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The Responsible Business Roadmap #WEF23
2023-01-16 23:30 - 2023-01-17 01:30 (America/New_York) | Davos & Virtual, Wipro house, Promenade 74, Davos, Switzerland
About This Event

It’s a pivotal time for the world. A looming recession, political instabilities, and the increasing effects of climate change are threatening an already fragile global economy. How businesses, big and small, respond to these common challenges will shape our future. CEO’s are already working on solutions. These solutions must serve multiple stakeholders.

On January 16, we will convene global CEOs who will share their experience leading large global conglomerates into an uncertain future. What will business resilience look like in 2030? What technological advancements and progressive people-policy adaptations are they working on to prepare for what is to come?

Join us as C-Suite executives and Bloomberg journalists discuss a roadmap for responsible business.

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World Economic Forum 2023
2023-01-16 08:00 - 2023-01-20 18:00 | Davos, Switzerland
Cooperation in a Fragmented World

Under the theme ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, the Annual Meeting 2023 will bring together more than 2,500 leaders from government, business and civil society, at a pivotal time for the world.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have triggered significant transformations. Unless systemic risks are addressed, the promise of a “decade of action” may become a decade of uncertainty and fragility. Davos 2023 will provide an important platform to drive forward-looking solutions and address the most pressing global challenges through public-private cooperation.

The world today is at a critical inflection point. The sheer number of ongoing crises calls for bold collective action.

The Annual Meeting will convene leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead.

It will provide a platform to engage in constructive, forward-looking dialogues and help find solutions through public-private cooperation.

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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023
2023-01-14 10:00 - 2023-01-19 14:00 | Virtual Event
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Held under the patronage of UAE President HH Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ADSW will contribute to setting sustainability agenda ahead of COP28, the Emirates Climate Conference.

Under theme of ‘United on Climate Action Toward COP28,’ ADSW 2023 will demonstrate UAE leadership’s commitment to practical, inclusive climate action

ADSW will convene global sustainability decision makers and key stakeholders for impactful dialogue ahead of critical Global Stocktake that will take place at COP28<

ADSW 2023 will also feature inaugural Green Hydrogen Summit

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023, the global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development, will feature a series of high-level sessions focused on the key priorities for sustainable development ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), to be held in the UAE from November 30-December 12.

The fifteenth edition of the annual event will be held under the patronage of UAE President HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan who has championed sustainability as a key pillar of the UAE’s economic and social progress and prosperity.

ADSW, taking place from January 14 to 19, under the theme of ‘United on Climate Action Toward COP28,’ will convene heads of state, policymakers, industry leaders, investors, youth, and entrepreneurs, for a series of impactful dialogues on the transition to a net-zero future. Key stakeholders will discuss priorities for the global climate agenda at COP28, the need for all stakeholders across society to be engaged and included, and how to leverage the assessments from the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement to accelerate climate progress at COP28 and beyond.

H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Chairman of Masdar, said, “For over 15 years, ADSW has reinforced the UAE’s commitment to addressing global challenges as a responsible leader driving climate action and sustainable economic development. ADSW 2023 will help shape the sustainability agenda and drive momentum toward COP28 in the UAE by convening the global community and facilitating meaningful dialogue to foster consensus, groundbreaking partnerships and innovative solutions.

“The world needs a just and inclusive energy transition that supports the needs of developing nations while ensuring a more sustainable future for us all. ADSW can serve as an ideal platform to accelerate the adoption of clean technologies and put partnerships together that can take them to scale around the world, leaving no one behind.”

ADSW 2023 will feature for the first time a Green Hydrogen Summit, hosted by Masdar’s green hydrogen business, highlighting its potential to decarbonize key industries – helping countries to achieve their net-zero objectives.

Earlier this month, Masdar formally announced a new shareholding structure and the launch of its green hydrogen business – forming a clean energy powerhouse that will spearhead global decarbonization efforts. Masdar is now one of the largest clean energy companies of its kind and is well-positioned to lead the industry on a global scale, strengthening the UAE’s role as an energy leader.

The first international sustainability gathering of the year, ADSW 2023 will drive discussion and debate around climate action in the run-up to COP28. The ADSW Summit, hosted by Masdar and taking place on January 16, will focus on a wide range of critical topics including Food and Water Security, Energy Access, Industrial Decarbonization, Health, and Climate Adaptation.

ADSW 2023 will also seek to engage youth in climate action, with its Youth for Sustainability platform holding the Y4S Hub, which aims to attract 3,000 young people. ADSW 2023 will also feature the annual forum for Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform, giving women a greater voice in the sustainability debate.

As in previous years, ADSW 2023 will also feature partner-led events and opportunities for international engagement on sustainability-related topics, including the International Renewable Energy Agency’s IRENA Assembly, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum, and the World Future Energy Summit.

The 2023 ADSW will also mark the 15th anniversary of the Zayed Sustainability Prize – the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognizing excellence in sustainability. With 96 winners across its categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, and Global High Schools, the Prize has positively impacted the lives of over 378 million people around the world, including in Vietnam, Nepal, Sudan, Ethiopia, Maldives and Tuvalu.

Over the years, the Prize has provided communities across the world with access to quality education, clean food and water, quality healthcare, energy, jobs, and improved community safety.

With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making up roughly 90 percent of businesses worldwide, ADSW 2023 will welcome over 70 SMEs and start-ups across several sectors, including Masdar City’s global initiative Innovate, which will showcase groundbreaking international technologies.

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The S in ESG
2023-01-06 01:00 - 02:30 | Virtual Event
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Social metrics are an important indicator of ESG performance. In Part 3 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass series, our ESG experts will take a closer look at the ‘Social’ pillar in ESG and explore the social factors that can affect a company’s ESG performance – from the gender composition of your workforce to the health and safety implications of your product and human rights practices across your supply chain.

However, not all inputs for social metrics can be quantified and data under the social pillar needs to be compiled from across multiple enterprise-wide sources. Join us as we explore how you can identify the social metrics material to your organization, set KPIs to evaluate social performance, and leverage digital tools to seamlessly connect diverse sources of social data in your organization and bring them onto a single enterprise-wide platform.

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Panel Discussion - How do we Decarbonise Shipping?
2022-12-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
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Since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the topic of Climate change has been high on the agenda. Within the marine industry the efforts to reduce the impact on the climate from our industry via Greenhouse Gas emissions and other pollutants has been pushed and lead by the International Maritime Organisation, who held their second symposium of Alternative Low and Zero Carbon Fuels for Shipping on the 21st of October.

Our varied panel of local Marine industry experts will lead the conversation with a wide range of viewpoints from Engineering and the developing technologies to the Maritime regulatory Frameworks, Port infrastructure and Alternative Marine Fuels.

The aim of the session is to hold an engaging technical discussion around the challenges to the Scottish Marine community, and what we can do as part of the global Green Transition. This will take the format of a moderated discussion, and attendees get the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the debate.

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Asking the big question: does ESG investing enhance returns?
2022-12-19 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual Event
ESG has been much in the news of late, both with interest and skepticism. Beyond the need to properly define ESG and the spectrum of various approaches available to investors interested in sustainability, the key question that everyone wants to answer is whether such investing can enhance returns and how its impact can be quantified. Join us as Whitney Sweeney, Sustainability Investment Director, speaks with Duncan Lamont, Head of Strategic Research, and Margot Von Aesch, Head of Sustainable Investment Management, to discuss what academic research and observation tells us about how ESG investing affects returns, to explore whether sustainable companies trade on more expensive valuations, and to consider how this may create opportunities going forward.

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Carbon Markets after COP27: Emerging, Growing and Maturing?
2022-12-19 11:00 - 11:45 | Virtual Event
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The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh proved that digital technologies can enhance carbon markets and be a valuable agent for change. For example, the Climate Warehouse is a World Bank initiative that aims to build an end-to-end digital ecosystem for carbon markets: based on blockchain technology. Consequently, there is an increasing consensus between the potential convergence of the voluntary carbon market and the carbon market set out by Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement would standardize legislation enabling countries to achieve their national climate targets by buying carbon offset credits. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are a crucial feature of the Paris agreement and were one of the hot topics at this year’s COP27. NDCs are a type of pledge: they represent the climate actions that countries will take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The hope is that international rules backed by the entire world could attract large private capital flows to carbon-reducing projects.

Altogether, the voluntary carbon market experienced some ups and downs this year. There is still a lot to be done to reach mainstream utilization. Together with experts from the ECOTA, we will elaborate on the main developments of the VCM this year, outcomes of COP27 and any hurdles to scale carbon markets. In this context, our panelists will also discuss potential trends and carbon market developments in 2023.

What have been the main developments of the voluntary carbon market in 2022?

What is the impact of COP27 on the voluntary carbon market?

How will the voluntary carbon market grow in 2023?

Can blockchain technology provide a foundation for scaling the voluntary carbon market and carbon market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement?

Can the compliance and voluntary carbon markets evolve together in order to scale truly global carbon markets?

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The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration: Cities Challenge
2022-12-14 12:20 - 14:30 | Virtual Event
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Stay Ahead of the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
2022-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
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The long-term economic impacts of climate change have been top of mind for much of the world in recent years, and regulators in the U.S. are taking notice. To better prepare banks and other financial stakeholders to manage these risks, Moody’s Analytics has now incorporated climate change into its state and metro area economic forecasts and will soon publish first-of-its-kind regional climate change scenarios that cover hundreds of variables across the U.S.

This webinar will discuss the importance of accounting for climate change in long-term projections, converting key risk factors into regional forecasts, and critical insights on how climate change can affect various parts of the U.S.

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Greening the Blue Report 2022 Launch
2022-12-14 08:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
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What: The 2022 edition of the Report reveals the UN system accelerated efforts on environmental governance and environmental training in 2021. It highlights the 2021 environmental impacts of 307,000 personnel in 53 reporting entities across Headquarters, field offices and operations on the ground. It is composed of the 2021 data highlights, which are based on UN system-wide results, as well as more dynamic individual entity information that is provided by the Report’s data tables and entity-specific webpages.

In alignment with the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of Management, the Reportprovides UN system-wide and entity-level data on environmental impact areas: greenhouse gas emissions, climate neutrality, waste, air pollution, water and wastewater, and biodiversity. As well as management functions: environmental governance, procurement, and human resources.

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Sustainable Africa: Investment, Innovation, and the Future of Global Trade
2022-12-14 08:00 - 09:45 | Virtual Event
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One of the great economic challenges across Africa and the Global South has been how to leverage natural resources and human capital toward widespread industrialization, entrepreneurship, and job creation. As emerging markets worldwide enter a new era of hyper-industrialization driven by advanced technologies and a focus on sustainability, countries like Namibia are now positioned to advance key sectors like Energy, Mining, and Agriculture higher up the value chain. What is required from investors and international business leaders to reshape global supply chains towards sustainability goals and support the transition to technologies such as batteries and hydrogen? How is the Namibian government creating policy frameworks to encourage foreign investment into these sectors and beyond? And what do investors from the US and across the world need to understand about the potential for the African continent to deliver significant value across emerging sectors of the global economy and help scale these innovations around the world?

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Greener cities, cooler planet, healthier people: unleashing the power of urban nature
2022-12-13 13:15 - 14:45 | Virtual Event
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City life is becoming the default human experience. While being engines for development, exchange and opportunity, cities and their expected growth are also exacerbating some of the world’s most serious environmental challenges, including rising temperatures, biodiversity loss and land use change. Cities will have to handle increasing climate risks: by 2050, 1.6 billion city residents will face extreme heat and by 2100, cities around the world could warm by 4°C on average, exposing the growing urban population to conditions that will damage human health, productivity, and quality of life.

To make peace with nature and beat the rising heat, we need to design and redesign our urban environments with nature in mind. The good news is that protecting and restoring natural ecosystems can help improve quality of life in cities. Nature-based solutions can provide natural cooling, better air and water quality, and healthier communities, but the benefits and ecosystem services that biodiversity provides need to be better understood and leveraged to increase implementation and bring about change at a local and global level.

This session will focus on the role of nature as an adaptation tool, and how national and local governments can provide access to cooling while mitigating climate risks and supporting biodiversity. The discussion will enable exchanges between global experts, countries and cities on the opportunities to catalyze restoration in the framework of urban planning. It will include announcements on cities’ commitments to the Nature for Cool Cities Challenge, and on global collaboration in the framework of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. A dedicated exchange will take place on nature financing, and on the latest efforts to track urban nature investments.

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COP15 - Call for Financing Nature for Sustainable Cities and Regions
2022-12-10 11:30 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
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Cities are on the frontline of managing the direct socio-economic impacts of climate change and ecosystem loss. Today, 4.4 billion people live in cities, and 1.4 billion of these people already face high climate risks.

Restoring and protecting nature is fundamental to addressing the impacts of climate change, bringing multiple benefits not only to ecosystems but also to the health and well-being of urban citizens and the economy. Urban nature-based solutions are both critical and feasible steps that cities can initiate right now to contribute to global biodiversity goals and increase resilience to local environmental risks.

But to unleash the power of nature in cities, investments need to grow rapidly. In this press conference, champion Mayors from around the world will deliver a call for increased financing for nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches in cities and regions, on behalf of 15 champion cities. A new UNEP project to support them will be announced.

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COVID-19 and the Water Sector
2022-12-09 08:00 - 09:00 | Virtual Event
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COVID-19 and the Water Sector is a technical report and result of a project implemented jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the water sector with a focus on wastewater.

This report analyzes and describes ways in which the pandemic has affected the water sector, and how wastewater has the potential to act as a sentinel to detect the still ongoing and future pandemics. In addition, the report presents examples and case studies from around the world.

This report helps policymakers, governments, and potential donors to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the water sector, how to address the current gaps, and trigger future action, especially on monitoring and surveillance of wastewater.

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Climate Bonds Connect 2022 - Regional Seminar North America
2022-12-08 12:30 - 19:30 | White & Case, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10020, United States
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The North America Regional Seminar takes place in New York where local actors will convene and focus the conversations on the region’s priorities to accelerate the development of the sustainable debt market.

As the largest economy in the world, the United States has the opportunity the be a game-changer in financing the action needed to address climate change. Heavily impacted by recent floods, fires and devastating winds, investors are pushing for regulatory measures to grow the market. Canada with its vast natural resources also offers huge potential to significantly reduce harmful emissions and stimulate economic recovery.

Taking place in one of the world’s leading financial centres, the Climate Bonds CONNECT 2022 North America Regional Seminar in New York, will convene the most influential investors and regulators to explore opportunities by which we can mobilise $5trillion per year by 2025 in the Sustainable debt market.

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A Deep Dive into the E in ESG
2022-12-08 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual Event
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How do your organization’s operations and that of your supply chain affect the environment? In Part 2 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass webinar series, ESG experts will address this central question, breaking down the key components of your environmental footprint including greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste and pollution, and land use and biodiversity.

Join us as we explore the materiality factors of the Environment pillar and discuss how digital tools can help you can collect, track, and report environment metrics and improve environment performance. We’ll also look at Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, and how you can engage your supply chain for accurate and transparent environmental disclosure.

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United Nations Biodiversity Conference 2022 #COP15
2022-12-07 09:00 - 2022-12-19 17:00 | Virtual Event
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The UN Biodiversity Conference (Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 10), and the Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (NP-MOP 4) in Kunming, China is being held in two parts.

The conference will see the adoption of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The framework provides a strategic vision and a global roadmap for the conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems for the next decade.

The lead-up to the Conference and related meetings provides the global community with further opportunities to galvanize efforts at all levels to build a better future in harmony with nature, and to continue efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The CBD Secretariat will continue to monitor further developments regarding the ongoing uncertainties caused by the pandemic and announce any further changes that may become necessary.

The main objective of the Conference is to adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Draft One of the framework, released in July 2021, builds on lessons learned from the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets. It recognizes that urgent policy action globally, regionally and nationally is required to transform economic, social and financial models so the trends that have exacerbated biodiversity loss will stabilize by 2030 and allow for the recovery of natural ecosystems, with net improvements by 2050.

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Impact Investing Forum 2022
2022-12-07 09:00 - 2022-12-08 15:45 | Kensington Conference and Event Centre, W8 7NX, London, United Kingdom
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We are delighted to announce IIWF 2022 live & in-person event’s keynote and speakers including BlackRock, IFC, Shell, EU, EIB & Big Issue. Full list of speakers and keynotes for conference Impact Investing World Forum 2022 coming soon!

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Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit 2022
2022-12-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
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The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summits bring together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance.

Following the much-anticipated COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, the role of business in driving a sustainable future has never been more critical. Join us as a year of invaluable ESG discussions and community building across the globe culminates in our flagship New York Summit.

We’ll explore how companies and investors can meet their ambitious ESG goals while driving business value. From managing climate risk to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, leaders will share their innovative strategies for fostering stakeholder collaboration, leveraging data to measure progress and more. We’ll also discuss trends in sustainable finance, how to approach reporting and regulatory challenges and the role of technology in accelerating sustainability efforts.

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VERGE Net Zero 2022
2022-12-06 08:30 - 2022-12-07 13:30 | Virtual Event
ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO A CLIMATE-POSITIVE FUTURE

VERGE Net Zero is a complimentary online event that will provide you with deep dives and how-to guides on the strategies, technologies and partnerships key to accelerating your organization’s net-zero transition.

Advance your career by connecting with and learning from thousands of private- and public-sector leaders — including professionals in sustainability, supply chain, facilities, fleets, finance, policy and manufacturing — building a profitable and climate-positive future.

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ESG Integration Forum – US 2022
2022-12-01 08:30 - 2022-12-02 17:10 | etc.venues, 360 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10017, United States
ESG AT A CROSSROADS

The rise of the ‘anti-ESG’ movement is gaining momentum in certain circles of the capital markets. Meanwhile, there is increased emphasis on the role of companies in delivering a smooth and ‘just’ energy transition.

ESG appears to be at a crossroads, and understanding the changing expectations of stakeholders will be critical for listed companies in 2023.

To help IR, governance and sustainability teams at public companies understand expectations for ESG reporting and communications in today’s environment, Corporate Secretary and IR Magazine are hosting the ESG Integration Forum – US 2022. Now in its fourth year, the event has consistently sold out. Please book your place now to avoid disappointment.

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ESG and Compliance Conference 2022
2022-12-01 08:25 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and center for organizations of all types and sizes, and it requires the involvement of the compliance team in order to be properly addressed. Much like regulatory risks, managing ESG goals and metrics requires a collaborative effort across multiple units within an organization.

Join us on December 1, 2022 for ESG and Compliance. This virtual conference, led by ESG and compliance professionals, addresses the current state of ESG and the importance of collaboration among ESG, compliance, and other functions within an organization.

Topics include:

Program development

Leading an ESG program

Pay equity

Climate change

Greenwashing risks

Material issues

Materiality assessment

Managing ESG fraud risks

Organizational culture and ESG

Anti-bribery and corruption

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The 6th Sustainability Summit for south-east Europe and the Mediterranean
2022-11-30 05:00 - 2022-12-01 18:00 | Divani Apollon Palace, Athens, Greece
Redefining sustainability in an unsustainable world

In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the need to redefine the concept of sustainability on a global basis has arisen. New big challenges emerge, such as disruption in the energy sector, the threat of a food crisis, new refugee flows, restructuring of public health systems, changes in the workplace and labour relations. The already existing crucial issues of sustainability, such as climate crisis and biodiversity loss, poverty and inequalities, transformation of cities, are thus being addressed within a new context.

Against this background, the discussion on sustainability becomes of great importance. Many new –and old– questions require answers and, most important, demand effective and inclusive action:

How will the SDGs work after pandemic and the war in Ukraine?

Is there a link between biodiversity loss and the pandemics?

EU’s and European governments’ reaction to the refugee crisis

What changes are needed in terms of production, trade and food consumption?

Is there risk of a decarbonisation reversal?

Is nuclear energy a solution to the explosion of energy prices?

Are inequalities being sharpened in the post-pandemic working environment?

Against this background, the discussion on sustainability becomes of great importance. Many new –and old– questions require answers and, most important, demand effective and inclusive action:

Within this context, The Economist Impact Events in partnership with SDSN Europe, SDSN Greece and EIT Climate- KIC Hub Greece have great pleasure in announcing the organisation of the Sixth Economist Sustainability Summit for South-East Europe and the Mediterranean scheduled to take place on November 30th & December 1st, 2022 at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso in Kavouri.

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The Global Green Finance Leadership Program 2022
2022-11-29 09:00 - 2022-12-01 17:00 | Sasana Kijang, 2, Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 50480, Malaysia
The Global Green Finance Leadership Program (GFLP) provides a platform for an in-depth regional dialogue on best practices, inspiring innovations, and the challenges of scaling-up sustainable finance. It builds on the global momentum created by United Nations Climate Change Conferences, COP27, and the G20 Leaders’ Summit, both taking place earlier in November 2022. The Program was launched by the Beijing’s Institute of Finance and Sustainability (BIFS) in collaboration with a few other China-based and international institutions in May 2018. Speakers are from diverse backgrounds and roles in the global financial sector community, representing countries in the region and more advanced economies. Participants in the previous editions of the GFLP were representatives from the international financial community, governments and regulatory authorities, academia, the private sector, and the development community more broadly.

The World Bank Group Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Finance Hub in Malaysia will partner with BIFS to host the upcoming GFLP 2022 in Malaysia. Going with the theme, “Scaling-up Sustainable Finance in South-East Asia,” the main feature of this year’s GFLP is the launch of a Flagship Report on Sustainable Finance in Southeast Asia. The Program will build on the Flagship Report’s main findings and provide a platform for a discussion of a wide range of topics, from the challenges of developing the enabling policy environment for developing financial markets for sustainability in developing countries to innovative sustainable financial instruments and the role of the financial sector in helping firms and households build stronger resilience to climate-related and other environmental physical and transition risks.

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World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific 2022
2022-11-29 09:00 - 2022-11-30 17:00 | Resorts World Convention Centre, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa, Singapore
Giving “blue solutions” the green light

The Asia-Pacific is the region that is perhaps most vulnerable to climate change and ocean degradation, being heavily dependent on the seas for food provision and economic development. Challenges with pollution, climate change impacts, biodiversity loss and patchy governance, among others, make the transition to a sustainable ocean economy in the Asia-Pacific complex and occasionally even daunting. At the same time, the global conversation on the ocean typically happens elsewhere.

Entering its second year, the summit will cover the length and breadth of the sustainable ocean economy with sessions on governance, climate change, finance, supply chains, innovation and technology, shipping, tourism, fishing and aquaculture. A key theme for the summit will be marine pollution and addressing the problems of plastics and chemicals in the ocean.

This two-day programme will take place at the Resorts World Convention Centre in Singapore in-person. Up to 12 sessions over the course of the summit will be live-streamed to a wider audience virtually. View the agenda to see the virtual sessions.

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Moody's ESG London Summit 2022
2022-11-29 04:00 - 10:00
Navigating the Changing Tides of ESG

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ESG News Editorial TeamThe ESG News Editorial Team is comprised of veteran financial journalists and sustainability analysts dedicated to providing real-time, objective reporting on global ESG regulations, climate finance, and corporate governance. Our desk monitors daily developments from the SEC, IFRS, CSRD and international regulatory bodies to ensure our 1M+ readers receive accurate, data-driven insights into the evolving sustainable investment landscape. Follow the ESG News Editorial Team for expert reporting on global sustainability standards, ESG disclosures, and climate policy. Access over 10,000 investigative reports and real-time updates.

Are emerging-market entities prepared to manage the social implications of carbon transition?
2022-11-22 11:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
The transition toward net-zero emissions will reshape economies globally, unevenly distributing costs and benefits. A “just transition” seeks to maximize the socioeconomic benefits of decarbonization while minimizing the negative impact. This post-COP 27 webinar will:

Assess the just transition-relevant outcomes from COP 27

Examine the impact of the just transition on emerging markets exploring what it means for sovereigns, the implications for sustainable finance and the challenges faced by just transition-exposed companies

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ESG News Editorial TeamThe ESG News Editorial Team is comprised of veteran financial journalists and sustainability analysts dedicated to providing real-time, objective reporting on global ESG regulations, climate finance, and corporate governance. Our desk monitors daily developments from the SEC, IFRS, CSRD and international regulatory bodies to ensure our 1M+ readers receive accurate, data-driven insights into the evolving sustainable investment landscape. Follow the ESG News Editorial Team for expert reporting on global sustainability standards, ESG disclosures, and climate policy. Access over 10,000 investigative reports and real-time updates.

ESG Integration Forum Europe 2022
2022-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
CHALLENGING ESG

Regulators in Europe continue to develop regulations that impact sustainable finance, ESG reporters, and ESG raters. However, a section of the investment universe is becoming more vocal regarding their opposition to the ESG movement.

At the ESG Integration Forum – Europe 2022, you will join sustainability professionals, investor relations officers, and corporate secretaries to examine future investor expectations of company ESG performance and sustainability reporting.

“ESG risks and opportunities are constantly changing and bringing up new challenges. In the last 12 months, we have seen ESG activism, momentum building regarding policy on sustainability, new diversity requirements for public companies and increased focus on net-zero commitments. The ESG integration forum was the only event that brought together the key functions within a public company to tackle the challenges in this rapidly developing space. We believe that businesses don’t operate in silos, and neither should our events!”
Steven Wade, head of event content, Corporate Secretary and IR Magazine.

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Innovation for Food Security & Climate Change in Africa
2022-11-17 22:00 - 23:00 | Virtual Event
A conversation between a “world-renowned special guest” and university students hosted by the University of Nairobi and Africa.com. The conversation will focus on sharing perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in food security and climate change. It will aim to highlight examples of African innovations and areas that need ingenuity to help accelerate progress.

The conversation will take the form of a “townterview” (townhall + interview) during which the moderator will engage the special guest in a Q&A with students for one hour.

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Packaging Targets: Set and Meet Them with Plastic IQ
2022-11-17 13:00 - 18:00
Companies across the United States have publicly announced ambitious sustainable plastic packaging targets to accomplish by 2030 or sooner, but many lack the proper resources and time to understand exactly how to get there. Simultaneously, plastic pollution leakage into the environment is a key topic across multiple sectors, including the waste industry. What will it take to reduce plastic packaging waste in the U.S., and how can brands and retailers positively influence the outcomes? Without sustainable packaging strategies to manage broad portfolios, it is difficult to weigh decisions that will result in the best environmental and economic outcomes.

Join The Recycling Partnership and esteemed panelists from Walmart, WWF, and Blue Apron to hear why more than 200 U.S. companies are using Plastic IQ, a free, customizable tool to make informed circular packaging decisions across their plastics portfolios. Supported by Walmart and co-developed with SYSTEMIQ, this open access tool allows users to compare solutions for reduction, reuse, recyclability, and compostability and assess the most impactful options for meeting packaging targets by 2025 or 2030.

Key Takeways:

Access the best data available for setting and meeting plastic packaging targets – for free

Hear from industry leaders how the tool is driving their high impact solutions

Connect with Walmart Project Gigaton and U.S. Plastics Pact Activator reporting

Prepare for U.S. policy as the landscape quickly evolves

Gain public recognition for commitments, if desired

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