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Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore. PHOTO | FILE
By OKUTTAH MARK, mokuttah@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
- The commission brings together international leaders from business, labour, financial institutions and civil society with the aim of putting business at the centre of sustainable development.
Safaricom
CEO Bob Collymore has been appointed to the Global Commission on
Business and Sustainable Development, a new initiative that seeks to
articulate and quantify the economic case for businesses to engage in
sustainable development.
The commission - co-founded by former United Nations Deputy
Secretary General Mark Malloch-Brown and Unilever CEO Paul Polman -
brings together international leaders from business, labour, financial
institutions and civil society with the aim of putting business at the
centre of sustainable development.
The initiative will work for one year after which
it will present a comprehensive report outlining new business and
financial models as well as market opportunities for companies who are
invested in approaches aimed at helping achieve Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
“Adopting these goals will provide a roadmap for
businesses to become more sustainable and will spur the necessary
partnerships needed for SDG delivery. For instance, it’s my belief that
Kenyan businesses have the unique ability to bring the essence of the
SDGs to life in ways that no other group can in this country,” Mr
Collymore said.
The commission's co-chair, Mr Malloch-Brown, in a
statement said that governments and international organisations alone
cannot build the future the world needs, noting that business is key to
accelerating the transition.
“A massive prize awaits business if it successfully
ushers in an era of shared prosperity and increased sustainability,” Mr
Malloch-Brown said.
Mr Collymore joins a team of other global business
leaders that includes Laura Alfaro (professor at Harvard Business
School), Peter Bakker (President, World Business Council on Sustainable
Development), Mo Ibrahim (Founder of Celtel and the Mo Ibrahim
Foundation), Donald Kaberuka (ex-President, African Development Bank),
Sharan Burrow (General Secretary of the International Trade Union
Confederation) and John Danilovich (Secretary General of the
International Chamber of Commerce) among others.
Jeremy Oppenheim – who led the development of the influential New Climate Economy report – will act as Programme Director.
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