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About the Business Forum
The 3rd SDG Business Forum will take place at the United Nations Headquarters
in New York on 17 July 2018. The Business Forum provides a unique multi-stakeholder platform to support business action and partnerships to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – fostering public-private dialogues, catalysing new partnerships and alliances, and exploring innovative business solutions to accelerate sustainable development.
in New York on 17 July 2018. The Business Forum provides a unique multi-stakeholder platform to support business action and partnerships to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – fostering public-private dialogues, catalysing new partnerships and alliances, and exploring innovative business solutions to accelerate sustainable development.
The Business Forum will be held alongside the UN’s 2018 High-Level Political Forum which will be held under the theme of: “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”.
2018 Focus GoalsGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals |
Outline Agenda
9:15 – 10:00 | Opening plenary | |||
10:00 – 11:15 | Unlocking the power of business as a force for good: multi-stakeholder implementation of the SDGs and the role of business An interactive dialogue between business leaders, government ministers, and other stakeholders to showcase how they are collaborating at the local level to advance national SDG priorities. The session will focus how to build effective multi-stakeholder platforms at the country level capable of driving solutions to complex systemic challenges – and to learn from promising approaches. |
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11:15 – 11:45 | A new era for responsible business – a conversation with leading CEOs How are leading businesses responding to the challenge of sustainability? What does it mean to be a “responsible business” in the age of the SDGs? |
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11:45 – 13:00 | Leadership & Innovation for the SDGs This session will examine innovative and leading solutions for the SDGs in review during the 2018 HLPF. How can policy reforms enable greater action by the private sector and where the UN system can add greatest value? Are the SDGs providing a new framework for innovation? And how are businesses integrating the SDGs as a framework for future growth? |
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13:15 – 14:45 | High-Level Lunch* | |||
15:00 – 17:00 | Parallel session I: Sustainable cities | |||
Many SDGs under review this year have an urban focus. How are private sector solutions being developed and deployed to make cities more sustainable? Local authorities struggle with raising money for sustainable investments and also wonder how they can make it more attractive for business to invest. What are the solutions? | ||||
Parallel session II: Making the SDGs everyone’s business | ||||
How can the engagement of small businesses on the SDGs be enhanced? A discussion involving multinational corporations, medium sized firms, co-operative, and small-scale businesses to examine the different challenges they face in implementing the SDGs. | ||||
Parallel session III: Policy Dialogue for the SDGs | ||||
Examples of collective action with a focus on the SDGs in review. How is the private sector contributing to national Voluntary National Review processes – and what’s the impact? How can business work with governments to develop policy frameworks and partnerships that drive sustainable development? | ||||
17:45 – 19:15 | Reception* |
Featured Speakers
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H.E. Marie Chatardová President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Czech Republic to the United Nations |
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H.E Miroslav Lajčák President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 72nd Session |
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H.E. Amina Mohamed Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations |
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Liu Zhenmin Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations |
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Lise Kingo CEO and Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact |
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John W.H. Denton AO Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce |
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Erik Solheim Executive Director, United Nations Programme |
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Guy Ryder Director General, International Labour Organization |
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David Auerbach Co-Founder, Sanergy |
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Kamaljeet Bhatia CEO, Pumpkart |
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Jean-Pierre Clamadieu CEO, Solvay |
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Amy Jadesimi CEO, Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) |
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Kimmo Tiilikainen Environment Minister, Finland Government |
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Lars Linden CEO, Ragn-Sells |
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David W. MacLennan CEO, Cargill |
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Thato Moagi CEO, LeGae La Banareng Farms |
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Sylvia Mulinge CEO, Vodacom Tanzania |
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Sunny Verghese CEO and Co-Founder, Olam International; Chair, World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
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Adnan Ahmed Yousif President, CEO and Director, Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. |
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David Croft Global Sustainability Director, Diageo |
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Karin Finkelston Vice President of Partnerships, Communications and Outreach, International Finance Corporation |
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Masaya Futamiya Executive Chairman, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance |
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Martha Herrera Gonzalez Global Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, CEMEX |
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Lena Hök Senior Vice President Green & Community Investment, Skanska |
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Octavio Ibarra Dean of Business School, Universidad del Norte, Colombia |
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Jerry Kaminski Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Land O’Lakes |
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Maria de Lourdes Nunes Head of Corporate Sustainability, Boticário Group Foundation |
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Rebecca Marmot Global Vice President – Sustainability, Advocacy & Partnerships, Unilever |
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Halima Murunga Chief Business Development Officer, Wonderkid |
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Femi Oke International Journalist and Broadcaster, Senior Host of Al Jazeera English |
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Luiz Eduardo Osorio Executive Director for Sustainability and Institutional Relations, Vale |
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Pierre Victoria Vice President of Sustainable Development, Veolia |
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Mark Watts Executive Director, C40 Cities |
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Steve Waygood Chief Responsible Investments Officer, Aviva Investors |
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Luis Alberto Atala Executive Vice-President of Ficohsa Financial Group (Grupo Financiero Ficohsa) |
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Tania Cosentino President South America, Schneider-Electric |
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H.E. Doris Leuthard Federal Councillor, Swiss Confederation |
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Roberto Marques Executive Chairman, Natura |
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H.E. Luis Fernando Mejia Minister of National Planning, Government of Colombia |
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H.E. Senida Mesi Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Albania |
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H.E. Yoka Brandt Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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Agustín Delgado Martín Chief, Innovation & Sustainability, Iberdrola |
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Michael Nolan Director, Cities Programme, UN Global Compact |
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Anne Gadegaard Associate Director, Corporate Sustainability, Novo Nordisk |
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Karine Rouge President, Suez North America |
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Antonia Stroeh Senior Vice President, Public Private Partnerships, Mastercard |
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Rose Christine Ossouka Mayor of Libreville |
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Gavin Power Chief Sustainability Officer, PIMCO |
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Jane Nelson Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School |
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Brian Griffith Chairman, Griffith Foods |
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Xhelal Danaj Relikaj Ltd |
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Cristiana Paşca Palmer Executive Secretary, The Convention on Biological Diversity |
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Dorothea Schuetz Deputy Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Germany |
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Ricardo Dueñas Chief Executive Office, Ekos |
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Gualter Crisostomo Head of Corporate Governance, CEiiA |
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Adriana Leles Special Advisor to the CEO, SANASA |
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Hermance De La Bastide Head of Public Affairs, Pernaud Ricard |
Highlights from Business Forum
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SDG Business Forum│23 September 2020
United Nations Headquarters - New York, NY 10017
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