BNP Paribas Americas recently hosted its
first Sustainability week, with events held across New York, New Jersey,
Montreal and San Paolo. The week covered a myriad of topics including;
financing sustainable supply chains, measuring sustainable credit risk,
diversity and inclusion, smart cities, the future of renewable energy and the
circular economy.
A key aspect of the sustainability week was the insight
provided by external speakers from a breadth of organisations. Experts from
NGOs and academics, to start ups, corporates and ratings agencies gathered,
each offering their industry perspective and vision on the key issues in
sustainability.
A range of interactive events
New York hosted an exciting ‘sustainability sparkshow’ in which the audience heard from six innovative entrepreneurs, coming from London to Seattle, to present solutions that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These were pitched to a panel of 10 journalists from renowned media outlets in a one-of-kind event format, where the first journalist to press the buzzer got a story lead.Monday @sparknews‘ #Sparkshow NYC: 6 #startup4good pitch in front 500 kol & 13 journalists’ll buzz 4 bests. hosted @BNPPamericas @BNPParibas pic.twitter.com/d3oSKkVrKP
— ChristiandeBoisredon (@CdeBoisredon) 22 de abril de 2017
Photo exhibition
Climate change has a visible impact on the environment, people and cultures. This was highlighted in an informative photo exhibition hosted in the BNP Paribas New York offices, where visitors were able to visualise the stark effects of rising sea levels.#ClimateInitiative : the Climate exhibition is now in New Jersey at @BNPPamericas – Far from you? Visit it online https://t.co/eR7e1lHYFA pic.twitter.com/MWLmpxBvP1
— Fondation BNPParibas (@FondationBNPP) 2 de maio de 2017
Shifting mindsets- insights from external speakers
External speakers included Tom Nazario, author of “Living on a Dollar a Day” and founder of The Forgotten International. Architect and circular economy pioneer William McDonough – hailed “Hero for the Planet” by Time Magazine- enlightened the audience about how a focus on sustainability has to be a cornerstone of business models and strategy.Erika Karp, Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Inc also participated in a discussion about applying the principles of sustainable finance across the capital markets.
Very excited to have #circulareconomy pioneer @billmcdonough speaking in NYC for #SustainabilityWeek @BNPPamericas. https://t.co/a21shIoM6y
— BNP Paribas CIB (@BNPParibasCIB) 27 de abril de 2017
Thank you for hosting E Karp @FondationBNPP at @BNPPamericas #SustainabilityWeek https://t.co/R0wsLedc2D
— Cornerstone Capital (@Cornerstone_Cap) 28 de abril de 2017