Great leaders and experts gathered to discuss the importance and impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in the corporate environment, in the third edition ofESG Forum, at LIDE Paraná, which took place on August 21st in Curitiba (PR). The event, held at UniCuritiba, aimed to connect and inspire professionals to adopt sustainable and socially responsible practices, featuring a series of lectures, panels, and presentations of success stories from companies and social organizations such as Renault, Reciclex, Engie, Copel, Estre Ambiental, RDP Energia, Amigos do Bem, and ChildFund Brasil.
In the panel on Social Responsibility, Elisabete Waller, president of the Board of Directors of ChildFund Brasil, shared the stage with Luciane Pedro, manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at ENGIE Brasil, and Graziela Pontes, coordinator of Responsibility and Social Impact at Instituto Renault, who shared their main projects, spoke about the importance of social partnerships and gave a brief presentation on their actions focused on ESG.
“The biggest challenge for Brazil today is S, for a very simple reason: we are champions in social inequalities and here [at the event] we saw sectors that are working to break these cycles, and that we can increasingly unite, have more strength, because we must return a positive impact to society, whether in the environmental form or in social commitment”, highlights Elisabete.
For the Chairwoman of the Board of ChildFund Brazil, the union between companies, society, and organizations is essential for social and environmental transformation. "We have a social commitment. Society must come together to balance the cycles of inequality and create positive change. The more companies engage in this movement, the stronger our impact will be. We have been in Brazil for 58 years, and what we need most are partnerships that join us to reach more and more people. If we can impact the 20 million children in Brazil who need to be affected, that is our dream. And anyone who wants to join us, we are available," highlighted Elisabete during the event, who after a successful career as an executive, found her true calling in volunteering, which she has been involved in for 15 years in the organization.
Keynote lectures with FAS, Amigos do Bem and Dengo Chocolates
The ESG Forum also featured three panels with highlight speeches, such as the opening with Virgílio Viana from the Amazon Sustainable Foundation (FAS), focused on the development of the Amazon territory. Alcione Albanesi, from Amigos do Bem, presented the social impact of the institution in the Northeast, which serves 150,000 people and maintains a school with a high performance index in the IDEB. In the end, the event was concluded by Estevam Sartorelli from Dengo Chocolates, who discussed the country's transformation through sustainable businesses and direct support to farmers.
The meeting was broadcast online and live on LIDE Paraná's YouTube channel. To watch the event and panels in full, clickhere.
