CIFAL Flanders welcomed 40 participants to its Action Learning Platform at the premises of Het Facilitair Bedrijf in Brussels. During this educational day, attendees reflected and brainstormed around the concept of “spheres of influence” and were introduced to new and transformative sustainable business models. At the core of the programme for the day was the […]

Train the Trainer trajectory for the teachers of HOGENT, Business Faculty.

Content: The importance of corporate sustainability within the framework of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Output: How to deal with and translate the SDGs into a sustainable bussines model.

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Content: General introduction to the framework of Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Output: Knowledge development on the SDGs and how to implement them.

Content: A key message from the 2018 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights was that governments must step up their action and leadership. Currently, they are not doing enough to meet their duty to protect against business-related human rights abuse. While important legal developments are evolving in some jurisdictions, and the number of countries […]

Content: General introduction to the framework of Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Output: Knowledge development on the SDGs and how to implement them at the organisation.

Content: The 2019 edition of G-STIC moves on to the next phase, and takes the discussion to an altogether different level. Future G-STIC editions will focus on identifying clusters of market-ready technological solutions that can make a major contribution to achieving the SDGs, and discussing the critical levers of change that are needed to deploy […]

Content: Introduction to the framework of Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Output: Knowledge development on the SDGs and their application at the level of local government.

The 16th Annual Meeting of the CIFAL Global Network, affiliated with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR, www.unitar.org), is hosted by CIFAL Malaga and will take place from 11 to 13 November 2019 in Madrid and Malaga, Spain.

Content: General introduction to Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Output: How to use the SDGs in workshops and which are considered the best methods of communication about the SDGs?

Content: The European Trade Promotion Organisations (ETPO) Main Conference is the 60th Annual Meeting for ETPO members, in cooperation with Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), hub.brussels invest & export and Wallonia Export Investment. Output: Peter Wollaert, UNITAR Fellow and Managing Director of CIFAL Flanders, will host a workshop addressing the role of trade promotion organisations (TPOs) in […]

Content: VOKA organises its annual Day on Corporate Sustainability in cooperation with MVO Vlaanderen. Output: During this day, (young) entrepreneurs and companies with an interest in or experience in corporate sustainability are invited to inspire each other and exchange insights, knowledge and best practices. Trends and challenges on sustainability will be addressed during break-outsessions on each of […]

Content: How to implement the SDGs in practice? Local policymakers, profit and non-profit sectors as inspiring examples for the educational sector: together towards 2030. Output: Introduction session on SDGs by Peter Wollaert, UNITAR Fellow and Managing Director CIFAL Flanders, and Dirk Timmermans (United Nations Association Flanders Belgium). Keynote speeches by Raymonda Verdyck (GO!) and Flore De […]

Seminar hosted by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) in participation with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). 09.15-09.30h Coffee/Tea 09.30-09.35h Welcome by Prof. dr. Ir. Hugo Thienpont, Vicerector Innovation and Industry Relations,Vrije Universiteit Brussel 09.35-09.45h Introduction by Prof. dr. Silvia Lenaerts, Vicerector Valorization and Development University of Antwerp, Chair SDSN Belgium 09.45-10.15h Guillaume Lafortune, SDG […]