18 June 2012, 16:00 - 19:00Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
The Compact 4 Rio will convene chief executives with leaders from Government, civil society and the United Nations, as well as Forum participants to discuss and identify strategies for a new era of global sustainability. This session will distil the outcomes of the four-day Corporate Sustainability Forum, and identify the most promising business actions and commitments across Forum themes: Energy & Climate, Water & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Food, Social Development, Urbanization & Cities, and Economics & Finance.
This session will feature an inspirational appeal for business to scale up efforts that advance corporate sustainability and the announcement of a process to develop global sustainability goals post-2015.
Confirmed SpeakersMr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global CompactH.M. Queen Silvia of SwedenMs. Brittany Trilford, Activist, Global Campaign for Climate ActionMs. Monica de Greiff, Chief Executive Officer, Empresa Energia de BogotaMs. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women
Main outcomes of Corporate Sustainability Forum will be presented by theme. Participants will learn about innovative solutions and public-private collaboration to address challenges related to the themes.
Confirmed SpeakersMr. Paolo Andrea Colombo, Chairman, ENELMr. Brian Dames, Chief Executive Officer, ESKOMMr. José Lopez, Chief Operations Officer, Nestle S.A.Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Group Managing Director/CEO, Access BankMs. Janice E. Perlman, Founder & President, Mega-Cities ProjectMr. Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor, Deutsche Bank GroupMr. Norman Arruda, Chief Executive Officer, ISAE FGV
Seated at thematic tables with peers representing different stakeholder groups, participants will have the opportunity to collectively discuss and set strategies and goals for the next era in global sustainability.
Following the roundtables, six participants representing each theme will report on the outcomes of their discussions.
Confirmed SpeakersMr. Fu Chengyu, Chairman, SinopecMr. Adrian Sym, Executive Director, Alliance for Water StewardshipMs. Ruth Nussbaum, Co-Founder and Director, ProforestMr. Andrei Galaev, Chief Executive Officer, Sakhalin Energy Investment CompanyMr. Yue Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, Broad GroupMs. Rachael Kyte, VP & Network Head, Sustainable Development, The World Bank
Without concrete commitments to action, global sustainability challenges will not be solved. Selected innovative and forwarding-looking commitments as well as transformative partnerships will be featured during this session.
Confirmed SpeakersMs. Ida Auken, Minister for the Environment, Ministry of the Environment of DenmarkMr. Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, MicrosoftMr. Igal Aisenberg, Chief Executive Officer, NetafimMs. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, United Nations World Food ProgrammeMr. Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer, Royal DSM N.V.Mr. Sander van't Noordende, Group Chief Executive – Management Consulting, AccentureMr. Chey Tae-won, Chairman, SK GroupGovernor Carlos Alberto Richa, State of Paraná, BrazilMr. Rene Castro, Minister of Environment and Energy, Government of Costa Rica
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