Making Global Goals Local Business - Leeds
Date and time
Location
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus Leeds LS1 3HB 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 - Leeds to find out.
Agenda:
16:30 - 17:00 Registration & Networking (refreshments available)
17:00 - 17:10 Welcome
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UNGC Network UK
17:10 – 17:40 What are the SDGs and why should business be engaged?
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UNGC Network UK
17:40 – 18:00 Keynote
Chris Griffiths, SuDS Marketing Development Manager, Marshalls plc.
18:00 – 18:55 How can business get involved? Panel + Q&A
Chris Griffiths, SuDS Marketing Development Manager, Marshalls plc.
Antony Wallis, Regional Director, Business in the Community
Prof Chris Gorse, Director of Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University
Maddie Andrews, Student Union, Leeds Beckett University
18:55 - 19:00 Final words
Steve Kenzie, Executive Director, UNGC Network UK
Information on the Making Global Goals Local Business series can be found at:
www.sdg-roadshow.org.uk
This Making Global Goals Local Business Roadshow event is supported by:
Organised by
The UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) is a Global Compact initiative, led by business schools and universities. The UK & Ireland PRME Regional Chapter facilitates learning, knowledge exchange and networking amongst its 60 members.