Please join us for a global 24-hour web-a-thon on the future of sustainability, as well as a fundraiser for civil society in Ukraine on Tuesday, June 21, starting at 8:00 am EST.
The war in Ukraine is more than a deluge of unprecedented global events that threaten to return progress to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations and ruin the welfare of people and the environment around the world.
Starting with Tuesday, June 21, at 8.00am EST / 1:00 pm BST, the global sustainability community will come together within 24 hours and explore the implications of recent events and global trends for the future of sustainability and the need for more collaborative, inclusive efforts to advance sustainable development. This event will also raise important financial support for local NGOs in Ukraine devastated by the Russian aggression.
To check in and register for these wonderful sessions and donate to our sisters and brothers working on sustainability issues in Ukraine, please visit the Sustainability For Ukraine website.
More than two dozen organizations pledged to lead a dedicated web-a-thon session, providing a solid program of conversation on the sustainability agenda. Partners include: 3BL Media, Akatu Institute (Brazil), AuctusESG (India), B Lab, BBMG, BSR, Business Fights Poverty, Business Leaders Forum, CBSR (Canada), CSR Europe, CSR Ukraine, ELEVATE, Forum for the Future, GlobeScan, GreenBiz, GRI, Maala (Israel), Net Positive, ReThink (Hong Kong), SB Japan, SB Thailand, Sustainability Connect (Singapore) and WWF.
A range of global thought leaders will speak throughout the web-a-thon including Paul Polman, John Elkington, Georg Kell, Ertharin Cousin, Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Naoki Adachi, Esther An, Andreas Beckmann, Vartan Badalian, Raphael Bemporad, Stefan Crets, Chris Coulter, Hans Daems, Kevin Franklin, Marcel Fukayam, Bart Houlahan, Svein Tore Holsether, Leslie Johnston, Agnes Kalibata, Momo Mahadev, Helio Mattar, Jane Nelson, Maryna Saprykina, Kamal Seth, Zahid Torres-Rahman , Sally Uren, Peter Paul van de Wijs, Jenny Vaughan and Namita Vikas.
If you can’t join us live, anyway be sure to register so you receive a link to the web-a-thon recording.
The organizers would like to thank Sustainability For Ukraine’s sponsors – City Developments Limited (CDL), Gore Mutual Insurance Company, ServiceNow, Sun Life, TELUS and Vale – for their generous donations in supporting local NGOs in Ukraine to produce of a stronger foundation for the future of sustainability and civil society in Ukraine.
For more information on this event or to make a corporate donation or become a sponsor, please contact [email protected].
Photo credit: Diana Vyshniakova by Unsplash
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