Meeting between the Swedish business community and GEF- the Global Environment Fund
Initiated by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (also as chair of the platform Swedish Leadership for Sustainable Development, SLSD) was asked to host a roundtable discussion between Swedish business organisations, companies and the GEF in order to present necessary enabling policy frameworks and impactful business solutions that drive sustainable development.
Sweden is a major donor to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), an umbrella fund set to support mid-income and developing economies through programs that address e.g lack of circularity, biodiversity, waste, chemicals and climate change. Preparing for the next replenishment from Sweden to the fund, Mr Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of GEF, visited Stockholm.
It was an inspiring and impressive group of different stakeholders discussing concrete solutions, based in many cases on already available technologies. We all agreed to the necessity of a systems approach, the importance of understanding the business logic when seeking partnerships and once again that Swedish companies continue to drive sustainable development in so many ways while at the same time focusing on competitiveness, for example in areas of sustainable cities.
SLSD – Swedish Leadership for Sustainable DevelopmentDU KANSKE OCKSÅ VILL LÄSA
