A Dialogue on Business Leadership for an Inclusive Economy

London

Date and Time

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

Location

London

Topics

#Inclusive Economy

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, Director, BSR

Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Senior Vice President, BSR

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