IOE-UNEP-ILO: Business sustainability, disruption and recovery in a time of uncertainty

On 27 May, 14:00 CET, IOE organises a high-level event with UNEP, ILO and private sector representatives.

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IOE organises a high-level digital conference on 27 May, 14:00 CET, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), offering the latest insights from top UN officials and business leaders on the environmental transition, adaptation to Covid-19 and building back better.

UNEP has launched this year, as part of its annual Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report, a series of specialised Briefs for Business that analyse and seek solutions to some of the current health and environmental challenges the world is facing. IOE published last year a set of policy recommendations for climate change policy. IOE’s ambition and vision is bringing robust and scalable business contributions and involvement to the skills and employment challenges brought by Covid-19 and climate change policy, adaptation and mitigation.

In light of these insights, this high-level discussion aims to bring together employers, labour policy and environmental experts to discuss priorities, challenges and opportunities for business in the context of a transition to sustainability and recovery from the current crisis. Authors of the GEO for Business Brief will present the report's findings and discuss with employers’ organisations and companies from IOE's network. IOE Secretary-General, UNEP Deputy Executive Director and ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy to open the meeting.

You can find additional background information as well as the tentative agenda in the concept note.

Speakers include:

• Roberto Suárez Santos, IOE Secretary-General
• Joyce Msuya, UNEP Deputy Executive Director
• Martha Newton, ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy
• Aris Vrettos, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
• Danny McCoy, Ibec CEO
• Neil Derrick, Employers Consultative Association Trinidad and Tobago (ECATT) Director
• Jorge Cáceres, Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (SOFOFA) Director 
• Karen Westley, Shell Vice-President Safety & Environment
• Anirban Ghosh, Mahindra Group Chief Sustainability Officer
• Eva Carranza, LafargeHolcim Circular Economy Lead
• Dr. Martin Francis Kyeyune, Roofings Group Executive Member, Board Secretary and Advisor to the Board on Finance and Economics