Official Public Launch of Business for 2030: The Portal for Business Engagement in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Harvard Club-35 West 44th Street New York

Thursday 24 September 2015, at the Harvard Club
35 West 44th Street New York 3 – 6 pm
Reception to follow

organized by
United States Council for International Business (USCIB) in partnership with IFPMA

“I urge the private sector to take its place at the table and plot a path forward for the next 15 years, reaffirming once again that responsible business is a force for good.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
Please join the United States Council for International Business and its partner organizations to celebrate the official public launch of USCIB’s Businessfor2030.org – a public resource to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by stimulating a more productive partnership between the public and private sectors.
Featuring over 80 examples of implemented initiatives all over the world organized in relation to over 50 of the business-relevant SDG targets, Businessfor2030 highlights concrete initiatives and partnerships to inspire renewed trust in the private sector and catalyze sustained and active business engagement in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. USCIB member companies and international business representatives will engage with the broader development community to provide deeper context to a selection of the diverse examples featured on Businessfor2030 with a focus on:

The Critical Role of Infrastructure (energy/transport, health, ICT and finance) in catalyzing progress on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
The Need to Transform Partnerships Globally and Locally through enhanced national development strategic planning and coordination for achieving the SDGs.

Participants will include U.N. Member State and Agency representatives and corporate and civil society representatives. A detailed concept note and background materials will follow in early September.
“I urge the private sector to take its place at the table and plot a path forward for the next 15 years, reaffirming once again that responsible business is a force for good.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon
Kindly RSVP by September 18th to: Shertease Wheeler (swheeler(at)uscib.org)

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Official Public Launch of Business for 2030: The Portal for Business Engagement in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Mario Ottiglio

Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Global Health Policy at the IFPMA

Mario Ottiglio is Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Global Health Policy
at the IFPMA where he has been working since 2007 in positions of increasing
responsibility. At IFPMA, Mr. Ottiglio leads on interactions with key stakeholders
such as governments, international organizations and civil society and
coordinates IFPMA Members’ policy positioning on current global health issues.
He is also the IFPMA policy lead on the WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action
for Public Health, Innovation and IP. Prior to joining the IFPMA, he worked as a
consultant, both for governments and private firms. An Italian national, he holds
an MA in Political Science from the Naples Eastern University.

24th Sep 2015

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Harvard Club-35 West 44th Street New York