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SUMMARY:UN Ocean Conference 2022
DESCRIPTION:PHOTO:Underwater Seascapes\, Anders Nyberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSave our Ocean\, Protect our Future\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Ocean Conference\, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal\, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action\, the Conference will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the 2022 UN Ocean Conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe ocean covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface\, is the planet’s largest biosphere\, and is home to up to 80 percent of all life in the world. It generates 50 percent of the oxygen we need\, absorbs 25 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions and captures 90 percent of the additional heat generated from those emissions. It is not just ‘the lungs of the planet’ but also its largest carbon sink – a vital buffer against the impacts of climate change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt nurtures unimaginable biodiversity and produces food\, jobs\, mineral and energy resources needed for life on the planet to survive and thrive. There is a great deal we still do not know about the ocean but there are many reasons why we need to manage it sustainably – as set out in the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe science is clear – the ocean is facing unprecedented threats as a result of human activities. Its health and ability to sustain life will only get worse as the world population grows and human activities increase. If we want to address some of the most defining issues of our time such as climate change\, food insecurity\, diseases and pandemics\, diminishing biodiversity\, economic inequality and even conflicts and strife\, we must act now to protect the state of our ocean. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweets by UN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://esgnews.com/esg-lifestyle/ \nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
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LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Environmental,United Nations
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SUMMARY:European SDG Investment Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SDG Investment Forum\, hosted by the UN Global Compact and Global Compact Networks in Europe\, will bring together nearly 150 C-Suite participants from both the public and private sectors alongside representatives from the UN\, civil society and academia to discuss how the private sector can play a greater role in directing capital towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA welcome breakfast\, networking lunch and closing reception are included.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo request an invitation email sdginvestmentforum@unglobalcompact.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlberto De Paoli\, CFO\, ENEL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarole Ferrand\, CFO\, Capgemini\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGéraldine Picaud\, CFO\, Holcim\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJill Klindt\, CFO\, Workiva\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJürgen Esser\, CFO\, Danone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaher Al-Haffar\, CFO\, Cemex\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Carrasco\, CFO\, FCC Construccion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPedro Christ\, CFO\, Beontag\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDena Assaf\, UN Resident Coordinator\, UAE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmmanuel Buttin\, Policy Officer\, Sustainable Finance at the European Commission\, DG Fisma\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFawaz Sabri\, SDGs Financing Expert\, UNDP Country Office Afghanistan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarin Svensson\, Senior advisor Sida’s project lead Global Investors for Sustainable Development\, and Coordinator of the Financing for Development and Institutional building committee\, Sida\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKjell Rakkenes\, Executive Vice President Sustainability\, Society\, and Communications\, Nortura\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Remke\, Deputy Coordinator\, Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiguel Viana\, Sustainability and Investor Relations Director\, EDP Group\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMitch Reznick\, CFA\, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income\, Federated Hermes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRahul Ghosh\, Managing Director ESG Outreach and Research\, Moody’s Investors Service\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSilvia Pavoni\, Founding Editor\, Sustainable Views at Financial Times\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Gray\, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Business and Innovation\, S&P Global\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXavier Michon\, Deputy Executive Secretary\, UNCDF\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the SDG Investment Forum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe SDG Investment Forum series is designed to connect investors seeking to align with the Sustainable Development Goals to responsible businesses and investment opportunities around the world. The CFO Coalition for the SDGs hosted three investment forums prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020 in partnership with local stock exchanges and PRI in Brazil\, South Africa and Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:30Registration of all attendees and welcome breakfastAnnouncements and introduction to the agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 – 9:45Welcome remarks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:00Presentation: Signatories of the CFO Principles on Integrated Investments and Finance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 – 10:45‍‍The CFOs centrality: boosting an efficient transitionThis panel will discuss the leadership and role of CFOs who are internalizing the SDGs in their daily business as a roadmap to transform and explore the implications of this shift on their financial strategies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:45 – 11:00Presentation: SDG-aligned Investments from Coalition Construction\, Materials\, and Real Estate macro-sector\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:45Presentation: SDG-aligned Investments from Coalition Consulting and Telecom\, Media\, and Technology macro-sector\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45 – 12:30‍‍Metrics and Targets: quantitative measures for ambitious changeUnderstanding the relevant indicators to measure the impact on the SDGs for each industry and region is a challenge undertaken by the private and the public sector. This session will explore the role of CFOs\, CIOs\, and the UN in canalizing efforts towards an efficient evaluation of impact.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30 – 12:45Presentation: SDG-aligned Investments from Coalition Energy and Utilities macro-sector\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:45 – 14:00Lunch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:15Presentation: SDG-aligned Investments from Coalition Industrial Goods macro-sector\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:15 – 14:30Presentation: Sustainable Stock ExchangeThe role of the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative in promoting alignment of sustainability practices among issuers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:30 – 15:30‍‍The role of regulators: the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable ActivitiesIn this panel\, we will explore the role of the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable Activities in putting sustainability at the forefront of regulation in the European Union.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:30 – 15:45Presentation: SDG-aligned Investments from Coalition Consumer Products macro-sector\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 16:15Coffee Break\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:15 – 16:30‍‍Presentation: UNCDFThe role of UN agencies\, and specifically UNCDF\, in enabling the right environment for corporate investments in Emerging Markets.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:30 – 16:45‍‍Presentation: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)The development actor’s role in aligning capital with the SDGs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16:45 – 17:00‍‍Closing remarksUN Global Compact Network Executive Directors will summarize the event and highlight avenues for future participation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17:00 –19:30Reception\n\n\n\n‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/european-sdg-investment-forum%ef%bf%bc/
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SUMMARY:LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMISE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
DESCRIPTION:Using Technology to Drive Success and Social Impact\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe increased digitalisation during the past few years\, accelerated by Covid-19\, has given many organisations a foundation for long-term growth. However\, as attention now shifts beyond the pressures of operating in a pandemic ridden economy\, organisations must focus on the next evolution of their business model to ensure they can deliver value to customers and succeed for years to come. In this panel\, you will discover how organisations can deploy and use technology in the most effective way\, closely aligned to their latest business drivers and any potential weaknesses.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRising to the Challenge of a Sustainability-Conscious World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmployees and customers are now more socially and environmentally conscious than ever and expect these values to be reflected by both their employers and the organisations they turn to for products and services. This panel will take you through how companies are working to evolve their operational models to meet these new internal and external expectations while also ensuring they are set up to enjoy sustainable growth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTweets by ftlive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/leveraging-technology-to-maximise-sustainable-growth/
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