Climate change and refugees: what is the role of business?

What role does business play in addressing climate change and its impact on refugees? Join us on Tuesday, 23rd January at 6:30 pm at HEC UK House to explore this crucial question.

Please join us for an inspiring event, featuring two HEC professors who will combine their expertise in both climate change and refugee integration.   

Forced migration is a persistent and complex reality. In addition, the climate crisis poses news threats and disrupts and threatens livelihoods. It adds to (and interacts with) the many other economic and political factors that trigger international migration. Many refugees struggle to build a new life in their host country, find jobs, start their own business, or even access essential services. But wouldn’t there be potential mutual benefits for businesses and their surrounding communities in welcoming, supporting and truly including refugees?

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INTRODUCTION

Laura Saint-Lo, Deputy Director of the UK Office and Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot, Co-Founder of the Sustainability and Social Innovation Insitute and Executive Director of the Inclusive Economy

PART 1: Academic Perspective 

	The impact of climate change on refugees : prospective view  François GEMENNE Professor in Economics and Decision Sciences Department, HEC Paris and Lead author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	The role of business in the integration of refugees Marieke HUYSENTRUYT  Professor in Strategy and Business Policy Department, HEC Paris and Academic Director of S&O Inclusive Economy Center and S&O Impact Company Lab

PART 2: Panel Discussion with Business and Refugee Perspective 

We will have the privilege to have the testimonials from:

Jessie MacneilBrown, Head of Social Mission Europ at Ben & Jerry's  
Raphaelle Thirion, Humando Senior Program Manager at Adecco 
Behishta Nazir, HEC Imagine Fellow from Afganisthan, Student in the Master in Sustainability and Social Innovation

EVENT SUMMARY

• Date: Tuesday  23rd January 2024 
• Time: 6:30 to 9:30pm
• Address: HEC UK House 43 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PS 
• Format: Conversation & networking cocktail 

If you need help to register for the event or any information, please contact Marie Normant, our Alumni Relations Manager. 

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