Inclusive Business at the Nexus of Recovery

ABOUT THE FORUM

The virtual BCtA 11th Annual Forum, “Inclusive Business at the Nexus of Recovery” examined inclusive business as a rallying point for cooperation and collaboration on scalable and commercially sustainable solutions to route poverty and mitigate climate change. The event brought together business leaders, policymakers, experts, and development practitioners to assert their place at the nexus of recovery and champion inclusive business as a path toward greener and more equitable global prosperity.

VIDEOS

Opening Remarks & Keynote Day 1

Watch the opening remarks of Day 1 of the BCtA Annual Forum by Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary-General at UNDP, True Schedvin, Head of Unit at SIDA, Luciana Aguiar, Head of BCtA and the keynore by Justin Spelhaug, Vice President & Global Head at Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft.

Inclusive Business for People & Planet

Inclusive business can pave a path to recovery that not only narrows social inequality, but that promotes sustainable green growth as well. This session aims to bundle the “E” and “S” in ESG by considering poverty alleviation alongside the impact of climate change on the poor and emphasizing opportunities for inclusive business to advance E and S in parallel.

Reclaiming Innovation: Government-led innovation through private sector partnership

Examining government-led inclusive innovation that collaborates with the private sector as a government service provider to reach low-income communities and the last mile.

A Bold Vision for Business: Driving MSMEs towards a Green Recovery

Demonstrating the positive trajectory of inclusive business to date and the growing momentum and potential of inclusive business as a connector of social and environmental resilience and recovery.

Development in Harmony: Aligning private sector impact with public sector goals through SDG reporting

This session examines the importance of reporting for mobilizing sustainable finance and share examples of partnerships between the government and private sector to drive forward actions on the SDGs and lead the transition towards sustainable and resilient societies.

Empowered Women, Resilient Business: Gender equality as a performance lever

Bringing together representatives from companies, investors and UNDP to promote the business case for gender equality in business and tools and resources available to help businesses achieve their gender goals and help women in business thrive.

Opening Remarks, Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the BCtA Annual Forum where we hear from Ulrika Modéer, UN Assistant Secretary-General at UNDP and Steven Collet, Ambassador of Business & Development, Kingdom of The Netherlands.

Day 2 Keynote by Adrien Geiger, Chief Sustainability Officer at L'OCCITANE

Toward Effective Development Cooperation: Bringing everyone to the table to leave no one behind

Reinforcing inclusiveness and transparency as central tenants of effective development cooperation and encouraging more organizations to uptake by spotlighting testimonials from diverse stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Kampala Principles.

A Win-Win for Business & Government: The case of telehealth inclusive business models amid a pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated collaboration between governments and inclusive businesses. The pandemic created a sense of urgency, requiring governments to search for innovative and effective solutions in the shortest possible time, many of which were developed by inclusive businesses – which we explore in this session.

Global Companies in a Global Pandemic: How multinationals leveraged inclusive business to respond to COVID-19

This session showcases diverse experiences of global companies in the face of a global pandemic and reveal how the world’s most influential companies can wield their resources to enact systemic change for social, environmental, and business resilience.

IMM in Action

This video case study demonstrate how IMM can be decoded and made relevant for small businesses by looking at examples on the ground from Jordan of enterprises that are operationalizing impact management to create shared value and drive business growth.

A Landscape for Inclusion: Mapping opportunities for inclusive business in Tunisia (in French)

A deep dive into the opportunities for development of inclusive business in Tunisia. With perspectives from established inclusive businesses in Tunisia, this panel looks at access to funding, availability of information, regulatory barriers and capacity building for inclusive businesses in the country and how to increase the impact of such businesses overall.

Agritech for People & Planet: Securing nature and livelihoods with tech-enabled solutions

This interactive roundtable discussion welcomes agribusiness experts, innovators and entrepreneurs to present real examples of agritech inclusive business in action and highlight opportunities to advance the impact of agritech on people, planet and profit.