- Clairfield

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Date and time: June 11, 2015, at 14.00 - 17.30 CET
Location: Näringslivets Hus, Storgatan 19, Stockholm.
Some call our time the period of great acceleration, as indicated by many socioeconomic and earth system trends. Many call
for action. Risks, including the possibility of catastrophic events, are significant. We are observing gross human rights
violations and growing geopolitical instability. And the socioeconomic gravity of the world is changing; by 2050 the world
population is estimated to have increased by about 2 billion people, massively urbanizing Asia and Africa, with all striving to
improve quality of life. What are the risks and opportunities for business and investors, and the appropriate strategies?
Navigo Partners and Clairfield International are pleased to invite you to this hopefully inspiring seminar,
with speakers bringing different perspectives to the subject and with participants from around the world.
Program
Time
Speakers and topics
13.45 – 14.00
Registration
14.00 – 14.15
Introduction by Navigo Partners
14.15 – 15.00
Lin Lerpold, Acting Professor, Executive Director of the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (MISUM)
at the Stockholm School of Economics: Sustainable business strategies – theory and practice. Business as
usual? What are the major sustainability challenges facing companies today? How do companies engage,
manage and create value on the expanding expectations of their stakeholders? How do businesses
manage the inevitable tradeoffs? What are the implications for education, research, and advice to
policymakers?
15.00 – 15.40
Bertil Villard, Nina Farrahi and David Andersson, Advokatfirman Vinge: Mitigating risks related to CSR
non-compliance. Several examples show that the consequences for companies (boards and management)
of various code-of-conduct breaches may be severe, particularly when operating in many different
jurisdictions and cultures. How do relevant market and financial risks translate into legal risks, today and in
the future? How does Vinge develop its practice and competence in this area? How responsive are clients?
15.40 – 15.50
Coffee break
15.50 – 16.30
Pär Nuder, Senior Counselor to Albright Stonebridge Group and former Minister of Finance (2004-2006):
The relationship between economic growth and democracy. Will the expected shift in economic wealth
and power in the world strengthen liberal democratic values and institutions globally, or will they be
seriously challenged? Is the western concept of democracy viable elsewhere and can such values and
institutions be successfully exported? Can some kind of global governance system work? If so, how?
16.30 - 17.00
Panel discussion: Lin Lerpold, Nina Farrahi, Pär Nuder
Moderator: Hans Andersson, Navigo Partners
17.00 – 17.30
Drinks
Please respond before May 29, 2015, to Malin Flink, Navigo Partners ([email protected])
Welcome!