ISO (International Organization for Standardization), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they have agreed to jointly promote the ISO 14064 standards and the WRI and WBCSD GHG Protocol standards.

The move is in response to concerns among businesses and GHG program designers that the two standards (http://www.ghgprotocol.or/ ) might not be consistent and mutually supportive. By working together, the three organizations aim to be better able to deal with technical issues, promote the standardized tools, and raise awareness through more concentrated education, training and capacity building.

A first promotional event will be held on Friday 7 December 2007 during the United Nations climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia.

ISO, WRI, and WBCSD have already collaborated on the multiple globally accepted standards for GHG accounting and reporting. The ISO 14064 standard, established in 2006, is consistent and compatible with the GHG Protocol, published by WRI and WBCSD in 2004.

For further information please read the Press Release here.

The following two vacancies are available at the University of Amsterdam Business School, The Netherlands:

• Strategy & Marketing Section Assistant Professor of Strategy - Vacancy number 07-5050 Assistant
• Professor of Marketing Vacancy number 07-5049

Successful applicants will undertake and help coordinate research and teaching in the fields of respectively strategy and marketing. The Strategy & Marketing Section is involved in teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels, the last-mentioned particularly in our MBA programme. Candidates should be able to teach at all three levels. There are no requirements concerning the particular research area, since the main criterion is output in leading international marketing and/or management journals. Researchers in the section currently publish on topics in strategy (international business, sustainability/corporate social responsibility, cultural entrepreneurship) and marketing (consumer behaviour, innovation, new pro duct development). The Strategy & Marketing section is chaired by Prof. Ans Kolk.

Requirements are a PhD in strategy respectively marketing, the proven ability to initiate and implement research of international standards, the ability to stimulate and encourage the research of others, demonstrated teaching excellence, and the ability to teach in English. Short listed candidates will be asked to give an academic seminar.

Application Procedure

Applicants should send their CV and a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests to: Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School, Personnel Department, attn: Bernadette Clemens, Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Applications may also be emailed to: applications-feb@uva.nl. Please include the job reference code. The closing date for applications is 25 January 2008.

The full description of these vacancies, including information on context, appointment and on how to apply is available on www.uva.nl/vactures

For more information on the Amsterdam Business School and its Strategy & Marketing section, please check www.abs.uva.nl and www.abs.uva.nl/strategyandmarketing

Applicants who require further information may contact Prof.dr. Ans Kolk via e-mail (akolk@uva.n ).