Going Green: Sustainable Private Sector Leads the Way: Case Studies on Sustainable Urban Development and Case Studies on Investing in Communities

The world is going green. Companies, industries and even individuals are pursuing knowledge that can lead to environmentally friendly lifestyles. The green movement is no longer a fad, but a reality. Faced with the alarming prospect that the Earth will begin to run out of natural resources that are imperative for mankind to survive, people are switching to eco-friendly practices. Firms are taking ecologically responsible decisions, which can help protect the environment, and sustain natural resources for current and future generations.

Speakers

• Samer Kamal (Chief Sustainability Officer) – AVERDA
• Florencio Cuétara (CEO) – OKEANOS
• Mario Oliveira (Chief Development Officer) – ALIANSCE SONAE
• Itmar Cecheto (CEO) and Marina Bento (Head of Marketing) – LACES AND HAIR
• João Paulo Ribeiro Santana (Environmental Director) – APPA
• Luis Felipe Adaime (CEO) – MOSS EARTH
• Rodrigo Pedroso (CEO) –ZERO SUMMIT
• Jésus Herrera (CEO) – SABIO COMPANY
• Pedro Henrique Telles Barros – MOVIDA
• Alice de Siqueira Khouri (Partner) – ROLIM LAW FIRM
• Malang Association – MBOLO ASSOCIATION
• Professor Karen Louise Mascarenhas (Deputy Director of Social Perception Project and Director of Human Resources & Leadership at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI) – UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO
• Sylvia I. Bergh – Senior Researcher at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THAUS) and Professor at International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)- UNIVERSITY OF ERASMUS
• Malang Sambou-Mbolo Assoication

Moderators

Professor Cacia Pimentel (Renewable Energy and Climate Change Consultant) – ROLIM LAW FIRM