The National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held the Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane from the 23-24 March 2017.
We are pleased to announce Miss Parrys Raines, Founder of Climate Girl will be joining us as a Keynote Speaker at the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference in March and will discuss ‘Business as a Solution, Intergenerational Collaboration as a Platform’.
Today’s youth will be the generation that proves business can be a force for good and etches into history that a primary role of business is to improve society. Young people believe that business will play a crucial role in the implementation of solutions to some of today’s and tomorrow’s most complex societal challenges.
Why is intergenerational collaboration in business a critical leverage point for long term sustainable business opportunities? The collective skill sets of all generations combined is an enabler to get to the future first; all levels of business can look to engage in open dialogue with youth to identify issues and opportunities for collaboration to find and implement solutions through entrepreneurship and innovation. Young people want to work with organisations that share their values, and are actively remaining ahead of the innovation curve; and those which are not meeting these criteria will be left behind.
Our generations are on the verge of a new era of sustainable business leadership, one that is more inclusive, motivated and driven by purpose. This leadership, incorporating intergenerational relationships, is a vanguard of change that is imperative, urgent and an opportunity for all of us to come together to help Australian transition to a low carbon economy and future.
Parrys Raines
Parrys Raines is a 21-year old environmental educator, international public speaker on sustainability and intergenerational challenges, entrepreneur, ambassador, law student, writer and a four-time Australian representative to the United Nations Environment Programme.
At the age of 14, Parrys founded Climate Girl and has educated thousands of children and youth about the importance of sustainability. Parrys provides advice to business leaders about sustainability within their organisations, and is a Non-Executive Director of the Future Business Council, a board member on the Sustainable Innovation Forum and a member of the POP Movement (Protect Our Planet) International Advisory Board.
For more information on the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference and to secure your spot today, please visit the conference website.
