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The coalition held its Board Meeting on April 13th, 2023. It was co-chaired by Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay and Chair of WBCSD, and Yoshiki Takeuchi, OECD Deputy Secretary General, along with the participation of member companies’ CEOs, their representatives and B4IG partners.   Joint platform with WBCSD B4IG Board Members advanced on the project of joining forces with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s Tackling Inequality work to form a joint platform for business action to drive enhanced impact at

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During the COP26 in November 2021, B4IG adopted a statement on the central role that businesses have to play in ensuring the social challenges of the ecological transition are met, by partnering with governments, social partners, and other stakeholders. Since then, the coalition finalised the selection of indicators, with the support of different stakeholders, to accompany negatively impacted stakeholders, and more specifically: workers, local communities, society and consumers. The objective of these indicators is to help companies identify, assess, and address

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We are excited to share that the B4IG Board Members elected Ilham Kadri, CEO and President of the Executive Committee of Solvay as the new Co-Chair of B4IG. Her new leadership will direct B4IG into the next phase of business action on inequality. Read more on: https://www.b4ig.org/articles-all/november-17-b4ig-annual-board-meeting-the-b4ig-coalition-elects-ilham-kadri-as-its-new-co-chair-to-direct-the-next-phase-of-the-coalition/

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B4IG held its Annual Board Meeting on November 17th, co-chaired by Emmanuel Faber, and then Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay and Yoshiki Takeuchi, OECD-OCDE Deputy Secretary-General. Board Members elected Ilham Kadri, CEO and President of the Executive Committee of Solvay as the new Co-Chair of B4IG. She succeeds Emmanuel Faber, who has been co-chairing the coalition since its launch during the G7 Summit in August 2019. Ilham Kadri’s new leadership will direct B4IG into the next phase of business action on inequality. As part of this, B4IG

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B4IG Newsletter, October 28th, 2022 Edition In this issue:    B4IG published its Human Rights Toolbox on Agency Workers & Service Providers! B4IG published its Operational Recommendations on Ethnic Diversity & Inclusion!    OECD COP27 Virtual Pavilion and more! B4IG continues its work to equip member companies and the business community with operational and practical tools. This month, we were thrilled to publish two major achievements of the coalition, the Operational Recommendations on Ethnic Diversity & Inclusion and the Human Rights

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B4IG Newsletter, September 20th, 2022 Edition In this issue: Let us take collective action on inclusive recycling! The Human Rights Toolbox on Agency Workers & Service Providers to be published this week! Agenda of the October 6th and 7th Internal workshop. and more! How to turn the ecological transition into an opportunity to create a more inclusive economy? The question, which is at the heart of the concept of Just Transition, is critical for the activity of solid waste management.