Vision 2050: Business pathways, opportunities & risks in a sustainable world
As the world recovers from the recent financial crisis, governments are
challenged to strengthen the resilience of their national economies and
improve the quality of life of increasingly urban populations. At the same
time, unsustainable use of natural resources is putting the globe on the
verge of tipping points beyond which certain losses are irreversible. This
raises the vision of green economies and resource efficient societies to
take the social dimension of poverty upfront by exploring drivers for green
job and small business development. How can we get there? Join us to
learn what leading multi-nationals are thinking in the quest for
sustainability by 2050. The Vision 2050 study put forth by the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development was released at the 2010 World CEO
Forum in New Dehli. Twenty-nine companies, led by Alcoa, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Storebrand and Syngenta, came together to rethink the roles that business
must play over the next few decades to enable society to move toward being sustainable.
Speaker Details:
Tess Mateo is a Managing Director at CXCATALYSTS, a global network developing partnerships that help companies profitably reach underserved markets, and governments and multilateral institutions achieve their environmental and development goals. Previously, Tess managed the strategic relationships of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ global CEO. She has over two decades of corporate restructuring, turnaround and start-up experience advising senior executives of Fortune 500 and emerging companies internationally. Mateo is a strategic advisor to the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy and the World Bank’s Private Sector Leaders Forum, among others. Recent contributions include Vision 2050, Business New Agenda for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Date: | Jul 20 2011 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Location Name: | Grange Insurance Audubon Center |
Address: | 505 West Whittier St |
City: | Columbus |
State: | Ohio |
Zip: | 43215 |
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Registration Fee: | $0.00 |
Deadline Date: | 07/18/2011 |
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Contact Info: | Rhonda Nicholas Phone: 614 229 4599 X 401 Fax: 614 229 4598 www.columbusworldaffairs.org rnicholas@columbusworldaffairs.org |
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