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NEW YORK, November 21, 2024 /3BL/ - The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is proud to host its inaugural SocialSustainability Summit in New York City on December 13.
By Liz Peters This holiday season, it’s not a hit movie ticket or must-have toy you should be concerned with getting your hands on: it’s a pass to IWBI’s SocialSustainability Summit in New York City. On December 13, this groundbreaking, full-day event will be solely dedicated to driving the future of socialsustainability.
With heightened societal expectations and an evolving regulatory landscape, companies and their investors are increasingly motivated to address socialsustainability, the “S” in ESG. Provide other supporting materials to help investors use information from the GRESB and IWBI socialsustainability reports and tools.
The climate crisis, and the necessary transition to a net-zero economy, exacerbate the risks to people across the value chain, whether in the form of lost livelihoods from extreme weather events and rising temperatures, or loss of employment from a rapid shift away from carbon-intensive practices.
The three-day event features internationally recognized industry leaders inspiring action around place and human health, and will provide enhanced and dynamic opportunities to connect and learn. Registration for the regional summits is open at wellcertified.com/events. May 7-9, 2024.
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Senior leaders from hundreds of retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and other industry stakeholders gear up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit, taking place 26-28 October in Amsterdam. The intertwined relationship between business, society and the environment is clearer than ever. or NatalieCush@forster.co.uk.
Its members have shaped public health and policy outcomes and informed our cutting-edge work in socialsustainability, while upholding the rigor and relevance of WELL and reinforcing IWBIs global leadership. Our exceptional new members strengthen this legacy of transformative impact.
As part of our continued commitment to the future and in line with our strategic ambition to lead the sustainability transformation, we have taken a holistic approach across five interconnected areas where we can contribute the most: food systems, circularity, climate, nature, and socialsustainability.
While environmental and socialsustainability challenges are often viewed separately, they are inherently connected. These events provide hopeful opportunities to catalyze action around protecting the world’s forests – the extraordinary biosphere that is home to many Indigenous Peoples.
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By Didier Bergeret While environmental and socialsustainability challenges are often viewed separately, they are inherently connected. These events provide hopeful opportunities to catalyse action around protecting the world’s forests – the extraordinary biosphere that is home to many Indigenous Peoples.
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A third challenge — equally one we see as an opportunity — comes around socialsustainability and workplace culture. We produced the world’s first environmental management standard in 1992 and since then we have led the way in developing new standards around areas including energy management and sustainableevents.
an event hosted by Maker Faire Rome. The event happened on June 24 and 25 as an independent dialogue towards the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021, a powerful opportunity to enhance the protagonists of the world of production, nutrition, food consumption and the culture that moves around them and that they help to nourish.
"We’re glad to see DHU is joining the Consumer Good Forum, one of the post prestigious organizations globally bringing retailers, brand and manufactures together to drive positive change and address key challenges like environment and socialsustainability.
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And the IFC’s Performance Standards on Environmental and SocialSustainability have become industry practice across the DFI community when it comes to assessing and managing environmental, social and governance issues. DCED donor members provided enthusiastic support, nudging programmes towards using the Standard.
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In line with the large-cap market, the SPTs in the mid-market are more likely to focus on the environmental or social, rather than governance aspects of ESG. Non-delivery of ESG reports and certificates: usually results in an automatic switch-off to the ESG margin ratchet, but does not result in a default or event of default.
“The NTP outlines a country’s economic profile, its social needs and the distributional impact. Washington recently hosted a G20 official side-event on country platforms and financial mechanisms. Countries construct how they see their transition happening, which then informs how banks can support them.”
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The event, held at St. Didier Bergeret, Director of Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum, said: “Ensuring fair pay and decent conditions for all workers, as well as the eradication of forced labour, is critical for every responsible business – and events such as today are essential to accelerate progress.
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