Economist Impact's Sustainability Week Asia 2022 highlights the key sustainability trends and goals in the region towards a more equitable and sustainable future

(MENAFN- media OutReach Limited) A virtual week discussing how organisations can optimise their ESG performance.

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 7 February 2022 - online and in-person, February 14th-17th 2022 - Policymakers, businesses and thought leaders from major corporations will congregate online and at exclusive in-person sessions at Economist Impact's Sustainability Week Asia from February 14th to 17th 2022.

Asia is experiencing a surprisingly strong economic rebound following the global pandemic but the risk of new outbreaks, combined with production bottlenecks and weakened institutions, remains. Asia-Pacific's experience in dealing with disruptions and shocks shows that focusing on economic growth alone could increase exposure to rising inequality and environmental damage.

Economist Impact's virtual event provides a high-level meeting place for more than 2,000 policymakers, businesses and thought leaders to discuss how organisations can effectively translate goals into business strategy and policy innovation, to create a sustainable future.

Chaired by The Economist Group's editors, Sustainability Week Asia features senior expert speakers including:

• Angus Taylor, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Australia
• Airlangga Hartarto, Co-ordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia
• Juti Krairiksh, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand
• Amina J. Mohammed, deputy secretary-general, United Nations
• Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, executive secretary, UNESCAP
• Ken O'Flaherty, regional ambassador for Asia-Pacific and South Asia, COP26
• Christophe Bahuet, deputy regional director for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Satvinder Singh, deputy secretary-general for ASEAN Economic Community, ASEAN Secretariat
• Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, executive director, APEC Secretariat
• Allinnettes Adigue, head, ASEAN regional hub, Global Reporting Initiative
• Noppadol Dej-Udom, chief sustainability officer, Charoen Pokphand Group
• Amita Chaudhury, group head of sustainability, AIA
• Benjamin E. Diokno, governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Briony Eales, judicial capacity-building team leader, environmental and climate-change law, Asian Development Bank
• Carola Richter, president, Asia-Pacific, BASF
• Claudia Lorenzo, president, ASEAN and South Pacific, Coca-Cola Company
• Darian McBain, chief sustainability officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
• and many more

View the latest  agenda .

Sustainability Week Asia is supported by Avery Dennison , Schroders , Cushman & Wakefield , Golden Agri-Resources , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , Standard Chartered , Black & Veatch , Fidelity International , Invesco , LIXIL , Sime Darby Plantation , S&P Global , McKinsey & Company and FactSet

Free places to attend Sustainability Week Asia are available now. For online registration and event details, please visit the website: sustainabilityasia.economist.com

To engage with Sustainability Week Asia on social media, use #EconSustainabilityAsia in your conversations and follow  @EconomistEvents .

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