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From the SEVENTEENx community - something amazing is on next week in Sydney with UN Global Compact Network Australia. Tickets are available now for #UNitingBusinessLIVEAustralia: Sustainability in Action, the event shaping the future of #SustainableBusiness in Australia. 📅 Date: 30-31 October 2024 📍 Location: Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney, Australia.   This year, UNiting Business LIVE Australia will provide technical and actionable solutions to challenges at the intersection of #netzero, #naturepositive, #humanrights and #governance from independent, international experts.   Buy your tickets today to experience: United Nations Global Compact Assistant Secretary-General and CEO Sanda Ojiambo will deliver an opening keynote address for Australian businesses on how to achieve the rapidly approaching 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Candid conversations with industry leaders where they unpack their mistakes & outline the battles they fought to instil sustainable practices. Sessions streamed by our conference pillars #Lead #learn #Connect for maximum value, whether you’re a #sustainability #leader, #CSuite, #board member or future & emerging leader. An opportunity to gain global #insights on COP16, COP29, and the Global Nature Positive Summit, with a uniquely Australian lens. Fostering relationships with peers and building #knowledge through #networking events including the Connect Lounge, leadership dinner (invitation only) and UN Global Compact Network Australia’s annual dinner on the closing evening.   🎟️ Access the program and secure your tickets today: https://lnkd.in/gC_Z27Kf   #UnitingBusiness #UNGCNAevents #OneGlobalCompact #AusBiz #LeadLearnConnect Kate Dundas Emilia Maubach

SEVENTEENx Returns to Melbourne Nov 20 with an incredible line up that you won't want to miss. Hosted by University of Melbourne at their amazing Copland Theatre venue, this event is shaping up to be huge! The Line up of speakers: 🎤Kent Morris - Founder and Creative Director The Torch 🎤Olivia Whitaker - Sustainability Manager L'Oréal 🎤Grazyna Van Egmond - CEO Banksia Foundation 🎤Kylie Porter - Group Head of Sustainability SunRice Group 🎤Mathew Nelson - EY Oceania - Chief Sustainability Officer 🎤Dr Adam Bumpus - Co-Founder and Exec Director TheAcademyEarth and University of Melbourne Fellow 🗓 Date: November 20 ⏲ Time: From 5:30pm 🎟 Tickets - $55 ($65 after Nov 8) --> https://lnkd.in/gdFeJtfW 🍷 Food n Drinks included What's it all about? - 6 speakers - 17 Minutes each - TEDx style speaker format - Engaging the business community with the #sustainabledevelopmentgoals and how to create real impact in the world. Presented in partnership with our supporters SunRice Group , City of Melbourne , SDG Align and our long standing tour partners Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Episode #96 of the SEVENTEENx Podcast is a meaningful chat with SEVENTEENx Brisbane speaker , social enterprise leader 💙 Leanne Butterworth Founder of Empathy First | Empathy Training & Mentoring. Dial into the episode here as we unpack Leanne's take on "Sustainable Empathy" and how to build great culture in the workplace with Empathy front and centre. https://lnkd.in/gNzVgEvf Leanne Butterworth, an Empathy Educator, TEDx speaker and Social Entrepreneur, is dedicated to creating healthier, more connected workforces and communities through accessible Empathy Training. Her personal experience with postnatal mental health challenges led her to recognise the life-changing impact of empathy-based communication. As the founder of Empathy First and a lecturer of social enterprise at QUT, Leanne is actively involved in the startup, mental health, and social enterprise communities. She has presented her empathy work internationally and holds degrees in Applied Science and NonProfit Business. Leanne has received several prestigious scholarships and awards, including the 2023 Women Changing the World People's Choice Social Enterprise Award and the George Alexander Foundation Scholarship. She is also a contributing author in the upcoming anthology Women Making a Difference.  Leanne believes empathetic leadership is not a nice-to-have but a business imperative in the modern world. Her passion drives her to create compassionate environments where healthy empathy thrives. #sdg17 #podcast #empathy

Jump into the valuable session from SEVENTEENx Speaker alumni Willem Overbosch and 2024 tour partners SDG Align on sustainability reporting and what’s coning down the line of measurement and compliance in 2025. 👇👇👇

Dive into some inspiration from our SEVENTEENx Sydney speakers earlier this year at Torrens University Australia. Some amazing talks from Dr. Graziella Thake Willem Overbosch Laurence Marshbaum OAM Catherine (Cat) Long Richard Adamson Sally Giblin https://lnkd.in/gQTupRVi

🔜 #Adelaide - Early Bird Tickets for SEVENTEENx Adelaide 2024 finish TONIGHT! Have you registered yet?? Tickets available at --> https://lnkd.in/gV-9-Qg6 Your chance to hear from some of Adelaide's leading sustainability experts on all things People, Planet and Prosperity. Our speakers include this stacked line-up each with 17 minute talk to share how they are using their business as a force for good in the world. ✅ Jacquie Pohl Founder WILD EARTH OCEANIA ✅ Andrea Bassett Principle Climate Change Advisor City of Adelaide ✅ Mark Gregory COO Flinders University ✅ Jai Sumner-Koncz Direcotr First Nations Collective ✅ Nick Palousis Managing Director 2XE Supported by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and SDG Align See you there!

Shout these guys a coffee to get them to the Enactus world cup!! Our good friends at Enactus Australia are working to send their team from University of Melbourne (our hosts for SEVENTEENx event in November) to Kazakhstan to compete in the Enactus World Cup!! They will be presenting their project EnAccess Maps which is a platform that helps people living with disability to find and rate accessible venues. They also provide accessibility consulting services to help facilities managers plan more inclusive experiences for people living with disability We're calling out for our friends to support to get the team there through this fundraiser! Get on it!! https://lnkd.in/gaq73Vtb

September already?! 🤯 Only 4 months until year-end! As kids head back to school and the workforce returns from their summer break, we're gearing up for one of the most impactful months in the PE calendar: Global Goals Month. This month is packed with significant events, including Global Goals Week—a week-long celebration of action, awareness, and accountability for the Global Goals. We'll also be attending the Summit of the Future, where world leaders will gather to discuss how we can create a better present and safeguard the future. Beyond these major events, we'll be launching several important campaigns and participating in numerous multilateral meetings. It's a month to push for progress, build new partnerships, and work towards a brighter future for all. What does your September look like? Let's make it a month to remember!

Catch up with Talks from the Tour - from SEVENTEENx Sydney 2024, Catherine (Cat) Long Co-founder of Trace joined our stage to discuss climate annd how every business has a role to play to secure our furure. Take a look! https://lnkd.in/giMK9n_p

The roadshow continues into Summer with 2 HUGE events to close out our tour; with #Adelaide in October and then we are finishing with a bang in #Melbourne on November 20 with our biggest event ever! Tix for each are open for registration now , with full event information at www.seventeensdg.com/tour 🗓 Adelaide - Oct 10 🎟 First release early bird tix available until Sept 25 or until sold out 🎤 6 Amazing local speakers Flinders University Featuring these 5 amazing impact lead speakers with more names to come: Andrea Bassett Principle Climate Change Advisor City of Adelaide Jai Sumner-Koncz Director First Nations Creative Collective Mark Gregory COO Flinders University Jacquie Pohl Director WILD EARTH OCEANIA Nick Palousis Managing Director 2XE 🗓 Melbourne Nov 20 🎟 First release early bird tix available until Oct 12 or until sold out 🎤 6 Amazing local speakers Hosted by University of Melbourne ; partnered along side SunRice Group and City of Melbourne with an amazing panel of speakers coming together; featuring Grazyna Van Egmond CEO Banksia Foundation Kylie Porter Group Head Sustainability SunRice Group Adam Bumpus Co-Founder - TheAcademyEarth Mathew Nelson Chief Sustainability Officer - EY Oceania With more Melbourne speakers announced soon... Don't miss this event. SEVENTEENx is partnered around Australia by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and SDG Align Who is SEVENTEENx for? - Business founders and leaders - Start up community - Social enterprise founders - ESG/CSR leaders - Sustainability experts - Purpose brands - Impact community Tickets4Good are purpose driven via our impact partners B1G1 , you can choose if your ticket provides either 🚰 100 days of water to people in need 📚 10 Days of education to children around the world 🌲 Plant 2 trees back into the earth These events will be our last shows for 2024! See you there.