Topic: Biodiversity, Nefco general | Location: Armenia, Yerevan
Join us in Yerevan, Armenia, for UN Biodiversity Conference COP17, where governments, businesses and other stakeholders will come together to accelerate action for nature.
Read more: Official conference website – COP17
Nordic Pavilion
The Nordic countries come together at the Nordic Pavilion during COP17 in Armenia to contribute to the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The Nordic Pavilion, located in the Blue Zone, brings together policymakers, businesses, experts and other stakeholders from across the Nordic region. Through events, discussions and knowledge-sharing, the pavilion highlights Nordic perspectives and solutions for protecting and restoring biodiversity.Nefco is one of the co-organisers of the Nordic Pavilion and will actively contribute to the dialogue.
Programme
Please view the Nordic Pavilion programme: COP17 | Nordic cooperation
Nordic Pavilion partners
Nordic Council of Ministers · Embassy of Sweden in Armenia · State of Green · Danish Industry (DI) · Confederation of Swedish Enterprise · Business Sweden · Nefco – the Nordic Green Bank · Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) · UN Global Compact Nordic Network
Our programme at COP17 – Speaking engagements
From Footprints to Transformation: Value Chain Collaboration for Climate and Nature
Date and time: Saturday 24 October 11:00-11:45
Venue: Nordic Pavilion
Organiser: Finnish Confederation of Industries (EK)
Achieving climate and nature goals requires collaboration across entire value chains. This session explores how companies, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders can work together to address shared impacts, move beyond footprint assessments, and scale solutions that create positive outcomes for climate, nature, and business.
From risk to resilience. Making Nature Core Business
Date and time: Monday 26 October at 11:00-11:45
Venue: Nordic pavilion
Organiser: Dansk Industri
Resilient businesses depend on healthy ecosystems and the natural capital that drives value chains and economic activity. This panel will explore what it takes to make nature a core business priority: reducing impacts, managing dependencies, and turning ambition into strategy, investment and action.
Speakers: Pim Valdre, Senior Director, World Economic Forum – Dorethe Nielsen, Vice President, Novo – Katariina Vartiainen, Senior Environment & Sustinability Manager, Nefco – Marie Smedegaard Andersen, UN Youth Delegation – Karin Klitgaard, Deputy Director, Danish Industry
Moderator: Jens Nielsen, CEO, World Climate Foundation
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