Info Point: Post-2015, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Private Sector

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Together with the EU support, UNIDO has been very active in working with and for the private sector towards sustainable development and climate action. A study on private sector involvement in Post-2015 and concrete examples of projects that foster sustainable transfer of environmentally sound technologies and innovative chemicals management will be presented. Special highlight: Presentation of 10 Years of Experience in Chemical Leasing, a green business model for shifting the traditional sales of chemicals towards a value-added approach.

Introduction

·Zissimos Vergos, Team Leader for Private Sector Development Policy, DEVCO C4 Private Framework Development, Trade, Regional Integration Facilitator

·Petra Schwager, Officer-in-Charge of Industrial Resource Efficiency Unit, UNIDO

·Reinhard Joas, Managing Director, BiPro GmBH

·Steffen Saecker, Business Manager, SAFECHEM Europe – a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company

Conference Language: English

Q&A session: English