ILOGBDN COSP side event "Business driving sustainable future: disability-inclusive employment & ESG"

The ILO Global Business and Disability Network's side event "Businesses driving a sustainable future: disability-inclusive employment and ESG" at the 17th Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – co-sponsored by the United Nations Global Compact and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – highlighted latest good corporate practices as they relate to the employment of persons with disabilities in companies’ sustainability efforts, including as part of wider Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies.

Interpretation into International Sign and live captioning in English, French and Spanish were provided.

0:06 ILO - Güler Koca, Disability Inclusion and Gender Equality Officer (opening remarks)
6:06 Atos - Neil Milliken, Global Head of Accessibility, and James Thurston, Accessible Digital Transformation Lead - North America
17:27 Microsoft - Rylin Rodgers, Disability Policy Advisor
31:01 Capgemini - Julia Lièvre-Cormier, Corporate Social Responsibility Lead - Financial Services North America and UK, and Lauren Sanne Kimball, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing Leader, The Americas
42:17 Sanofi - Stuart Persky, Director, EEO & HR Compliance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
54:01 United Nations Global Compact - Megan Galvin, Corporate Sustainability Manager
01:02:48 Moderated Q&A session with questions from the audience

Learn more about the ILO Global Business and Disability Network: http://www.businessanddisability.org/