IOE @ COP28
30.11.2023. - 12.12.2023.
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Contact(s)
Robert Marinkovic
Adviser
IOE will be hosting the first Employers & Green Skills Pavilion in the Blue Zone and will be representing employers in various discussions, high-level events and at the ILO Just Transition Pavilion.
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference will convene from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
COP28 will prioritise the following key objectives alongside its commitment to advancing the Paris goals:
- Accelerating the transition to clean energy sources to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions before 2030.
- Mobilising financial resources to support climate action in richer to poorer countries while fostering a new deal for developing nations.
- Emphasizing the significance of safeguarding nature and improving the welfare of communities.
- Striving to make COP28 the most inclusive and diverse climate conference ever.
See below the list of IOE dialogues taking place on the Pavilion and other key discussions and events for the private sector at COP28.
The IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion is located in the Blue Zone, Thematic Arena, Pavilion 160 (TA3-160). Please reach out to Robert Marinkovic (marinkovic(at)ioe-emp.com) for any questions or inquiries
For more information on the conference, visit the following webpages:
www.unfccc.int/calendar/events-list
www.cop28.com/en/
List of events
Saturday 2 December
Business Responses to Global Stocktake: How Employers Can Make COP28 a Success 16:30-17:20 Dubai time, ILO Just Transition Pavilion, Blue Zone
From Loss and Damage to climate finance to the Just Transition Work Programme, there are many pressing issues on the agenda and many priority areas of work and discussion. The Global Stocktake is expected, however, to show that it is not enough and that strengthened collaborative efforts are needed across the board to accelerate progress. What are the views, perspectives and the future outlook of leading business experts and representatives? What can employers from across the world see as the main roadblocks but also ingredients for success in coming years? How can we work together across governments, enterprises and other stakeholders to ensure the objectives of COP28?
Sunday 3 December
Sectoral Transitions: Industry Insights, Synergies and Ingredients for Success at Scale 11:00-12:00 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
This event will focus on a crucial aspect of the transition to a sustainable future: ensuring that businesses are well-equipped for sustainable decarbonization. Leading companies will share how they are progressing on their climate action.
IOE-Deloitte Cocktail Reception 17:30-19:30 Dubai time, Address Marina Hotel
This reception will provide a unique opportunity for high-level attendees of the COP 28 forum to connect among business leaders and discuss the critical role of the private sector in achieving the goals of the COP 28 agenda. At our reception, you will have the opportunity to hear from IOE President Michele Parmelee, IOE Secretary General Roberto Suárez Santos, and Mutasem Dajani, Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Middle East. By invitation only.
Monday 4 December
Employers’ Priorities for a Just Transition and a Successful Work Programme 13:30-14:30 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
As difficult negotiations take place at COP this year, this event will focus on a crucial aspect of the path to a sustainable future: ensuring that businesses as well as labour markets generally are well-equipped for a just and equitable transition. Our expert panel will explore strategies, policies, and best practices to facilitate this transition, and exchange views on the priorities and key ingredients for a successful Just Transition Work Programme.
Deloitte Panel: Integrating Sustainability into Business Strategy and Trust 15:00-16:00 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
This panel will explore key challenges hindering the integration of sustainability within business strategy and decision making, and how to overcome these hurdles to meet shifting expectations, achieve progress on the sustainability transformation journey, and enhance trust in sustainability information. Discussion points will explore the importance of trustworthy sustainability reporting; the role of global baseline standards in enhancing consistency, comparability and trust; how to address data challenges and inform better governance and decision making; and how companies can live up to their sustainability responsibilities.
Tuesday 5 December
Workshop for Youth on Green Skills: Unleashing Productive and Sustainable Labour Markets Through a Hlobal Skills Upgrade 10:00-11:30 Dubai time, Green Zone DP World
This interactive session features experts from LinkedIn, Deloitte and the Adecco Group engaging with young people on green skillsand the variety of sustainability careers. tYoung participants will learn about the newest trends in green jobs directly from industry experts and exchange on how to succeed in the fast-moving climate sector.
Deloitte Panel with IEMA - Green Skills Panel: Green Skills and the green collar workforce of the future 11:00-12:00 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
This panel brings together leaders at the forefront of driving jobs and skills transition in their sectors to reflect on progress, and the remaining challenges. They’ll be sharing their lessons on strategic and operational actions in place, and needed, across the energy system to ensure we leave no one behind.
Business Leadership on the Global Stocktake: Catalyzing Investment while Prioritising a Just Transition 18:30-20:00 Dubai time, UNFCCC Side Event, SE Room 8, Blue Zone
The world has been working to address the challenges and risks presented by climate change. As implementation of the Paris accord continues, countries are struggling to meet its ambitious objectives. We expect the global stock taking during COP 28 to underscore that report cards for countries are likely not where they need to be. This event will discuss the pressing priorities in light of the stocktake and what leading private sector actors are doing in that context.
Wednesday 6 December
G7 Green Jobs and Skills: Increasing International Cooperation and Investment for Just Transitions 11:30-12:50 Dubai time, ILO Just Transition Pavilion, Blue Zone
A Work Programme on Just Transition Pathways will be discussed for adoption by UNFCCC parties at COP28 in UAE this year. A key outcome of the work programme will be a framework for financing just transition pathways across the global climate finance architecture. Under this backdrop, the panel will involve leaders from G7 countries, partners countries and social partners to discuss progress on just transition and the importance of green jobs and skills strategies for achieving the SDGs. It will address how their countries are investing in a low carbon economy to alleviate inequality and promote climate adaptation and mitigation. It will focus on examples and practices of partnerships between countries on issues of sectoral policies including clean energy, social protection, labour rights and reskilling to meet the needs of changing labour markets.
Private Sector Action on Green Jobs for Youth: How Public-Private-Partnerships Can Create More, Better, and Greener Jobs for Young People 13:30-14:30 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
IOE/ILO/UNEP/UNICEF event. In 2023, more than half of the world’s population was below 30 years old. Regardless geography, young people care more about climate change than older generations and they tend to be un- and underemployed as well. Meanwhile, the green transition would help create by 2030 an additional 8.4 million jobs worldwide for young people aged 15–29. Tackling climate change as well as youth unemployment will not only benefit the youth but also the planet and private sector. Businesses continue to demand well-trained people with the right skills to take on the new green jobs as they transition. This session will focus on how public-private-youth partnerships can advance the green transition in a way that benefit people, planet, and profits.
Deloitte Panel: Green Hydrogen – How to Fund Growth? 15:00-16:00 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
Getting access to the necessary funding is critical to kick off hydrogen at scale. The panel will discuss the available sources of funding: policy instruments, private capital, other how to access, the contribution etc.
Thursday 7 December
BizMEF Business Dialogue at COP28 09:30-12:30 Dubai time, Delta Hotels by Marriott, Dubai Investment Group, located at the Dubai Investment Park
The BizMEF Group includes many business and employer organisations and associations and is a longstanding forum for discussions between governments, international organisations and global private sector representatives. The annual Business Dialogue, on the sidelines of COP, is an occasion to exchange views, priorities and challenges on the most pressing issues in the climate action space and find common understanding as well as solutions for continued progress.
Saturday 9 December
Employers’ Alliance for Green Skills 13:30-14:30 Dubai time, IOE Employers & Green Skills Pavilion, Blue Zone
There is an urgent need to focus decision-makers’ attention on the intertwine between skills development and climate policies to ensure a smooth and efficient transition for countries and businesses. Addressing transition challenges requires a focus on enabling business environments, developing programmes to boost skills in all aspects of clean energy transitions and supporting the growth of new job opportunities in more sustainable economic activities. This event will showcase IOE’s activities in the context of green skills and will present priorities and challenges from different countries around the world explained by IOE’s members and their experts.
