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Join us for this interactive online written discussion to exchange insights on how we can prioritise people in climate change strategies and actions.

Background

The Business Fights Poverty Climate Justice Series will run alongside COP29 in November 2024, featuring this forum, as well as articles and podcasts to mark the occasion.

This forum provides an opportunity to connect with peers and global advocates to explore how we can prioritize people in climate change strategies and actions. It combines an online written discussion with a parallel community networking event on Zoom (RSVP here 15).

We invite you to share your thoughts on climate justice and discuss how businesses can take meaningful action to put people at the center of their climate efforts.

Panel

Liz Atieno, Founder and CEO, Ento Farms
Julie Dacosta, CEO, Crossroads Care
Teresa Gomes, Senior Project Officer – Climate, Digital Opportunity Trust
Shyam Katta, Program Director, Heifer India
Susan Nakami, Regional Lead, Africa Village Capital
Azra Nurkic, CEO, Institute for Development Impact (I4DI)
Michael Ojo, Executive Director, Let’s Build for Humanity Initiative
Sergio Rivas, President, Tanager
Lauren Ropp, Co-Founder and CEO, Institute for Development Impact
Dr. Vicky Vignesvari, Deputy Director, National Cancer Society Malaysia
David Wofford, Senior Director, Private Sector Strategy & Engagement, United Nations Foundation

Moderators

Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership and COO, Business Fights Poverty

Anna Spenner Hernadez, Community Learning Manager, Business Fights Poverty

Questions

1. What are some powerful examples of businesses that prioritise people in their climate action strategies?
2. Which key challenges and opportunities do businesses face when helping people mitigate, adapt to, and build resilience against climate change?
3. What inspiring collaborations are driving social and climate action, and how can we replicate or scale these efforts for broader impact?

How to add your comments

If you are already a member of the Business Fights Poverty online community, login here 3 and then return to this page and click “Log In” at the top right of this page – if you are logged in correctly you will not need to enter your details again. If you have not logged into our new community platform, you will have to reset your password here.

If you are not already a member of the Business Fights Poverty online community, you will need to sign up here 1. Once you have joined the community, you can return to this discussion page and click “Log In” at the top right of the page.

This is the written part of the forum, please also join the Zoom link in the Add to Calendar 15 during the live event to meet and network with others in the community.

Time: 10 to 11 am EST / 3 to 4 pm GMT