STREAM 3: How to create an ESG-friendly business
11:05am
Welcome from the Chair
Independent Non-Executive Director, Investment & ESG Consultant
11:10am
Empowering Irish enterprises for a more sustainable future
Senior Executive, the Sustainability and Renewable Energy team, Enterprise Ireland
Country Manager for Ireland, the UN Global Compact
11:30am
Upskilling opportunities for companies to support the transition to a greener economy
Hear about the new flexible, user-friendly micro qualifications recently launched by Educational Training Boards around the country to upskill staff on the sustainability skills your business needs
Director of Enterprise, Employees and Skills, SOLAS
11:45am
KEYNOTE:
ESG and age inclusion: Unveiling the power of age diversity in the workforce
If you don’t have an age strategy, you don’t have a growth strategy. Hear how the ‘S’ of ESG can unlock business value by addressing our aging population. Hear how leading companies are focussing on the 50+ demographic as an integral component of their ESG and growth strategies and the business case outcomes they are receiving.
Founder and CEO, 55/Redefined, UK
12:05pm
Q&A with speakers
12:20pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
How to be a change maker: Steps to achieve BCorp status
Chaired by Sarah Blake, Earthology
- Who should consider becoming a BCorp
- The pathways, processes and key insights on how to achieve certification
- How you can contribute to creating an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economic system
Head of Impact, Broadlake
CEO, Grid Finance
Head of Sustainability & Planet Services, THINKHOUSE
Sustainability Consultant, Earthology