21 Sep 2023
SDG8: Decent work and economic growth
Despite the impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis, in the last decades employment and world GDP growth have lifted millions out of poverty. However, growth is slowing and inequalities are growing rapidly. Achieving this objective requires bold action to support sustainable economic growth, innovation and job creation, to protect and foster workers' rights, and to end modern slavery, child labour and trafficking.
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Organizations
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
EIA Convention
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WBCSD
Experts
Alexander Kasterine
Alexander Kasterine is Senior Advisor at the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO).
Christophe Bellmann
Christophe Bellmann is the Head of Policy Analysis and Strategy at the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS).
Elisa Tonda
Elisa Tonda is the Chief of the Resources and Markets Branch at the UN Environment Programme, effective 1 September 2022.
Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith joined UNEP Finance Initiative in 2020 to lead the ecosystems workstream.
Liesbeth Casier
Liesbeth Casier is a Policy Advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Moustapha Kamal Gueye is the Global Coordinator of Green Jobs Programme at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker is the President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.
Robert Marinkovic
Robert Marinkovic is an Adviser for Climate and Green Economy at the International Organization of Employers
Salman Hussain
Salman Hussain is the Coordinator of the The Economics Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
Sandrine Salerno
Sandrine Salerno is the Executive Director of Sustainable Finance Geneva.
Thomas Höhne-Sparborth
Thomas Höhne-Sparborth is Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier.
Vera Weick
Vera Weick is a Programme Management Officer at the Secretariat of the United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE).
Vic Van Vuuren
Vic Van Vuuren is the Director of the Enterprises Department at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.Events
Exhibition
Opening Ceremony of UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary Photo Exhibition
06 Oct 2023 16:00 – 17:00
Rotonde du Mont-Blanc Quai du Mont-Blanc
UNITAR
Conference
Leaders Forum Geneva 2023 | Global goals for nature: tracking progress, financing success
11 – 13 Oct 2023
Geneva, Switzerland
IUCN
Virtual
Valorising Waste on Islands & Opportunities for a Circular Economy | IUCN Plastic Pollution Meeting Series 2023
17 Oct 2023 14:00
Online | Zoom
IUCN
Body Meeting
Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining and Sustainable Development
07 – 09 Nov 2023
Palais des Nations | Room XVII
IGF, UNCTAD
Learning
Course in Geneva
MAS Sustainable Finance and Development
01 Sep 2024 – 01 Sep 2025
Geneva Graduate Institute
IHEID
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