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First steps to effective engagement between business and conservation NGOs

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With this two- hour session, you will gain a first understanding of business’ interests in and role to protect and conserve nature, experiment with practical ways to encourage effective collaboration, as well as better understand and speak the language of the business world.
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Every business depends on nature for success but many also degrade important services provided by nature. Therefore, business needs to be part of the solution to protect and restore life on land and below water. But as a conservation organisation, how can you engage effectively with the business community? Where do you start? What challenges may arise in collaborating with business and how best to overcome these? Through the use of group discussions incl. with business representatives, exercises and games, this highly interactive session will provide NGO participants with an opportunity to: - Better understand and speak the language of the business world; - Experience in a practical way successful means of engaging with companies at the beginning stage; - Discover examples of successful collaborations between NGOs and leading companies; - Come out with clear and practical next step opportunities for engaging with businesses.

Agenda de la session

Modérateur

Ms Nadine MCCORMICK

Manager, Nature Action,
World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Switzerland

First steps to effective engagement between business & conservation NGOs
08:30 - 10:30

Intervenant

Mr Gerard BOS

Director - Global Business and Biodiversity Programme,
IUCN
Switzerland

Setting the scene
08:45 - 08:55

Ms Florence CLAP

Programme Officer Biodiversity Policies,
IUCN French committee
France

Panel discussion on Veolia’s & IUCN French Committee’s experience collaborating together
09:10 - 10:20

Mr Mathieu TOLIAN

Sustainable Development Deputy Director,
VEOLIA
France

Panel discussion on Veolia’s & IUCN French Committee’s experience collaborating together
09:10 - 10:20

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