IFC's annual Sustainability Exchange addresses economic, environmental and social challenges and opportunities related to private sector development in emerging markets.This year's Sustainability Exchange will highlight the importance of resilience and creativity in an ever-changing development landscape. Speakers will discuss creative approaches to leadership and collaboration in pursuit of business, community and environmental goals.
Durban International Convention Center … Durban, South AfricaGlobally, societies are in transition due to environmental challenges such as climate change, shifts in political power as seen in Europe and the USA, and social changes such as mass migration.
The forty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48) as well as the fifth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-5) will take place from 30 April to 10 May 2018. Bonn Climate Change Conference - April 2018 to be held 30 April to 10 May 2018.
The IOGP/Ipieca International Oil & Gas Showcase will highlight a collection of good practices from each Association, specially-selected for particular relevance in the Middle East. Executive Directors Gordon Ballard (IOGP) and Brian Sullivan (Ipieca) will present an overview of their Associations' accomplishments and current activities. Both will be on hand to answer questions throughout the day.
For more than 25 years, the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility has been the E&P industry's premier international event highlighting HSE best practices and challenges. Visit SPE website for more information … Ipieca's activities: MONDAY, 16 APRIL 2018 … 13:30 - 15:00, Special Session 1:
The Interspill 2018 Conference will be the forum to showcase the wide range of leading-edge initiatives which are improving global readiness and demonstrate why oil spill preparedness and response remains relevant to its multiple stakeholders and adding true value to those investing in it. Venue Information … ExCel, London
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology in transforming the energy system and moving towards the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. However, there are several barriers preventing it from expanding more swiftly. The webinar will cover: The role of CCS as a key technology in low-emissions pathways. The potential for CCS to reduce emissions in the power sector and carbon intensive industries (e.g. cement, steel, oil and gas,).
The 34th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) will meet in Geneva, 6-8 December 2017. The formal working papers can be found here: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c42017.html and, the informal papers can be found here: https://www.unece.org/trans/main/dgdb/dgsubc4/c4inf34.html
UNEA 3 will take place this year, from 4 to 6 December 2017, Nairobi. Similarly to UNEA 2 (2016) many side-events, green-room events and plenary meetings will take place during that week.The main over-arching theme of UNEA3 will be pollution, highlighting key pollution risk areas:
The UN Forum on Business and Human Rights is the global platform for yearly stock-taking and lesson-sharing on efforts to move the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights from paper to practice. The central theme of the 2017 Forum is "Realizing Access to Remedy". The programme also features sessions for new audiences and discussions on broader policy trends that consider the role of the business and human rights movement in today's political and social contexts around the world.