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BEYOND GROWTH RECONCILING BUSINESS AND EARTH SYSTEM Thank you for joining us this year BOUNDARIES Explore the event book to get insights from BSR’s global event series. RELAYTO-powered EventBook ™
BEYOND GROWTH BSR’S GLOBAL EVENT SERIES Spanning Asia, Europe, and North America, the event series challenged BSR members and partners to think beyond existing business strategies and economic growth objectives, increasingly recognized as incompatible with a safe and just future.
EXPERIENCE A FUTURE BEYOND GROWTH
Katherine Richardson BEYOND GROWTH Globe Institute & Leader Sustainability Science Centre FEATURED SPEAKERS University of Copenhagen Panelists from around the world discussed Erinch Sahan the pressing need to redesign the way we Business and Enterprise Lead create value through business. Doughnut Economics Action Lab Weixiang Wang Clover Hogan Director, ESG Investment Founder & Executive Management Director, Climate Activist Temasek Force of Nature Vanessa Wright Yue Liu Chief Sustainability Officer Senior General Manager Pernod Ricard Sustainability Office OMRON Corporation Meet all the speakers
SETTING THE STAGE Global Progress and Challenges Tension Between Growth and Sustainability Despite progress, the world is not on track to meet The tension between growth and sustainability goals the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable is acknowledged as a significant challenge that Development Goals, with global thresholds for a cannot be ignored, urging the need to address this "safe and just" planet already breached. issue transparently. Urgent Transformation Needed Envisioning a Better Future Achieving targets requires urgent business Participants engaged in a workshop envisioning transformation and innovation beyond existing the future of their industries operating within strategies, emphasizing long-term societal and planetary boundaries and mapping actionable economic resilience. pathways to get there. Struggles with Climate Goals Many companies express difficulty maintaining trajectories toward climate goals, with reports indicating challenges in meeting net zero goals despite initial commitments.
“One year ago, this topic was taboo. Today, we don’t have the choice, we have to create the solutions." — Isabelle Lefort, Co-Founder, Paris Good Fashion
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CONTACT US BSR’s member network drives us to constantly push the boundaries of sustainable business, making events like these possible. BSR is committed to continuing conversations with members to share insights and further explore solutions on this topic in the upcoming year. For more insights on how business can help shape a safe and just future, reach out to Giulio Berruti, Director of Climate at BSR ([email protected]) or Julie Dugard, Manager of Climate at BSR ([email protected]). And visit bsr.org/membership for details on BSR membership and its benefits. CONTACT US
THANK YOU An immense thank you to our panelists and participants for venturing ‘Beyond Growth’ with us. This is just the beginning.