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ILO at COP27

Demystifying Just Transition and Adaptation for Business

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Sharm El-Sheikh
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The ILO’s Just Transition Guidelines calls on all stakeholders to work together to develop plans on adaptation to climate change. This session brings together experts from social organizations and the private sector represented in the UN Global Compact Think Lab on Just Transition to discuss the business case and corporate actions to advance just transition in the context of adaptation.

Welcome remarks

Fernando Castellanos
Fernando Castellanos
Head of Environment and Climate, United Nations Global Compact

Opening remarks

Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Moustapha Kamal Gueye
Coordinator of the Green Jobs Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Panelists

Marie Diron
Marie Diron
Managing Director, Sovereign, Subsovereign Risk | ESG project lead, Moody’s
Amita Chaudhury
Amita Chaudhury
Group Head of Sustainability (ESG), AIA Group
Nadia Owusu
Nadia Owusu
Youth Representative, YOUNGO Green Jobs Working Group
Emidio Machiana
Emidio Machiana
Advocacy and Policy Specialist, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Moderator

Robert Marinkovic
Robert Marinkovic
Adviser, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Closing remarks

Jeremy Anderson
Jeremy Anderson
Sustainable Transport Lead, International Transport Workers’ Federation