First Green Business Forum for Asia and the Pacific, Deadline for application is 02 November 2016. 

Event | 22 - 24 November 2016, 

ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines

This 21-24 November 2016, ADB will host its first Green Business Forum for Asia and the Pacific (GBF). The GBF brings together experts, business practitioners, and key stakeholders to share knowledge and identify avenues for promoting green business solutions in the region.

To meaningfully engage young people across Asia and the Pacific in the GBF, ADB Youth for Asia will facilitate a parallel youth roadmapping session. Thirty participants will be selected to participate at the session, and present the output from the session — a road map on youth contribution to green business.

Registration

Registration for ADB's first Green Business Forum is free. Deadline for registration is 30 October 2016. Places are subject to availability and confirmation from ADB. Register now. 

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Vision

This November, ADB will host its first Green Business Forum for Asia and the Pacific (GBF). The GBF brings together experts, business practitioners, and key stakeholders to share knowledge and identify avenues for promoting green business solutions in the region.

The GBF aims to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and lessons learning on the best policies/incentives, institutional arrangements, and financing modalities that can best support rapid green business development in the region.

Who are we looking for?

Green businesses cover a wide range of sectors. We are looking for innovative solutions to tackle climate change, reduce resource use inefficiencies and address environmental degradation while promoting sustainable and inclusive growth to join us at the GBF. Among others, these include solutions for:

• pollution control/prevention
• waste management/minimization
• sustainable forest, land and water management
• sustainable agriculture and organic farming
• protected areas management
• biodiversity and conservation
• sustainable tourism and other service sectors
• sustainable manufacturing

5 reasons not to miss the GreenBizAsia

1. Be a part of history and influence the dialogue on sustainable development at the first ADB-hosted gathering for green business experts and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific.
2. Meet and network with government officials, sustainable development and financing experts, green entrepreneurs, and potential customers and clients from around the region and beyond.
3. Businesses have the opportunity to showcase green innovations to an audience hungry for green and sustainable solutions, while governments can learn more about how to encourage and support green businesses in their countries.
4. Attend and participate in thought-provoking sessions on emerging issues and challenges in promoting green business solutions for sustainable development in the region.
5. Learn more about diverse perspectives on green business from different civil society stakeholders, including contributions from youth and other civil society organisations.

Objectives

• Showcase a number of best practice examples to illustrate early movers and successes in emerging green markets across the region;
• Share and learn from the most effective policy frameworks and market based approaches promoting green business;
• Help better understand why some countries are able to foster green business growth faster than others, and identify key factors for success;
• Stimulate investments in emerging green business space;
• Enable partnerships and collaborations for green business

ADB hosts its First Green Business Forum in recognition that green business is a key component and mover of green growth. It is a friendly gathering where green business practitioners and professionals can have an open dialogue and share their best ideas and experiences. Participating in the Green Business Forum enables you to become part of the increasing momentum towards green growth.

Target participants

• Green business practitioners
• Government officials from ADB developing member countries
• Private sector, development partners, research organizations and NGOs

If you are interested to participate as an individual, we are looking for students, young researchers, civil society representatives, and volunteers from various backgrounds and experiences in green business. This is a great opportunity to network with stakeholders around the region, and influence decision makers to strengthen youth involvement not only in green business but in the development agenda in general.

Deadline for application is 02 November 2016. 

Apply here.