Event

WEBINAR REPLAY: 
Sustainable Development Goals for Companies & the New ISO/UNDP PAS 53002 Guideline

Oct. 1 2024
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Date: 

17th  October 2024 – 10:00 CET

Language: 

English
 

 Bureau Veritas


 

 SDG 

Background:

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed upon by all 193 UN member countries in 2015,represent a collective roadmap for humanity toward a sustainable future. There are 17 goals in total, structured around five pillars that are People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace & Partnership, further broken down into 169 sub-goals. 

Currently, only 16% of the targets are on track to be achieved by milestone year 2030. To accelerate action, ISO/UNDP 53002, the first ISO standard aligned with the UN’s SDGs, has been introduced. This practical tool is designed to guide the private sector, following the High-Level Structure of ISO Management Systems Standards framework (Plan, Do, Check, Act), which is already familiar to many organizations.*

Objectives: 

This webinar will explore the diverse range of business tools that are available to help your company align with and show progress towards the SDGs Such as standards and certification schemes:

  • The newly published ISO/UNDP PAS 53002 guidelines for implementing the UN SDGs in organizations
  • The UNDP SDG Impact Assurance pilot scheme
  • The up-coming ISO 53001 SDG Management Systems standards
  • Associated training, advisory and assurance services available from Bureau Veritas

Target audience: 

  • Senior management, and business leaders of any size of company or organization (public or private), with the ambition to lead in sustainability
  • Sustainability, Health & Safety, Environmental Managers 
  • Those with responsibility for compliance and reporting on ESG & Sustainability: Finance, Compliance, Risk, Sustainability, Communications/Investor Relations, Purchasing
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speakers:

Benjamin Lechaptois

Benjamin Lechaptois, 
Global Sustainability Products Director, 
Bureau Veritas

 Jacob Faergemand

Jacob Færgemand, 
Country Chief Executive Nordics, 
Bureau Veritas

 

Benjamin started his career in BV's offshore team in Paris, reviewing drawings of offshore platforms. He then became a marine surveyor in Southern France before transitioning to Sustainability Strategy Leader for BV's global Marine & Offshore team. He recently joined the Central Sustainability team, where he analyzes sustainability standards and regulations, and develops related products and services.

 

Jacob Færgemand has used his leadership of the Nordic region to focus on mainstreaming sustainability in business, launching the first services aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in 2019. With a 30-year career in roles such as Sales Director and Lead Assessor, he has advanced food safety and sustainability standards and certifications. His work on standardization began in the 1990s, introducing ISO 9001 for quality, BRC Food and then IFS standards to Denmark. He chairs the ISO working group PC 343, developing SDG-related standards including ISO/UNDP PAS 53002 and the soon to come ISO 53001 SDG Management System. Jacob holds an M.Sc. in Food Technology and a Ph.D. in Fish Quality Design.

 
    
Mark Fraser

Mark Fraser, 
Sustainability Business Development Manager,
Nordic Region

 anna-vesterberg

Anna Vesterberg, 
Manager Bureau Veritas Solution,
Sweden

 

Mark Fraser works for Bureau Veritas Nordic Region, overseeing the sustainability portfolio. With over 20 years’ experience in professional services he has been a marketer, product manager, auditor, consultant, verifier and assurance practitioner contributing to standards development on carbon, safety, environment, and assurance. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Business and an MSc in Environmental Strategy and has lived and worked in multiple countries.

 

In August 2023, Anna launched Bureau Veritas Solutions' training and consultancy business in Sweden, independent from the certification division. With nearly 30 years of experience in quality, environmental, sustainability, and OH&S management, she has helped private and public sector organizations implement ISO management systems and beyond. Since 2010, she ran her own consultancy, focusing on business development to meet current and future demands. Bureau Veritas Solutions Sweden now offers sustainability, information and cybersecurity, OH&S, environment, and industry-specific consultancy and training services.

 

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