The inspiration for this logo came from an giant panda called Chi-Chi which was sent to the London Zoo from China in 1961, the same year that the WWF was being formed. As they were aware of the fact that they required a strong and recognizable symbol which would overcome all cultural and language barriers, the WWF’s early founders agreed on making the giant panda it’s official mascot. The first sketches of this logo were created by Gerald Watterson, a British environmentalist and artist. Based on these initial designs, Sir Peter Scott (one of the founding members of the WWF) penned down the final logo. Although the overall design has been updated several times since it’s inception, the panda remained relatively unchanged.

Aside from a short term as Nigerian Foreign Minister in 1983, Chief Anyaoku spent 34 years with the Commonwealth and held the positions of Director for International Affairs, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. Neville Isdell is the former chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company where he worked for 43 years. Neville took the world’s largest beverage company to new heights during his tenure. He expanded on the company’s proud legacy of corporate responsibility by embedding sustainability throughout every facet of the organization and helping ensure its role as a community-connected twenty-first century enterprise. WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries and territories. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. http://www.panda.org/climateandenergy GreenID (Green Innovation and Development Centre) is a non-profit organization in Vietnam. GreenID works to promote sustainable development in Vietnam and the larger Mekong region and is now on its way to become a leading and credible civil society actor promoting sustainable energy sector for development. GreenID sees itself as a constructive innovative local voice to promote the transition to a sustainable energy system, good environmental governance and inclusive decision processes which ensures continued economic growth without depleting natural resources or aggravating human’s negative impact on the local and global climate. GreenID is active in many national and global initiatives and networks on climate change and environment and currently is the chair of Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance. http://en.greenidvietnam.org.vn/ From 1996 to 2004 she was President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and Member of the Board of the World Resources Institute (WRI) during the same period.The actions of the Coalition are facilitated by GreenID and WWF-Vietnam, under the umbrella of Alliances for Climate Action and with partial financial support of the SHIFT SEA Project. The Coalition is a member of Alliances for Climate Action, a global network of domestic multi-stakeholder coalitions committed to supporting the delivery and enhancement of their countries' climate goals and collaborating to build the groundswell of climate action across the world. Only through a win-win collaboration among the national government, subnational and non-state actors and citizens, Vietnam can create prosperity while urgently reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. In February 2009 he was appointed to the Committee for Development Policy by the United Nations Secretary General, and in 2010 he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), one of Pakistan’s highest civil awards by the President of Pakistan. On behalf of my colleagues at WWF International, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Neville for his incredible dedication and commitment as President ad interim, and for all he has done in support of the WWF network.”

The shirt is a nod to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which underwent a name change to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002 due to a legal dispute with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The wrestling panda on the shirt was never informed of this name change, and continues to proudly represent the WWF. Yolanda was appointed Minister of Environment for the Republic of Ecuador, position she held from 1998 until 2000. A native of Ireland, Neville Isdell joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1966 in Zambia. In 1972, he became general manager of Coca-Cola Bottling of Johannesburg.

So whether you’re a die-hard wrestling fan or just appreciate a good laugh, the WWF Panda Chair Shirt is a must-have addition to your t-shirt collection. Wear it to your next wrestling event or just around town, and watch as people stop to admire your unique sense of style. The SHIFT SEA Project is led by a consortium of international energy and climate experts, including Sustainable Energy for All, Climate Action Network International, Mission 2020, and Third Generation Environmentalism. Pavan Sukhdev is a scientist by education, an international banker by training, and an environmental economist by passion. His interest and many years of work in sustainability and the invisible economics of nature led to his appointment to head the United Nations’ “Green Economy Initiative” and to lead the G8+5 study TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity).