Making Global Goals Local Business - Bristol
Date and time
Location
University of the West of England - Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane Frenchay BS16 1QY United KingdomDescription
The Global Goals are going to transform our world and that transformation will create opportunities for new business models to deliver new products and services into new markets.
After the largest public consultation ever undertaken, the Goals were adopted by the UK and the other 192 Member States of the United Nations in 2015. They call for economic growth, innovation, affordable energy, and upgraded infrastructure - and provide a path to end extreme poverty, fight inequality, and protect the planet.
Every company (and every citizen) needs to understand this important global mega-trend!
- What are the Global Goals?
- Why should business care about the Goals?
- How can business contribute to achieving the Goals and benefit from doing so?
Join us at Making Global Goals Local Business - Bristol to find out.
Agenda:
14:00 – 14:30 Registration & Networking (with refreshments)
14:30 – 14:45 Welcome
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UNGC Network UK
Prof Martin Boddy, Pro Vice Chancellor, UWE Bristol
14:45 – 15:00 “What are the the SDGs?”
Steve Kenzie, UNGC Network UK
15:00 – 15:10 “Indicators and partnership for the SDGs”
Harpinder Collacott, Executive Director, Development Initiatives
15:10 – 15:20 “Sustainability Action and the SDGs in Bristol”
Ian Townsend, Chief Executive, Bristol Green Capital Partnership
15:20 – 15.35 “What can academia offer to local business”
Dr Svetlana Cicmil, Director of Doctoral Research, UWE Bristol
Ian Brooks, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable IT, UWE Bristol
Dr Fiona Jordan, Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, UWE Bristol
15:35 – 15:55 Q&A with speaker panel
15:55 – 16:10 Break - refreshments available
16:10 – 17:25 “How can business get involved?”: Panel + Q&A
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UNGC Network UK [Moderator]
Nick Davies, Founder, Neighbourly
Kate Martin Bruintjes, Director – UK Sustainability, DNV GL
Ian Townsend, Chief Executive, Bristol Green Capital Partnership
Harpinder Collacott, Executive Director, Development Initiatives
Dr Georgina Gough, Senior Lecturer in Education for Sustainable Development, UWE Bristol
17:25 – 17:30 Your actions from today and conclusions
17:30 – 18:00 Refreshments & Networking
Information on the Making Global Goals Local Business series can be found at:
This Making Global Goals Local Business Roadshow event is supported by:
