BforPlanet, a boost to the SDGs from the corporate level

On July 7 and 8, at the Montjuïc venue of Fira de Barcelona, the first edition of BforPlanet, an event to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) in the private sector.

The meeting, which will revolve around 5 thematic axes: alliances, sustainable growth, climate action, innovation and social inclusion, will be attended by independent experts, senior representatives of international institutions and organizations, and managers from the private sector. All of them will address sustainability and the implementation of the SDGs in the business environment.

In this first edition of BforPlanet Among others, Luis Felipe López-Calva, director for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNDP (UN); Augusto López-Claros, director of Global Indicators and Analysis of the World Bank; Yolanda García, member of the Directorate General for Energy in the European Commission; Rodolfo Lacy, director of Environment of the OECD; Yolanda Kakabadse, former president of the WWF and former Minister of Environment of Ecuador; Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Leader for Climate and Energy of the WWF; Cristina Sánchez, executive director of the Spanish Global Compact network of the United Nations, Marcello Palazzi, co-founder of B Lab Europe; Ana Palencia, Director of Communication and Sustainable Business at Unilever; and Joan Roca, chef at Celler de Can Roca.

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