Accenture Convenes Policy and Business Leaders to Debate the Challenge of Scaling Sustainability at Sustainability 24
As part of its program to help businesses and policy makers address the
challenge of scaling investments in sustainability, Accenture (NYSE:
ACN) is to host Sustainability
24, a free, interactive global online broadcast on May 15th
that brings together some of the world’s leaders and experts in
sustainability and resource efficiency.
Speakers at Sustainability 24 include leaders at Akzo-Nobel, AngloGold
Ashanti, Coca-Cola, H&M, L’Oréal, Marks & Spencer, Michelin Global
Solutions, RWE, Siemens and Standard Bank. Other participants include
the CEOs of Nethope, the Carbon Disclosure Project, Singapore’s National
Environment Agency and the World Wildlife Fund South Africa, as well as
the Director General of the China Center for Urban Development.
The event will stream live debates from eleven cities around the world
to an online audience, which will be able to pose questions directly to
the guest speakers. Beginning in Beijing and ending in San Francisco,
Sustainability 24 will focus on innovative solutions that help
organizations embrace sustainability in ways that create new commercial
opportunities, reduce costs and differentiate themselves. It will
include a series of Sustainability Innovation Workshops at which clients
will tackle practical challenges of implementing and scaling initiatives.
“While it is clear that many businesses and public bodies understand the
need to invest in sustainable initiatives, many struggle to scale from
initial projects or to secure a return on their investment,” said Bruno
Berthon, managing director, Accenture
Strategy Sustainability Services. “Sustainability 24 tackles those
challenges in public debates and showcases best practice from locations
and leaders across the world. By bringing this community together, we
are able to help each other use innovation to bring commercial and
public value from investments in sustainability.”
Among the topics covered will be China’s transition to a new resource
economy, best practices in energy efficiency, delivering sustainable
energy in emerging markets, exploiting data and analytics to enable
sustainable cities, and scaling consumer adoption of sustainable goods
and services.
Visit Sustainability
24 to find out more and register. The event takes place from 06h00
GMT/ 05h00 UTC to 18h00 GMT/ 17h00 UTC. Join the conversation at @actsustainably
or visit Accenture
Sustainability Services.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with 261,000 people serving clients in more than
120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive
research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture
collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US
$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page is www.accenture.com
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