April B Learning Lunch: The SDGs and SDG Action Manager

Join us for our April B Learning Lunch!

The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”. The SDGs were set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and intended to be achieved by the year 2030.

During Earth Month, we’ll gather to hear from Kim Smith for an overview of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Why should businesses and individuals be informed? Bring your questions and find out more.

B Lab and the UN Global Compact have developed a new online impact-management solution. Launched in January 2020, the SDG Action Manager incorporates B Lab’s B Impact Assessment and the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact to provide tools and direction so businesses can lead by reshaping their practices and using their collective voice to make progress on the SDGs in the next decade. Mike Mercer will provide a hands-on look at this new SDG Action Manager to learn how your business can take part.

About our Speakers

Dr. Kim Smith teaches sociology and helps lead programs at Portland Community College. She is the co-founder of the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN), acknowledged by United Nations University, and has represented the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at multiple international conferences, including Rio+20 and the UNESCO World Summit on ESD. She is committed to offering hope for a sustainable future through education, professional development, and civic engagement.

Mike Mercer, of MMercer Consulting, has a long history of engaging business leaders, employees and community stakeholders in maximizing their effectiveness and aligning their aspirations for a verdant planet, a healthy population, and a thriving economic sector. Mike serves as the Governance and Finance Chair on the B Local PDX board.

About B Learning Lunches

Enjoy networking and a content program over lunch, brought to you by B Local PDX! B Local PDX is your local community of B Corp leaders planning education and community building opportunities for prospective and current B Corps. We work to connect our community of those who are passionate about social impact business.

**Please note that this is a digital event.

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Questions? email info@blocalpdx.com