A message about COVID-19 from IISD's President and CEO

A statement from Richard Florizone, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), outlining the organization's operational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote work and travel restrictions.

• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following World Health Organization advice, nearly all IISD employees transitioned to working from home to practice social distancing.
• IISD implemented strict travel restrictions and cancelled or postponed public events, noting that some project deliverables would inevitably change.
• Operations at the Experimental Lakes Area were restricted, with all educational and public tours cancelled until at least the end of May.

APA

Florizone, R. (2020). A message about COVID-19 from IISD's President and CEO. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/message-about-covid-19-iisds-president-and-ceo

Chicago

Florizone, Richard. A message about COVID-19 from IISD's President and CEO. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/message-about-covid-19-iisds-president-and-ceo.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{florizone2020message, author = {Florizone, Richard}, title = {{A message about COVID-19 from IISD's President and CEO}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/statement/message-about-covid-19-iisds-president-and-ceo}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }