On November 13th at the 12th annual CEO Breakfast Forum our Head of Marketing Moira Horgan discussed the topic of diversity and inclusion in the workplace with an inspiring and straight-talking Caroline Casey, the founder of the Valuable 500.

Today’s episode goes back to our 12th Annual CEO Breakfast Forum, we’ll hear the panel on the roadmap to sustainability with the CEOs from Dawn Meats, Eir and Retail Ireland Ireland at Bank of Ireland.

The panel was chaired by Carmel McQuaid Head of Sustainable Business at Marks & Spencer and board member of Business in the Community Ireland.

On November 13th at the 12th annual CEO Breakfast Forum the CEO of Business in the Community Ireland Tomás Sercovich discussed the topic of a growing economy in a climate emergency with the CEO of IDA Martin Shanahan. The conversation session delved into topics such as how is the FDI sector responding to the societal and environmental issues ,how are these influencing investment decisions and how are major global companies viewing Ireland against these issues.

We talk to the business leaders in Janssen Sciences Ireland, PwC, Arup, Gas Networks Ireland about transitioning to a low carbon future and the role business can play in this global challenge.

Listen to Tomás Sercovich CEO of Business in the Community Ireland talk about the actions that business must implement in order to tackle the climate emergency.

Following the launch of the #InclusiveEmployer blueprint, a practical guide to create inclusive workplaces, we sat down with business leaders Sinead Patton, Chief Finance & Commercial Officer, Veolia, Ken Scully, Country Manager of Marks and Spencer Ireland to discuss the role that business can play in reducing social inequalities in Ireland through employability.

We also had the pleasure to talk to Daragh O’Loughlin, M&S on how the business support received helped him back into employment.

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Hear the business leaders from EPA, IBM and EirGrid on the panel on climate who rallied business support for immediate action. Thought-provoking and inspiring thi panel was chaired by our Head of Advisory Services Bernadette Phelan with Laura Burke, Director General of the EPA , Mark Foley CEO of EirGrid and Paul Farrell CEO IBM Ireland.

In November 2018 over 170 CEOs gathered to discuss key business and sustainability issues. In this episode you will get to hear the leaders from some of Ireland’s top businesses discuss the changing role of the CEO in tackling environmental and social problems.

The CEOs on this dynamic panel session engaged in inspiring and straight-talking conversations. The discussions got to the heart of societal issues: working poor, high rents, marginalised communities, homelessness, employability, stem skills.

We heard great examples including from Lidl Ireland CEO JP Scally, Pat O’Doherty, Chief Executive of ESB, Margot Slattery country president of Sodexo Ireland and UK