group on Climate Change that economic development will not be sustained in the longer term unless the climate is stabilised.”

“Climate change demands action from corporations and individuals worldwide.  I personally and as CEO of an Australian IT company am resolved to address climate change and agree with The Copenhagen Communiqué that delay is not an option. Moreover, I believe smart use of technology provides part of the solution to reduce carbon emissions”, he adds.

Mr Carroll is an active member of The Prince of Wales’ Business & the Environment Programme Alumni Network, a University of Cambridge initiative for sustainability leadership, which brings together a growing group of business leaders who recognise that the business case for sustainable development is compelling and could represent the key to competitiveness and profitability in the future.

Object Consulting is committed to ensuring sustainability is integrated into its business activities. Its Sustainability Practice endeavours to develop sustainable client solutions to simultaneously produce business and environmental benefits.

For further information on Object Consulting’s sustainability thought leadership, see our sustainability articles.

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