ESG Editorial #52: Webinar on Environmental Governance, 2024 UN World Oceans Day and an Interview
Christina Deligianni
Sustainable Development | ESG | Blue Economy | Climate Change | Official Earthshot Prize Nominator | EU Climate Pact Ambassador
Hello from sunny and increasingly hot Abu Dhabi! As we celebrate today 2024 World Oceans Day with the Awaken New Depths theme (thank you United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of The Sea (UNDOALOS) for the insights), it is only natural that there are two big #Ocean and #BlueEconomy events my team has been working on: the Verimpact Academy Webinar on Environmental Governance with our Alumna Debbie Richardson , Sustainability Lead at Oman Sail , and the Greek BlueMissionMed Hub meeting we are co-organizing with the Institute of Oceanography of Hellenic Centre for Marine Research !
June is also a heavily-packed month; there was the Capital Markets Union event in Abu Dhabi, and the upcoming #MenaOceanSummit along with the S3E Start Open Day coming up on mid-June in Lisbon! That said, I am only sharing some notes on these events below - full analysis on ESG trends to come up soon on this newsletter and the Verimpact one (you can subscribe to the dedicated one here).
Verimpact Academy Alumni Webinar
Excited to announce our upcoming webinar by the Verimpact Academy Alumni Club on a discussion on Environmental Governance and Community Engagement ?with a prominent Verimpact Academy Alumna,?Ms. Debbie Richardson, Sustainability Lead, Oman Sail.
?? Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
?? 12:00 PM Greek Time/1:00 PM Omani Time
?? Registration: https://lnkd.in/etWMaS-D
Greek BlueMissionMed National Hub Meeting
??#SaveTheDate! ?? The #Greek BlueMissionMed National HUB In Action!
Addressing #Marine #Pollution in Fisheries and Aquaculture
?? 18 June 2024, 10:00 – 14:30 (EEST), Thessaloniki, Greece
?? The meeting, organised by the?Institute of #Oceanography of the #Hellenic Centre for #Marine Research Hellenic Center for Marine Research in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO ? (EPLO European Public Law Organization), aims to showcase #circular economy and #biobased approaches specifically tailored for marine applications within the #aquaculture and #fisheries sectors.
More info and registrations here ?? https://lnkd.in/gaXrSFbS or at <[email protected]>
#MissionOcean #BlueMissioMed#HealthySea #Βι?σιμηΥδατοκαλλι?ργεια #HCMR #EPLO Antonios Magoulas, Aris Karageorgis, Spyros Kouvelis, Chrysa Efstratiou , Christina Zeri, Giannakourou Antonia, Manolis Tsapakis, Erasmia Kastanidi Mission Ocean
2024 World Oceans Day
The ocean sustains all life on earth, including our own. Still, our shallow and short-sighted decisions continue to threaten its demise. To protect our planet’s beating heart, we need to Awaken New Depths within our own. It was great to participate in the UN WOD 2024 event that brought together leaders, youth activists and others to awaken new depths of commitment to better protect the ocean and all it sustains. UN WOD 2024 took us on a journey of discovery through the ocean’s vastness, tapping into the wisdom and expertise of global policy-makers, scientists, thought leaders, activists and artists to expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action towards necessary change.
You can rewatch the event at UNWorldOceansDay.org. ??UN World Oceans Day 2024 is hosted by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of The Sea (UNDOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs in partnership with @Oceanic Global.
*While the official UN designation for World Oceans Day is 8 June, the 2024 event was celebrated on Friday, 7 June.
South3E - S3E Start Open Day
Join us for the South3E - S3E Start #OpenDay that is coming very soon and this year?we’ll?be broadcasting the full event live from Lisbon!
??The research teams selected for the 2024 cohort will be presenting their #DeepTech projects in person at the Tivoli BBVA Theatre, in the heart of the Portuguese capital, and?many key representatives of the European #InnovationEcosystem will attending this innovation-fuelled event hosted by HiSeedTech
Read our official press release to find out more ?? https://lnkd.in/ec5yyMzY
Tune into the livestream on 18 June and join us for our biggest event this year ?? https://lnkd.in/eUtpnHjY
The S3E Start teams of 2024 include:
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?? BioScreen from Institutul Na?ional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie ?i Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucure?ti
?? C-Anal View from Università degli Studi di Padova
?? Comprehensive Pathogen Surveillance Ecosystem (CPSE) from Ankara University
?? DOPANTS from Hellenic Mediterranean University
??ECOPLAN from Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University
?? GENESIS from Universidade do Porto, UH2 & INEGI driving science & innovation
?? MIRALS from Ospedale Policlinico di Milano
?? NEMATEAM from University of évora
?? OncoMagnetoSweep from i3S - Instituto de Investiga??o e Inova??o em Saúde
?? OncoMets from i3S - Instituto de Investiga??o e Inova??o em Saúde
?? THYMI from i3S - Instituto de Investiga??o e Inova??o em Saúde
??UPWIND Research Project from Universidade do Porto & Institute of Systems and Robotics - Intelligent Energy Systems
EU-UAE Capital Markets Union Event in Abu Dhabi
The EU-UAE Capital Markets Union Event organized by the EU-GCC Dialogue on Economic Diversification program took place last week in Abu Dhabi. Ambassador Lucie Berger of the European Union Delegation to the UAE in her opening remarks focused on the importance of the EU’s Capital Markets Union as a beacon of economic integration and market accessibility. She also gave insights on the robust investment relationships between the EU and the UAE, notably that the EU is the UAE’s number one investment destination in the MENA region with a staggering €163 billion invested by European investors and that the UAE is among the top investors in the EU, with an investment stock surpassing €130 billion.
Yannis Tsakiris , Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) , focused on the EU Capital Markets Union's and EIB's role in providing new investment opportunities amidst global economic shifts. Big takeaway is that when it comes to sustainable and responsible investment practices the EU leads by example.
Thank you Douglas Aitkenhead and Rania Nseir for the invitation and the impeccable organization of the event!
Interview to the Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ | NAFTEMPORIKI TV Channel
It was great talking to Takis Spiliopoulos at Naftemporiki TV on what we do at Verimpact and essentially how we are not just an #ESG company, as we assist companies achieve ESG transformation and make better decisions thus facilitation change through our tools and stewardship! We talked about climate change, sustainability and the green transition! Looking forward to continuing this conversation in the near future!
Growthfund, the National Fund of Greece and ESG Integration
Sustainability integration is part and parcel of the economic sustainability of any organization! Sharing a great article by Anthi Trokoudi on how the Growthfund (Υπερταμε?ο) – The National Fund of Greece has prioritized sustainability in its strategy plan! Great to have been part of these initiatives, especially through creating with Verimpact and Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO the #SustainabilityAcademy for the Fund and its subsidiaries!
See you next week,
Christina