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Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry

24 November 2016
From environmental degradation to resource scarcity, the food production industry faces several major challenges. Immense innovation is needed to transform the entire agricultural sector and make it sustainable, while addressing food security. This session discusses a holistic cradle-to-grave…

Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste

24 November 2016
Growing volumes of waste are not matched with equal recovery and treatment capacity, especially in developing countries, making waste as one of today’s major global concerns. This session examines how a range of industries address resource use and efficiency and showcases some successful examples…

Investment Opportunities for Nature-Based Tourisms in the Coral Triangle

24 November 2016
The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Coral Triangle program supports the development of responsible nature-based tourism in six countries, including Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. This session aims to stimulate further thinking on how investing in natural capital can be utilized to…

ANJA Green Factory

24 November 2016
ANJA GmbH presents a complete concept of an urban green production facility that sets new standards worldwide by combining technology, innovation, renewable energy, and the recycling of resources to a holistic system.

Timor-Leste Nature-Based Tourism

24 November 2016
Discover the beauty of Timor-Leste, one of the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security, working to promote sustainable and responsible nature-based tourism to preserve one of the world’s most unique ecosystems and areas while providing…

Papua New Guinea Nature-Based Tourism

24 November 2016
Discover the beauty of Papua New Guinea, one of the six member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security, working to promote sustainable and responsible nature-based tourism to preserve one of the world’s most unique ecosystems and areas while providing…

Greening the Service Sectors

24 November 2016
Services sectors contribute significantly to the Asia and Pacific region’s economic growth and have the potential to be one of the main drivers of growth for the future. By adopting and encouraging the development of innovative solutions, businesses in the service sector can make significant…

Going Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility

24 November 2016
As part of the increasing global efforts to an environmentally sustainable growth, this closing plenary session features discussions that cover green business possibilities beyond corporate social responsibility. It revisits themes, trends, and opportunities that were discussed during the three-day…

Heritance Kandalama

24 November 2016
Heritance Kandalama, founded in 1994, is situated in Sri Lanka’s central region. Once a controversial hotel project, it became a green business through public pressure and a change in management mindset.

Scaling Up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises

23 November 2016
Today’s green businesses, many of which are start-up companies, face the challenge of scaling their business model. This session discusses the experiences and challenges of small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies offering green solutions to environmental and social problems.