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SUMMARY:8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
DESCRIPTION:The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Her Excellency Lachezara Stoeva who has appointed two co-chairs – H.E. Ms. Mathu Joyini\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and H.E. Mr. Thomas Woodroffe\, United Kingdom Ambassador to the UN Economic and Social Council. As per its mandate\, the Forum will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT)\, convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD\, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General. \nIn line with recent mandates and as in previous years\, the STI Forum will facilitate discussions on science\, technology and innovation cooperation in support of the SDGs. In addition to providing the mandated inputs for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held from 10 to 19 July 2023\, the Forum will also take a broader look at the contribution of STI to the achievement of all the SDGs in recognition of the September mid-term review of SDG progress. \nAccordingly\, the theme for the STI Forum 2023 is: “Science\, technology and innovation for accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/8th-multi-stakeholder-forum-on-science-technology-and-innovation-for-the-sustainable-development-goals/
LOCATION:United Nations New York Headquarters\, 405 E 42nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,SDGs,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T211918Z
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SUMMARY:Clean Energy Technologies to meet SDGs in Small Island States
DESCRIPTION:This Virtual Event will provide a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration among experts in the field of sustainable energy and island communities. It will explore innovative technologies\, best practices\, and policy frameworks for promoting sustainable energy transitions in islands. The outcomes of the will contribute to the development of sustainable energy solutions for island communities\, and ultimately\, to the achievement of global Sustainable Development Goals. This event continues the discourse on concrete implementation and solutions in preparation for the Fourth International Conference on SIDS to be held in 2024 and towards the 2030 Sustainable Development goals milestones. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/clean-energy-technologies-to-meet-sdgs-in-small-island-states/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,SDGs,Sustainability,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T123000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230501T202037Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2023
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with UNEP FI\, Climate Action will host the 6th annual Sustainable Investment Forum Europe in Paris on 09 May 2023. The forum’s mission is to support European and global action for an equitable and just transition in sustainable investing. \nThe Forum will provide the medium to foster solutions for sustainable investors as they grapple with challenging terrain caused by the practical challenges of new regulations\, a global energy crisis\, greenwashing\, and more. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/sustainable-investment-forum-europe-2023/
LOCATION:Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel\, 18 Avenue De Suffren\, 22 Rue Jean Rey Entrée Au\, Paris\, 75015\, France
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,ESG Investing,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230515T033000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
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SUMMARY:CS79 Side-event: Mine Action for Sustainable Development
DESCRIPTION:The existence of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERWs) because of protracted sequence of domestic and regional conflicts has for decades severely affected countries in the Asia and the Pacific\, resulting in thousands of casualties and injuries every year\, millions of internally displaced people and many more lives in danger. 21 countries in the region were identified as the affected countries\, although extent varied across countries. While efforts and commitments to clear landmines under Article 5 of the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) continue to be undertaken by countries and development partners\, few countries are on track to fulfil their obligations due to political\, geographical\, financial and capacity constraints.   \nLandmines undermine socio-economic development of the countries and livelihood of people in local communities. They refrain people from access to farming and pastoral lands\, trading\, housing\, and other necessary infrastructures\, presenting a great risk for local populations. They pose severe social consequences and considerable burdens on victims/survivors and their family\, including expenses on long-term medical care\, loss of employment\, poverty\, hunger\, discrimination\, and social stigma. The presence of mine contamination in agricultural lands and community environments also makes adapting to the negative impact of climate change largely difficult especially for the vulnerable groups in society. \nThese challenges around landmines have had a cross cutting impact\, affecting not only the country’s development but also its path towards achieving the SDGs as it hinders the economy from reaching its full potential. Against this background\, mine-clearing efforts and continued endeavours to address economic\, social and environmental consequences of landmines are key to building confidence\, in which people can live safely and freely from constraints\, and support inclusive\, resilient and sustainable development. \nThe session aims to raise awareness to a broader audience of the challenges and issues of demining and to engage in frank dialogue with experts and institutions on addressing the social and economic development impacts to communities and societies. The deliberations will also highlight the links between mine action and the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs   \nRepresentatives of Asia and the Pacific\, international and regional organizations\, national entities\, including non-governmental organizations\, private sector\, who are engaged in the activities related to mine action will participate. \nTo join\, please register here https://forms.office.com/e/rnVvudthLR and here https://indico.un.org/event/1003482/. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/cs79-side-event-mine-action-for-sustainable-development/
LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand & Virtual Event\, Bangkok\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,Sustainability,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T023000
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SUMMARY:ESCAP-SCO Side Event: Enabling Food Systems Transformation through Climate Smart Agri-Innovation
DESCRIPTION:The agricultural sector in the Asia-Pacific region is suffering from a number of key constraints which are significantly worsening the vulnerability of agriculture to climate impacts in the region. Apart from being highly vulnerable to its impacts\, agriculture is also an important contributor to climate change. \nAgricultural innovation for development of more efficient and sustainable technologies and machinery holds significant promise to boost climate resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Apart from digital and smart technologies\, there is a vital role for innovation of simple and low-cost agricultural technologies and practices for resource-poor farmers and smallholders. These can help put agriculture on a trajectory of resilient and low-carbon development. \nCo-organized by ESCAP and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during the 79th session of the Commission\, the event will inform and support countries’ implementation of the national food system transformation pathway\, especially in the action areas of advancing equitable livelihoods\, building resilience\, and accelerating the Means of Implementation. It will advance the understanding of policymakers and practitioners working in the areas of agriculture and climate change adaptation and mitigation on the need for promoting agri-innovation. \nThe event will be opened by remarks from senior-level speakers. This will be followed by a panel of experts that will illustrate pertinent approaches and technologies. The closing session will reflect on how such solutions can be upscaled in the region through multilateral cooperation. \nParticipants attending the 79th session of the Commission in Bangkok are welcome to attend in-person while the event will also be open to online participation through the registration link below. The event will be conducted in English and simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Chinese and Russian for the online participants. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/escap-sco-side-event-enabling-food-systems-transformation-through-climate-smart-agri-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Climate,ESG Awareness,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T170000
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SUMMARY:Intergovernmental Consultations on Nature-Based Solutions: First Global Consultation
DESCRIPTION:The first global consultation meeting in the intergovernmental consultations on nature-based solutions will be a virtual meeting. It will comprise two four-hour sessions\, one held on Tuesday May 16th  and one on Wednesday May 17th 2023. \n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/intergovernmental-consultations-on-nature-based-solutions-first-global-consultation/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Environmental,ESG Awareness,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T100000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230515T191057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T211341Z
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SUMMARY:UNEP webinar on report findings on solutions to end plastic pollution
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, UNEP will present the key findings of its latest report “Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy“. The report proposes a systems change to address the causes of plastic pollution. It combines reducing the most problematic and unnecessary plastic uses with three market shifts – Reuse\, Recycle\, and Reorient and Diversify – and actions to deal with the plastic pollution legacy. \n\nReuse refers to the transformation of the ‘throwaway economy’ to a ‘reuse society’.\nRecycling refers to the importance of accelerating the market for plastics recycling\, ensuring it becomes a more profitable venture.\nReorient and Diversify refer to shifting the market demand towards sustainable plastic alternatives.\n\nThe report highlights that these solutions are available now and explains how a systems change underpinned by the necessary integrated regulatory instruments will result in social\, environmental\, and economic benefits. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/unep-webinar-on-report-findings-on-solutions-to-end-plastic-pollution/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Environmental,ESG Awareness,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230515T194627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T211258Z
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SUMMARY:What the COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework Means for Your Company
DESCRIPTION:With representatives from leading businesses\, corporate biodiversity initiatives\, and indigenous groups\, this webinar will focus on outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). This event will give businesses a better understanding of their risks\, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity\, as well as practical ways to engage in corporate investment initiatives and build cross-sector partnerships to restore the natural environment. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/what-the-cop15-global-biodiversity-framework-means-for-your-company/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:UN Global Compact,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T033000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230518T185437Z
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SUMMARY:UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2023
DESCRIPTION:The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific will be held in person on 24-25 May in Seoul\, South Korea. The event will convene UNEP FI members\, policymakers\, civil society organisations\, and academia to discuss the advancement of sustainable finance\, its challenges\, and solutions in Asia Pacific. \nIn addition to having the opportunity to network with the finance community in the region\, speakers and participants will explore important issues specific to the region\, including net zero banking and insurance\, ASEAN taxonomies as guiding frameworks for the finance sector\, understanding and managing nature-related risks\, financial health and inclusion\, and more. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/unep-fi-regional-roundtable-asia-pacific-2023/
LOCATION:Seoul\, South Korea\, Seoul\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,Sustainable Finance,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230529T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230602T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230508T192026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T210921Z
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SUMMARY:Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
DESCRIPTION:The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution\, including in the marine environment (INC-2) will take place from 29 May to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris\, France. The meeting will be preceded by regional consultations on 28 May 2023\, at the same venue. \nPractical information regarding the meeting and the venue is available in the Information Note for Participants (13 April 2023). Participants are strongly encouraged to read the information note to get acquainted with all the meeting logistics\, including visa procedures for entry in France. This note will be continually updated with the necessary practical and logistical information. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/second-session-of-the-intergovernmental-negotiating-committee-on-plastic-pollution/
LOCATION:United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization Headquarters in Paris\, France\, Paris\, France
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230529T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230531T063000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230523T195406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T210907Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Sustainable Maritime Connectivity
DESCRIPTION:Maritime and port activities serve as a key enabler of all dimensions of sustainable development and of deeper regional integration due to their vital role as the gateway for international trade. Despite the diversity of Asia and the Pacific region\, which includes coastal countries\, small island developing States or archipelago countries\, there are several common issues that they all should consider in establishing their maritime and port development policies\, such as supporting the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda\, achieving the greenhouse gas reduction targets\, promoting technological innovation in the shipping and port industries and collaborating with the private sector to improve shipping performance. \nRegular sharing of best practices and experiences on these and related issues can contribute to promoting better maritime transport connectivity as well as stimulating collective action for achieving SDGs. In recognition of this\, the Regional Action Programme for Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific (2022–2026)\, adopted at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Transport in Bangkok in December 2021\, includes a systematic regional dialogue on sustainable and resilient maritime connectivity\, including the promotion of the development of low- and zero-emissions green shipping for Asia and the Pacific in close partnership with global and regional actors and the shipping industry. \nThe 2023 edition of the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Sustainable Maritime Connectivity will be held in Bangkok\, Thailand and online on 30-31 May 2023. The event will bring together experts from the member countries and relevant organizations to engage on a wider array of issues relevant for strengthening and enhancing maritime connectivity in Asia and the Pacific\, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/2023-asia-pacific-regional-forum-on-sustainable-maritime-connectivity/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,Sustainability,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T140000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
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SUMMARY:The SDG Business Breakdown: Supply Chain & Operations
DESCRIPTION:To efficiently contribute to the creation of a more prosperous planet\, sustainability needs to be embedded in a company’s DNA. This can be a challenging task\, especially for departments who do not directly work on sustainability issues. \nThe UN Global Compact Network USA will host The Business Breakdown of the SDGs webinar series to provide companies with the opportunity to integrate the SDGs into each core function of their business. This series aims to help non-sustainability professionals integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their day-to-day work. By ‘breaking down’ a business by function in each webinar\, the series is designed to provide department-specific insight\, knowledge\, and inspiration needed to make a positive impact on the company’s SDG strategy. \nThis session will provide Supply Chain & Operations professionals with the insight\, tools\, and actions to integrate the SDGs into their work. The webinar will feature Supply Chain & Operations professionals who have made a significant impact on their company’s SDG strategy. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/the-sdg-business-breakdown-supply-chain-operations/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Sustainable Business,UN Global Compact,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T170000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230530T181203Z
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SUMMARY:Bonn Climate Change Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Bonn Climate Change Conference is scheduled from 5 to 15 June 2023. The pre-sessional meetings take place 30 May to 4 June. Building on the mandates that emerged from COP 27 in Egypt last year\, the conference will host a large number of mandated events and continue discussions on issues of critical importance\, such as the global stocktake\, global goal on adaptation\, just transition\, loss and damage and the mitigation work programme. The conference is expected to make progress on these and other important issues and prepare draft decisions for adoption at COP 28 / CMP 18 / CMA 5 in the UAE in December 2023.\n\n\n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/bonn-climate-change-conference-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Climate,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T133000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230606T214225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T210057Z
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SUMMARY:United Nations World Oceans Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:JOIN UN WOD 2023\nThe ocean covers the majority of the earth\, but only a small portion of its waters has been explored. Despite humanity’s utter reliance on it\, and compared to the breadth and depth of what it gives us\, the ocean receives only a fragment of our attention and resources in return. \nBut tides are changing. \nTo celebrate the United Nations World Oceans Day 2023 theme\, Planet Ocean\, the United Nations is joining forces with decision makers\, scientists\, private sector executives\, civil society representatives\, indigenous communities\, celebrities and youth activists and more to put the ocean first. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/united-nations-world-oceans-day-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Environmental,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T080000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230614T191117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240227T192239Z
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SUMMARY:Health is our greatest wealth: Setting the global sustainability agenda for the life & health insurance industry
DESCRIPTION:The UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI)\, is hosting an event that will amplify sustainability action and ambition for the life & health insurance industry in this UN Decade of Action. The event will be hosted by Vitality\, a PSI signatory company\, and will run from 10:00 to 13:00 BST on Wednesday\, 21 June 2023. In-person participation is by invitation only.  The event will be livestreamed on the UNEP FI YouTube channel. Click here to register for the livestream and add the event to your calendar. \nIn a post-COVID world increasingly impacted by climate change\, nature loss\, social inequality and the cost of living crisis\, this event will feature the launch of a timely paper\, “Health is our greatest wealth: How life & health insurers can drive better health outcomes and address the protection gap”. This paper is a collaborative effort by the PSI’s Life & Health Working Group—comprising 10 leading insurers and reinsurers from Africa\, Asia\, Europe and North America—co-led by HSBC Life and the UN\, and supported by Ernst & Young LLP. \nThe programme will also include a CEO panel discussion\, bringing together leading companies’ CEOs and other senior representatives from the insurance industry\, in an engaging high-level panel discussion on the key sustainability challenges and opportunities for life & health insurers. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/health-is-our-greatest-wealth-setting-the-global-sustainability-agenda-for-the-life-health-insurance-industry/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Health,Sustainability,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T093000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
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SUMMARY:Investing with Nature: Deep dive on nature-based solutions in freshwater ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:Freshwater is not only indispensable for wildlife\, people and planet\, it is also the habit of a wide variety of fish\, plant and crustacean species. The freshwater ecosystem comprises of lakes\, ponds\, rivers\, streams\, springs\, bogs and wetlands\, and provides transport routes\, hydropower\, irrigation and drinking water\, as well as a wide range of other ecosystem services such as recreation\, landscape and biodiversity. Moreover\, it also helps prevent erosion\, dispose of waste and provides natural protection from flooding. \nHowever\, threats such as pollution\, climate change\, water-related diseases as well as harmful human activities are putting the freshwater ecosystem in danger\, therefore posing significant risks to animals\, the environment\, humans and the economy. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can be a cost-effective method to optimize the economic potential of the ecosystem\, while enhancing its services and preserving biodiversity. For example\, in the case of freshwater ecosystems\, NbS can help build resilience against floods\, combat climate change and support people’s health via clean water. \nThe third deep dive session of the new “Investing in Nature: Exploring Investment Opportunities Across Ecosystems” webinar series – funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – will explain the importance of water in nature and practical ways to invest in freshwater as a nature-based solution. The panel discussion will focus on the experiences and perspectives of private and civil society actors investing in freshwater-related nature-based solutions. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/investing-with-nature-deep-dive-on-nature-based-solutions-in-freshwater-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Environmental,United Nations
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SUMMARY:Session 3: Resilience in a time of crisis: Transforming Energy access\, Climate Action Learning and strengthening indigenous knowledge to achieve the SDGs
DESCRIPTION:Resilience in a time of crisis: Transforming Energy access\, Climate Action Learning and strengthening indigenous knowledge to achieve the SDGs \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/session-3-resilience-in-a-time-of-crisis-transforming-energy-access-climate-action-learning-and-strengthening-indigenous-knowledge-to-achieve-the-sdgs/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Climate,Energy,SDGs,United Nations
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SUMMARY:Fourth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
DESCRIPTION:Background\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement are intrinsically linked\, and one cannot be achieved without the other. In the same spirit\, the Secretary-General in a recent address on his 2023 priorities stressed that “Climate action is the 21st century’s greatest opportunity to drive forward all the Sustainable Development Goals.” As such\, maximizing on the interlinkages between the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement by leveraging climate action and SDG synergies has the potential of achieving both agendas faster\, while ensuring a just and equitable future. \nIntegrated planning\, coherent policies\, and economic stimulus investments designed to meet both the SDGs and climate challenges can generate significant co-benefits and speed up progress. Research has shown that aligning actions on climate and SDGs globally can yield up to US$26 trillion before 2030 in economic gains\, produce over 65 million new green jobs\, and save approximately 7 million premature deaths per year. With concerted and coordinated global public and private collaborative efforts\, achievement of all SDGs can be advanced\, trade-offs avoided\, and social disparities reduced. \n\n\nFOURTH GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE AND SDG SYNERGIES\n\nThe Fourth Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference is convened by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Conference is conducted in association with the 2023 HLPF. It thus also provides delegations the opportunity to reflect their on-going review of progress on achieving the SDGs\, notably SDGs 6\, 7\, 9\, 11\, and 17\, in a wider context of the multiple interlinkages between these goals and global climate action. The Conference will take stock of progress on synergistic action at all levels. It will also shed light on some of key findings and messages from the work of the Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies. More specifically\, the Fourth Global Conference on Climate and SDD Synergies will deliver: \n\nA forward-looking summary\, with a set of key recommendations for enhancing synergistic implementation of the SDGs and climate action at the political level as well as practical levels.\nA set of empirical evidence on climate action and the SDGs co-benefits\, including how various stakeholders are progressing in delivering jointly on these two agendas and transitioning towards just\, equitable\, and climate compatible pathways.\n\n\n\n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/fourth-global-conference-on-strengthening-synergies-between-the-paris-agreement-and-the-2030-agenda-for-sustainable-development/
LOCATION:United Nations New York Headquarters\, 405 E 42nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate,SDGs,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230717T130000
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230710T190951Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is an open partnership between several United Nations entities and the higher education community launched in the lead-up to the Rio+20 Conference in 2012. It is currently chaired by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Sulitest Association – a non-profit organization and online platform aimed at improving sustainability literacy for all. Other UN partners include UNESCO\, UN Environment Programme\, UN Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative\, UN University\, UN-HABITAT\, UNCTAD\, UNITAR\, UN Office for Partnerships and UN Academic Impact. \nEach year\, HESI organizes a global forum as a special event to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) – UN’s main platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the global level – to highlight the critical role of higher education in achieving sustainable development. \nThis year’s HLPF is focused on “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”. The HLPF will provide an in-depth review of SDGs 6 on clean water and sanitation\, 7 on affordable and clean energy\, 9 on industry\, innovation and infrastructure\, 11 on sustainable cities and communities and 17 on partnerships for the Goals. The HESI Global Forum will examine the role of higher education in achieving these goals. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/2023-higher-education-sustainability-initiative-global-forum/
LOCATION:United Nations New York Headquarters\, 405 E 42nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:SDGs,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T120000
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CREATED:20230712T200851Z
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SUMMARY:2023 SDG Global Business Forum
DESCRIPTION:Turbocharging the 2030 Agenda with business impact \nAs we approach the halfway mark to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda\, the world has been confronted with a complex web of interconnected crises that have put the achievement of the 2030 Agenda at serious risk. What needs to change to get back on track to achieve the 2030 Agenda? Who needs to play a more prominent role? How do we ensure a just and fair transition to net zero? What immediate action can companies\, governments\, business organizations and civil society take to move the needle on the 2030 Agenda? \nThis year’s 2023 SDG Global Business Forum\, taking place alongside important policy debates at the ministerial segment of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)\, will welcome a global community of movers and shakers\, problem solvers and innovators to debate these questions\, discuss priorities\, build alliances and co-create high-impact business solutions to turbocharge the SDGs in the remaining seven years before 2030. \nIn-person registration is now closed. Those with a valid UN grounds pass or stakeholders already registered to attend the 2023 HLPF can attend in person. \nAn engaging virtual hour–long session is open and the remaining sessions will be available to view\non UN Web TV. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/2023-sdg-global-business-forum/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:SDGs,UN Global Compact,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230828T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T043000
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CREATED:20230822T215535Z
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SUMMARY:3rd International Forum on Low-Carbon Cities: City-led climate actions in North-east Asia
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd International Forum on Low-Carbon Cities will be jointly organized by ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office and Incheon Metropolitan City on 29 August 2023 during the Korea Global Adaptation Week\, in collaboration with Green Climate Fund\, Incheon Carbon Neutrality Center\, ICLEI\, innovative Green Development Program\, CityNet\, Climate Change Center and Local Government Association for Climate and Energy Transition. The Forum is expected to facilitate information sharing and strengthen partnership and peer-learning among cities and city networks in North-East Asia and beyond\, by bringing together local governments\, international and regional organizations\, national and regional city networks and various stakeholders.  \nMore details including registration site will be updated in due course.  \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/3rd-international-forum-on-low-carbon-cities-city-led-climate-actions-in-north-east-asia/
LOCATION:Incheon (Hybrid)\, Republic of Korea
CATEGORIES:Energy,ESG Conferences,Live Events,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230901T235959
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SUMMARY:8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum)
DESCRIPTION:Considered Asia-Pacific’s largest and longest-standing gathering of adaptation practitioners to share information\, knowledge and best practices in adaptation and resilience-building\, the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) is the biennial flagship event of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Secretariat\, hosted within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. \nThe APAN Forum serves as a primary regional platform for adaptation practitioners to meet\, exchange knowledge and experiences\, and collaborate towards the pertinent outcomes and practical solutions that are needed to address the challenges of climate change. \nThe 8th APAN Forum will take place in-person from 30 August (Wednesday) to 1 September (Friday) during the Korea Global Adaptation Week (KGAW) 2023. It will be hosted by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea\, the Korea Environment Institute – Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change and Incheon Metropolitan City\, and co-organised by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UNEP through the APAN Secretariat. \nObjectives \nThe APAN Forum aims to: \n\nEnhance understanding of climate change adaptation issues\, approaches\, and policies for effective planning;\nProvide a comprehensive report on actions taken and progress made to address knowledge\, policy\, and funding gaps since the last APAN Forum;\nServe as a platform for accelerating action and implementing adaptation knowledge and programmes\, offering actionable guidelines for communities\, practitioners\, and policymakers;\nFormulate recommendations to expand adaptation efforts in the Asia-Pacific region\, guiding contributions to COPs and other global/regional initiatives; and\,\nPromote climate change adaptation and resilience through knowledge sharing\, collaboration\, and amplification of messages from local to global levels.\n\nForum Theme \nResilience for All: Enabling transformative implementation \nOver the past two decades\, Resilience has served as a unifying theme for the APAN Forums. The past years have seen significant efforts towards generating knowledge and information on climate change adaptation at the global and regional levels. However\, we are still significantly off-schedule to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and the world is in a state of climate emergency. The current climate change impacts are evident and disruptive in sectors like agriculture\, ecosystems\, human health\, urban settlements and infrastructure. \nTherefore\, this year’s theme underscores the urgency of adaptation action that is required to build resilience and equip communities with the capacity to withstand and moderate worst-case climate scenarios. It is also in line with the key outcomes of COP 27\, further emphasising the importance of transformative approach to accelerating and enhancing adaptation efforts. \nTarget Participants \nRepresentatives from governments\, financing institutions\, academia and research\, international organisations\, UN agencies\, civil society organisations\, youth organisations and the private sector\, among others\, will participate in the 8th APAN Forum to work together to build and strengthen partnerships across sectors for adaptation action. The Forum will also provide a space to reflect on the outcomes of COP 27\, and to highlight regional lessons learned. These will serve as inputs for the discussions at COP 28\, which is to be held at the Expo City\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates in November 2023. \n  \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/8th-asia-pacific-climate-change-adaptation-forum-apan-forum/
LOCATION:Songdo Convensia Convention Center\, Incheon City\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting,Climate,ESG Conferences,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T235959
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230901T183905Z
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SUMMARY:2023 SDG Summit
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 SDG Summit will take place on 18-19 September 2023 in New York. It will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals with high-level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030. \nConvened by the President of the General Assembly\, the Summit will mark the half-way point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. It will be the centerpiece of the High-level Week of the General Assembly. It will respond to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world and is expected to reignite a sense of hope\, optimism\, and enthusiasm for the 2030 Agenda. \nREGISTRATION \nBackground\nThe 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a global plan of action to drive economic prosperity and social well-being while protecting the environment. Countries established the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) — to boost efforts to achieve the goals. \nThe High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) meets every year in July under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council\, bringing high-level representatives of governments and stakeholders together to review progress\, examine obstacles\, exchange best practices\, and recommend new actions to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Countries agreed that every four years\, the HLPF will meet under the auspices of the General Assembly at the level of Heads of State and Government. (General Assembly resolutions 67/290 and 70/299) \nOn 24 and 25 September 2019\, the first SDG Summit – the HLPF under the auspices of the General Assembly was convened in New York since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015. It resulted in the adoption of the Political Declaration\, “Gearing up for a decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”. World leaders called for a decade of action to deliver the SDGs by 2030 and announced acceleration actions they are taking to advance the agenda. The General Assembly endorsed the Political Declaration on 15 October 2019. \nThe SDG Summit in September 2023 will be the second time for the HLPF to be convened under the auspices of the General Assembly at the level of Heads of State and Government. It will be chaired by the President of the General Assembly. The outcome of the Summit will be a negotiated political declaration. \nQuick Links:\n\n2030 Agenda\nSustainable Development Goals\nHigh-level Political Forum (HLPF)\nSDG Summit 2019\nVoluntary National Reviews\nGlobal Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)\nInputs to the High-level Political Forum\nFinancing for Development Forum\nMulti-stakeholder Forum on Science\, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs\nDecade of Action\nSDG Advocates & Champions\nGoal of the Month\n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/2023-sdg-summit/
LOCATION:New York\, New York
CATEGORIES:Environmental,ESG Conferences,SDGs,United Nations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T235959
DTSTAMP:20260519T140904
CREATED:20230920T192740Z
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SUMMARY:Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia
DESCRIPTION:The regional conference on Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia will bring together selected business leaders\, investors\, policy makers\, academics and civil society champions to exchange views on the role of businesses and governments in supporting and strengthening the newly recognized right to a clean\, healthy and sustainable environment. Importantly\, the conference will also facilitate learning and dialogue around emerging regulatory norms involving biodiversity impacts and disclosure\, environmental and human rights due diligence\, decarbonization strategies and carbon markets\, and ESG reporting. \n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n\nBusiness: CSOs\, CFOs\, CEOs\, Managing Directors\, ESG Professionals\, Sustainability Professionals \n\n\nFinance Industry: CSOs\, CFOs\, CEOs\, Managing Directors\, Heads of Sustainability\, Heads of ESG from the finance sector driving their internal sustainability strategies \n\n\nInvestors and Asset Managers: Directors of Sustainability\, Heads of Sustainability and Heads of Sustainable Investing/Finance\, Portfolio Managers at Asset Managers\, Institutional Investors\, Private Equity\, Hedge Funds and Family Offices \n\n\nSolution Providers: Business Development Directors\, Consultants\, Marketing Directors and Product Specialists providing solutions to businesses to help them with the sustainability and human rights due diligence challenges \n\n\nGovernment: Ministers\, Deputy Ministers\, Chief of Staff\, Other Senior Government Officials\, Director Generals and Advisors \n\n\nNot for profits: NGOs\, Civil Society and Associations \n\n\nAcademia: Professors\, Researchers and others \n\n\nPress \n\n\n\n\nAsia in Transition\nFollowing the COP27 Climate Change Conference and the COP15 Conference on Biological Diversity\, business leaders and investors in Asia are better placed to amplify actions to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change\, pollution and biodiversity loss. Today\, business leaders understand that they must embrace and embed practices and policies which respond to Asia’s environmental priorities. But while some enterprises are already taking active measures to lower carbon and methane emissions\, reduce deforestation risks in their supply chains\, and embrace circular economy principles\, there remains significant scope to reinvent\, innovate and drive action on corporate sustainability in the region. What is the state of play on corporate action\, including ESG investment in Asia? What are tools\, mechanisms and incentives emerging from these global climate/environmental frameworks that businesses can use to advance their actions in these areas? Who is leading in sustainability practice and what are some initial results? Importantly\, what is on the horizon and where are the blind spots? \nIncreasingly\, sustainability professionals recognize that a level playing field will be necessary to drive practice at scale. With this in mind\, action from government to ensure data transparency\, policy coherence and environmental rule of law will be key.  Some governments in Asia are now taking steps to strengthen environmental laws and policies\, to improve implementation and enforcement measures\, and to enhance vehicles for public participation in environmental decision-making\, in alignment with international trends. Signaling a growing consensus among states\, the UN General Assembly passed an historic resolution in July of 2022\, recognizing the human right to a clean\, healthy and sustainable environment.[1] This resolution followed quickly on the heels of a UN Human Rights Council resolution recognizing the same\, in October of 2021.[2] These “twin resolutions” as they are often called\, on the right to a healthy environment (RHE) have given additional\, much-needed impetus to the work of promoting responsible business practices in Asia. But what does RHE and its relationship with environmental rule of law mean for business in the region\, and how can it be translated into action by governments? What role\, too\, does the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) play\, as increasing numbers of governments adopt national action plans to support UNGP implementation? \nHosted by UNDP and UNEP\, the regional conference on Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia will explore efforts undertaken so far by States and business to address Asia’s environmental priorities. These include\, mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions\, addressing adverse climate impacts\, protecting nature\, eliminating and reversing biodiversity loss\, and mitigating air and water pollution\, among others.  In so doing\, the conference will explore the advantages for business in adopting policies which promote and protect the right to a healthy environment. Further\, the conference will examine current practices in decarbonization efforts\, biodiversity loss assessments and disclosures\, and good practices in addressing air and water pollution\, and ensuring just transitions in the renewable energy space.  The conference will also identify gaps and space for collaboration between partners on wider subjects including\, loss and damage and the “30 by 30 plan” for nature conservation. A mix of exchanges on environmental rule of law topics\, and deeper dives in regulatory practice will motivate a constructive dialogue among different stakeholders on opportunities for business to deliver on environmental and broader ESG commitments. \nConference outcomes\nThe regional conference on Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia will facilitate learning and dialogue around the role of business in strengthening the right to a healthy environment. Three outcomes are contemplated: 1) better understanding  among business actors and experts on  ways to reduce impacts on climate and the environment; 2) constructive dialogue between business\, government and civil society on business policy formation\, emerging regulatory requirements and enforcement measures; ; 3) stronger uptake by civil society\, media and youth on specific environmental and climate-related priorities and; 4) greater awareness of the potential positive contribution of business in addressing these priorities in a just and sustainable way. Overall\, the conference will result in a wider understanding of the applicability and utility of the right to a healthy environment\, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights\, and environmental rule of law principles to resolve a host of sustainability-related matters facing the people of Asia. \nIf successful\, the conference on Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia will occur yearly and seek to refine outcomes as time progresses. In preparation of future events\, committees may be formed around specific issues that tailor conversations to issues relevant to upcoming global conferences (Conference of the Parties) on climate change and biodiversity. \nWho we are:\nUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\nUNDP is the United Nations global development network\, present in over 170 countries and territories. UNDP’s mandate is to eradicate poverty\, reduce inequality and exclusion\, and achieve sustainable development.  Since 2016\, UNDP’s “Business and Human Rights in Asia” (B+HR Asia) programme has been partnering with government\, business\, and civil society leaders in Asia to promote the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). As the world’s most authoritative\, normative framework guiding responsible business practice\, the UNGPs provide an agreed pathway for governments and business to address business-related environmental and human rights risks and impacts.  In pursuit of a responsible business agenda in the region\, B+HR Asia has been a leading partner on corporate sustainability\, producing reports\, providing grants\, training business\, and advising governments\, including on respect for the environment. \nUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\nUNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda; promotes the coherent implementation of environmental dimensions of sustainable development within the UN system; and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP’s mandate in the field of environmental law is to lead the United Nations System in the development and implementation of environmental rule of law with attention at all levels\, including access to information\, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters. UNEP does this through the Montevideo Environmental Law Programme the ten-year intergovernmental programme on promoting and implementing environmental rule of law. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supports the upholding of the right to a healthy environment through The Environmental Rights Initiative which is a coalition of state and non-state actors united to promote\, protect and respect environmental rights. \n\n\n[1] United Nations General Assembly resolution 76/300\, The human right to a clean\, healthy and sustainable environment\, A/RES/76/300 (26 July 2022) \n\n\n[2] United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 48/13\, The human right to a clean\, healthy and sustainable environment\, A/HRC/RES/48/13 (8 October 2021) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/corporate-sustainability-and-environmental-rights-in-asia/
LOCATION:United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC – BKK)\, Bangkok City\, Thailand\, United Nations Building\, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Phra Nakhon\, Bangkok\, 10200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Sustainable Business,United Nations
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SUMMARY:The third Asian and Pacific Energy Forum
DESCRIPTION:The third Asian and Pacific Energy Forum (APEF3)\, is co-hosted with the Ministry of Energy of Royal Thai Government\, to be held at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok and online on 19 and 20 October 2023. The Third forum will be organized under the theme “Building a secure\, sustainable and interconnected energy future for Asia and the Pacific” \nThe participants of APEF3 will have chance to review the progress made in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy) in the Asia-Pacific region and in implementing the Ministerial Declaration on Regional Cooperation for Energy Transition towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies in Asia and the Pacific\, which was adopted at the Second Asian and Pacific Energy Forum\, in 2018. \nParticipants are also invited to discuss the progress achieved through the initiatives that enhancing energy security and developing appropriate policies and strategies to attain the Sustainable Development Goals. These initiatives include the development of Goal 7 road maps for countries in the region\, the implementation of the Regional Road Map on Power System Connectivity: Promoting Cross-border Electricity Connectivity for Sustainable Development and the secretariat’s work on emerging areas of the energy transition. \nThe Asia Pacific Energy Week will also be held at the UNCC from 16 to 20 October 2023. During the Asia Pacific Energy Week\, International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) International Conference on 16 and 17 October together with exhibition and other side-events will be held. More information can be found at ‘Asia Pacific Energy Week’ tab. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/the-third-asian-and-pacific-energy-forum/
LOCATION:United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC – BKK)\, Bangkok City\, Thailand\, United Nations Building\, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue Phra Nakhon\, Bangkok\, 10200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Energy,ESG Awareness,United Nations
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T235959
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SUMMARY:COP 28: 2023
DESCRIPTION:COP28 UAE brings the world together at a critical moment for global transformative climate action. To deliver on its ambitious agenda\, COP28 will be inclusive\, transparent\, pragmatic\, and results-oriented. \n\nWHAT IS COP?\nA critical moment in global transformative climate action \nIn the three decades since the Rio Summit and the launch of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) has convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities\, and identify and assess climate measures. The 21st session of the COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement\, which mobilized global collective action to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100\, and to act to adapt to the already existing effects of climate change. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/cop-28-2023/
LOCATION:Expo City\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting,Climate,ESG Conferences,United Nations
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T235959
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SUMMARY:World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:“Rebuilding Trust”\nThe 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust\, including transparency\, consistency and accountability. \nThis Annual Meeting will welcome over 100 governments\, all major international organizations\, 1000 Forum’s Partners\, as well as civil society leaders\, experts\, youth representatives\, social entrepreneurs\, and news outlets. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Davos\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Annual Meeting,Climate,Education,Energy,Environmental,ESG Awareness,ESG Policy,Government,Social Responsibility,Sustainability,United Nations,World Economic Forum
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SUMMARY:International Day of Education
DESCRIPTION:To invest in people\, prioritize education\nThe year 2023 marks the mid-point since the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda for people\, planet and prosperity\, with a set of 17 interlocked goals that will come up for review at the SDG Summit in September on the theme of investing in people. \nBuilding on the global momentum generated by the UN Transforming Education Summit in September 2022\, this year’s Day calls for maintaining strong political mobilization around education and charting the way to translate commitments and global initiatives into action. Education must be prioritized to accelerate progress towards all the Sustainable Development Goals against the backdrop of a global recession\, growing inequalities and the climate crisis. \nThe International Day of Education on 24 January 2023 is dedicated to Afghan women and girls. \nRead UNESCO’s concept note for the 2023 celebration and download the programme. \n\nBackground\nEducation is a human right\, a public good and a public responsibility. \nThe United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education\, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. \nEducation is a human right\nThe right to education is enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration calls for free and compulsory elementary education. The Convention on the Rights of the Child\, adopted in 1989\, goes further to stipulate that countries shall make higher education accessible to all. \n\nEducation is key to sustainable development\nWhen it adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015\, the international community recognized that education is essential for the success of all 17 of its goals. Sustainable Development Goal 4\, in particular\, aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. \nChallenges to achieving universal education\nEducation offers children a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. But about 244 million children and adolescents around the world are out of school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa complete lower secondary school and some four million children and youth refugees are out of school. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable. \nWithout inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all\, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children\, youth and adults behind. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/international-day-of-education/
CATEGORIES:Education,United Nations
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SUMMARY:International Day of Clean Energy
DESCRIPTION:Clean energy: for all…\nEnergy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the Planet. And clean energy is crucial to its solution. \nIn a world grappling with climate change\, clean energy plays a vital role in reducing emissions\, and can also benefit communities lacking access to reliable power sources. Still today\, 675 million people live in the dark – 4 in 5 are in Sub-Saharan Africa. \nThe connection between clean energy\, socio-economic development\, and environmental sustainability is crucial in addressing issues faced by vulnerable communities worldwide. \nFor populations without clean energy access\, the lack of reliable power hinders education\, healthcare\, and economic opportunities\, and many of these developing regions still rely heavily on polluting fossil fuels for their daily life\, perpetuating poverty. If current trends continue\, by 2030 one in four people will still use unsafe\, unhealthy and inefficient cooking systems\, such as burning wood or dung. \nAlthough this situation has been improving\, the world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7)\, which aims to ensure access to affordable\, reliable\, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. The General Assembly will hold a Global Stocktaking on SDG7 in April 2024 to assess progress and recommend solutions. \n  \n… and for our planet\nBut adopting clean energy is integral to the fight against climate change\, as well. \nA large chunk of the greenhouse gases that blanket the Earth and trap the Sun’s heat are generated through energy production\, by burning fossil fuels (oil\, coal\, and gas) to generate electricity and heat. \nThe science is clear: to limit climate change\, we need to end our reliance on fossil fuels and invest in alternative sources of energy that are clean\, accessible\, affordable\, sustainable\, and reliable. Renewable energy sources – which are available in abundance all around us\, provided by the sun\, wind\, water\, waste\, and heat from the Earth – are replenished by nature and emit little to no greenhouse gases or pollutants into the air. \nThe International Day of Clean Energy on January 26 is a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the planet. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/international-day-of-clean-energy/
CATEGORIES:Climate,Energy,United Nations
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SUMMARY:World Interfaith Harmony Week
DESCRIPTION:Uniting for peace\nWorld Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February\, since the General Assembly designation in 2010. The General Assembly pointed out that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace and established World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all people regardless of their faith. \nRecognizing the imperative need for dialogue among different faiths and religions to enhance mutual understanding\, harmony and cooperation among people\, the General Assembly encourages all States to spread the message of interfaith harmony and goodwill in the world’s churches\, mosques\, synagogues\, temples and other places of worship during that week\, on a voluntary basis and according to their own religious traditions or convictions. \nOrigin and history\nWorld Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW)\, conceived to promote a culture peace and nonviolence\, was first proposed by King Abdullah II of Jordan at the United Nations in 2010. This was quickly adopted by the UN General Assembly (resolution A/RES/65/5)\, declaring the first week of February each year as World Interfaith Harmony week\, calling on governments\, institutions and civil society to observe it with various programs and initiatives that would promote the aim of the WIHW objectives. \nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/world-interfaith-harmony-week/
CATEGORIES:ESG Awareness,Social Responsibility,United Nations
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