Where BSR Will Be During the UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC

September 15, 2017

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BSR Staff

This week and next, major events are underway in New York around the UN General Assembly (September 12-25): Climate Week NYC (September 18-24) and Global Goals Week (September 16-23).

BSR staff will participate in these events associated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as we work with the private sector and other partners to build inclusive prosperity and climate resilience, leadership, and action.

The following members of our team will be on the ground in New York City—follow them on Twitter for their take on what’s happening:

President and CEO, Aron Cramer (@aroncramer)
Senior Vice President, Laura Gitman (@lauragitman)
Managing Director, John Hodges
Managing Director, Consumer Sectors, Elisa Niemtzow (@ElisaN)
Director, Jeffrey Crawford (@JeffCrawford79)
Director, Women’s Empowerment, Aditi Mohapatra (@AditiMohapatra)
Director, Healthcare, Dorje Mundle (@dorjemundle)
Director, Sustainable Futures Lab, Jacob Park (@JacobPark)
Director, Sustainability Management, Alison Taylor (@FollowAlisonT)
Director, Climate Change, David Wei (@ClimateWei)
Associate Director, Chhavi Ghuliani (@cghuliani)
Associate Director, David Korngold
Associate Director, Consumer Sectors, Jorgette Mariñez (@JorgetteBSR)
Associate Director, Inclusive Economy, Susan Winterberg (@susanwinterberg)
Manager, Byron Austin (@byronaustinCSR)
Manager, Sara Enright (@sgenright)
Manager, Jonathan Morris (@tweetmorris)
Manager, Meghan Ryan (@MeghanClareRyan)
Associate, Katie Abbott (@kaabbott)
Associate, Shubha Chandra
Associate, Martin Lemos (@martineieio)

We will update this post throughout the week with new information about BSR’s participation, so check back for the latest.

What We’re Hosting

September 18: BSR is a partner of Business Fights Poverty: Rethinking Collaboration for the SDGs. Gitman will speak and Enright will attend.
September 19: BSR will host the Responsible Retail Symposium, a one-day event that will offer participants a perspective on the current state and future ambitions of sustainable business practices in the U.S. retail industry. Cramer, Niemtzow, Winterberg, Mariñez, and other members of BSR’s consumer sectors team will attend.

What We're Attending

September 17: Morris will attend the Social Good Summit, hosted by Mashable.
September 17: Park and Winterberg will attend the MIT Solve Challenge Finals.
September 18: Mohapatra will attend a breakfast hosted by Women Deliver and the other Deliver for Good partners.
September 18: Mohapatra will attend the session “Behind Every Global Goal: Women Leading the World to 2030,” hosted by the Business Commission, at the International Conference on Sustainable Development.
September 18: Cramer will attend the Climate Week NYC 2017 Opening Ceremony.
September 18: Mundle and Austin will attend an event on "Addressing Multiple Chronic Conditions."
September 18: Cramer and Winterberg will attend a dinner for the World Economic Forum’s New Vision for Development Competition.
September 18: Crawford will attend Business for the SDGs: Innovation, Technology, and Connectivity for a Better Future for All, hosted at the UN Headquarters.
September 18: Ryan will attend Modern Slavery in the Americas: From Here to Elimination, hosted by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
September 18: Abbott will attend Building Ambition to 2050: Taking Action Toward 100% Net Zero Carbon Buildings, hosted by The Climate Group.
September 18: Wei will attend Bold Solutions: How Innovation and Creativity Are Tackling Climate Change, hosted by Purpose.
September 18: Cramer and Gitman will attend Nightcap at the Museum, hosted by the B Team.
September 18: Cramer will attend a reception hosted by the Abraaj Group.
September 18-19: Cramer will moderate a panel on inclusive innovation at the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. Winterberg will also attend.
September 18-19: Taylor will represent the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network and speak at the Concordia Annual Summit. She and Crawford will also attend the event "Toward a New Trust: Serving Public Interests through Transparency and Integrity," hosted by B Team.
September 19: Hodges will attend a private consultation on corporate benchmarks for the SDGs, hosted by the UN Foundation.
September 19: Wei will attend VELOCITY: Accelerating Climate Action, hosted by The Climate Group, Formula E, VICE Impact, and Spring Studios.
September 19: Mundle will attend an event on "Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare," hosted by the World Economic Forum.
September 19: Cramer will attend a climate dinner hosted by California Governor Jerry Brown and the UN Foundation.
September 19: Wei will attend a discussion on NDC enhancement.
September 19: Mohapatra will attend a reception hosted by Women Deliver and the Government of Canada to build momentum for the next Women Deliver Conference.
September 19: Mundle and Austin will attend a session on "Supporting Maternal Health During the Refugee Crisis."
September 19: Chandra will attend the launch of the ILO’s Global Estimates of Modern Slavery and Child Labor.
September 20: Morris will attend Tackling Climate Risk with Climate Action, hosted by MSCI.
September 20: Mariñez will attend Going “All In” to Address Commodity-Driven Deforestation, hosted by the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 and Forest Trends.
September 20: Enright will attend a dinner hosted by Sustainia, DNV GL, and the UN Global Compact.
September 20: Ghuliani will attend the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers event.
September 20: Korngold will attend Business Solutions for the SDGs, organized by the UN Development Programme, Business Call to Action, and the UN Global Compact.
September 20: Gitman will attend WE Day UN.
September 20: Wei will attend an evening gathering of friends of We Mean Business.
September 21: Cramer will attend the launch of the World Benchmarking Alliance, hosted by Aviva, the UN Foundation, and Index Initiative.
September 21: Wei will attend Accelerating Ambitious Climate Policy Globally: The Role of Corporations, hosted by InfluenceMap.
September 21: Mohapatra will attend the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit.
September 21: Park will attend We the Future: Accelerating Sustainable Development Solutions, hosted by the Skoll Foundation, TED, and the UN Foundation.
September 21: Taylor will attend Building an International Coalition against Corruption to Achieve the SDGs, hosted by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation.