Webinar replay: Why COVID-19 can be a major milestone for sustainable business

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In cooperation with the French-Slovak Chamber of Commerce we had prepared a webinar during which discussed relations between the current pandemic and how it has potentially accelerated the importance of ESG in economies. The webinar was in the Slovak language.

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Several analyses and institutions, including UNEP, have confirmed there is a direct connection among current human development trends, in particular, increased global demand for meat, deforestation, the consequent loss of biodiversity and the spread of new diseases of zoonotic origin such as COVID-19, SARS, etc.

While some animal species are extinct, those that tend to survive and thrive are, for example, rats and bats, which are more likely to host human pathogens. The pandemic has opened the door and many companies are adjusting their ESG strategies. Come and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable development in companies and society in general.

Agenda

Introduction of the topic by the expert from Mazars
Andrea Ungvölgyi will present how Orange Slovensko adjusted its community support strategy during the pandemic after alarming data on the effects of the pandemic on mental health were heard from partner organizations.
Q&A

Speakers

Jana Ružická, Sustainability Director at Mazars in Slovakia
Andrea Ungvölgyi, Manager & Trustee of Nadácia Orange and CSR Specialist in Orange Slovensko