A Dialogue on Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy

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Date and Time

Thursday June 25, 2015
8:45 am-1:30 pm UTC+1

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Location

London

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Topics

#Inclusive Economy

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Please join us for a morning dialogue in London to explore how the private sector can help build a more inclusive economy through good jobs, access to essential goods and services, and investments for prosperous communities.

During this event, a panel of experts will explore how businesses can help create an inclusive economy, from inclusive workplaces to thriving communities. Featured examples will include how Sodexo works on making its supply chain more inclusive and resilient, why and how GSK has reinvented its business to increase access to medicines, the business case for leading retailing brands to invest in women in their supply chains, and how new models such as the circular economy contribute to job creation in a more inclusive economy.

At the event, companies can expect to understand the rationales and business cases for more inclusive business practices and take away key lessons in how to drive change through their direct operations and supply chains.

BSR member companies from multiple industries and select partners from non-member companies, civil society, philanthropies, and other sectors will be in attendance.

Agenda

Agenda is subject to change.

• 8:45-9:15 a.m.: Registration and networking
• 9:15-9:45 a.m.: Introducing BSR’s framework for Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy
• 9:45-10:45 a.m.: Panel discussion: Promoting inclusion in global operations, including best practices on access to essential goods and services, safe and fair employment, and investments in communities
• 10:45-11:15 a.m.: Networking break
• 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Panel discussion: Implementing the tools and inventing new business models to advance a more inclusive economy, including innovative partnerships and the circular economy
• 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Networking lunch

Event Partner

Speakers

• Neil Barrett, Group Vice President Sustainable Development, Sodexo
• Kerry Conway, Private Sector Development Advisor, Business Engagement Hub, UK Department for International Development (DFID)
• Clare Griffin, Head, Corporate Responsibility and Reporting, GlaxoSmithKline
• Ella Jamsin, Research Manager, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
• Ebele Okobi, Head of Public Policy, Africa, Facebook
Cecile Oger, Associate Director, BSRPeder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Senior Vice President, BSR

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