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How can business drive climate justice through supply chains? – highlight video

Hosted with Meta This session explored how business can support climate justice by building supply chain resilience, especially for those people living in the world’s most vulnerable communities. What are real-life examples of supply chain resilience? What does real-life resilience look like from the supplier’s point of view? What role can technology play to support climate justice? What more should business be doing now — and in the future? In this workshop, business leaders, suppliers and climate activists shared the practical insights, tactics and innovations bringing climate justice to their supply chains — and where the fight needs to go next. Lead Discussants: Edward Palmieri, Director, Global Sustainability, Meta Katie Hoard, Global VP, ESG Strategy & Engagement, AB InBev Tara Shine, Chief Executive Officer, Change by Degrees Susan Maina, Kenya Country Director, Practical Action Sarah Roberts, CEO, Practical Action Juan Echanove, Associate Vice President, Food & Water Systems, CARE
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How can business partner to help small retailers thrive? Lessons from the country-level

Hosted with AB InBev Across the value chains of companies like AB InBev, there is a network of millions of entrepreneurs – from small-scale farmers to neighbourhood shops. These small and medium businesses (SMBs) are critical to the success of these value chains, while also generating important livelihood opportunities and services for local communities. As companies look to scale up their support for these SMBs – investing and developing solutions to help these entrepreneurs build more profitable and sustainable businesses – harnessing financial technology (or ‘fintech’) is key. Drawing on the experience of AB InBev, the IFC and on-the-ground fintech companies, this session explored the latest thinking on how to solve some of the most critical issues faced by SMB owners. We explored how fintech can help SMBs grow through access to finance and critical financial and digital tools. We reflected on the lessons from helping SMBs through the pandemic. We accessed fresh insights on what works and what doesn’t, and how partnerships between businesses and donors can drive scale. Speakers: Dan Cohen, CEO and Founder, Tienda Pago Catalina Garcia, Global Director of Corporate Affairs, AB InBev and Board Director, AB InBev Foundation Susana Mendoza Alvarez, Digital Trade Marketing Manager, AB InBev Kathy Mignano, Operations Officer, Gender and Economic Inclusion, IFC
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How can we accelerate access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene?

Hosted with Reckitt The pandemic and effects of climate change are creating a challenging terrain with high levels of water stress impacting the most vulnerable and putting a strain on WASH systems. Sustainable, community-led and owned business models are charting the path for innovations to scale with learnings distilled from experts and innovators themselves. In this session we connected with leading social entrepreneurs and their partners; We learned about accelerating and scaling social business. We examined cross-sector partnerships – to deepen our understanding of the pressing problems and take positive action to make a difference. Speakers: Monika Frech, Managing Director, Yunus Social Business Hamzah Sarwar, Global Impact and Partnerships Director, Reckitt Rowan Spazzoli, Programme Manager, Yunus Social Business Jenifer Colpas, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Tierra Grata Embajadora Katie Hyson, Director of Thought Leadership, Business Fights Poverty (Moderator)
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How can innovations in workforce development programmes address racial equity and inclusion issues?

Hosted with Barclays This session explored how we can build an equitable and human-centred economy that supports and fosters a new generation of workers. We dove deep into how innovations in workforce development programmes can address racial equity and inclusion issues. We heard from inspiring entrepreneurs from across the portfolio of Acumen America, which is partnering with Barclays on the theme of “Future for Workers”; rather than focusing on the future of work, the ambition is to reimagine a future for workers. The discussion surfaced new ideas and connections. We gained insights and ideas for actions we can deploy to drive a diverse and inclusive workforce. Lead Discussants: Charlotte Dales, CEO, Inclusively Frances Cabrera, Vice President, Citizenship, Barclays Hamoon Ekhtiari, CEO, FutureFit AI Pareen Kohlhaas, COO, COOP Careers Abe Mendez, Senior Vice President, Per Scholas Daniel Adeyanju, Director of Programs, The Knowledge House
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How can multi-stakeholder platforms drive engagement and behaviour change? Lessons from addressing health issues in East Africa

Hosted with Amref and the National Business Compact on Coronavirus Focused on learnings from an ambitious multi-stakeholder platform tackling COVID-19 in East Africa, this session unpacked the effectiveness of this type of collaboration in driving sustained engagement and behaviour change to improve global health and well-being. It probed whether multi-stakeholder platforms are the way forward for tackling public health issues. We learned from the real successes and challenges experienced by key stakeholders who mobilised a novel kind of collective action to tackle a large-scale public health crisis. Speakers: Anila Gopal, Director, Health & Wellbeing, Unilever Professor Myriam Sidibe, Chair of the National Business Compact on Coronavirus and Founder, Brands on a Mission Sarah Kosgei, Program Manager for Public Health Emergency Response, AMREF Ricky Tapa Thompson, co-founder and COO, SafeBoda in Uganda Titus Ronoh, Networks Team Lead, Shujaaz Inc Dr Ekua Yankah, Head of the NBCC Secretariat, Senior Consultant, Brands on a Mission (Moderator)
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How can business support vulnerable people and communities in the face of the poverty tsunami?

COVID, conflict and climate change are among a confluence of challenges driving a tsunami of poverty that is already crashing into the lives of vulnerable people and communities around the world. In every country, people are facing what the UN describes as a “once-in-a-generation” cost of living crisis. The war in Ukraine has added further pressure and volatility to energy and food prices. Governments are taking action to support those who are most vulnerable in society. This session brought together leading thinkers and practitioners to deep-dive into the role that business can and should play, in partnership with governments and civil society, to support and build the resilience of those people and communities most impacted. We learned about the role our organisation can play, and shared ideas for what we can do together. Speakers: Lisa Manley, Vice President, Sustainability, Mars Inc Japheth Muli, Head of Programmes, Hand in Hand East Africa
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