Beyond Growth: Reconciling Business with Earth System Boundaries

Date and Time

December 3, 2023
2:45 pm-3:45 pm GST

Location

Dubai (The Business Pavilion, Thematic Arena 3 in the Opportunity petal of the COP Blue Zone, COP floorplan: TA3 - 240)

Despite considerable progress, the world is not on track to reach the aspirations of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Recent analysis suggests that most of the global thresholds for a "safe and just" planet have already been breached. We are now at a crucial juncture. Achieving these ambitious targets is vital for long-term societal and economic resilience, and doing so requires urgent and rapid business transformation and innovation.

Through this roundtable, COP members will be challenged and inspired to think beyond existing business strategies and economic growth objectives. Join us to explore ways to design innovative models that can meet these challenges and deliver new value for generations to come.

The Business Pavilion is in Thematic Arena 3, in the Opportunity petal of the COP Blue Zone. It is pavilion TA3 - 240 on the COP floorplan, on the first floor.

Scheduled Speakers

• Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
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Christine Diamente
Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
London
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Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab. She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world.
She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.
Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.
Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
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• Giulio Berruti, Director, Climate Change, BSR
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Giulio Berruti
Director, Climate Change, BSR
Copenhagen
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Giulio leads BSR's climate work in the EMEA region. BSR works globally on value chain decarbonization across consulting, collaborative initiatives, and grants. Giulio brings expertise in Scope 3 supplier engagement, reverse sourcing, and commodities decarbonization, as well as helping companies implement their net zero and environmental targets. He also works across sectors on implementing the TCFD recommendations and climate scenario analysis.
Prior to joining BSR, Giulio worked for climate change consulting firm EcoAct in both France and Kenya. His work focused on climate targets, carbon neutrality, and project implementation, as well climate risk assessments. He speaks English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Giulio holds an M.S. in Sustainability from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree M.S. in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree B.S. in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona
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