Seminar “Socio-environmental policy frameworks for a safe investment environment: the opportunities offered by the Escazu Agreement”

Tentative Agenda

15.45 – 16:00 Welcome coffee

Moderator: Joseluis Samaniego, Director, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC

16:00 – 16:30 High-Level Opening

Ms. Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, ECLAC

Mr. Dante Mossi, Executive President, CABEI

Ms. Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between ECLAC-CABIE for the  implementation of the  Escazu Agreement

Comment: Mr. Eduardo Trejos Lalli, representative of Costa Rica at CABEI (5’)

16:30 – 17:25 Panel discussion

Keynote speakers:

• Escazu Agreement: current situation and main provisions (5’)

Mr. Carlos de Miguel, Head of the Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC

• OECD instruments to promote Responsible Business Conduct. Synergies with the Escazu Agreement (8')

Ms. Froukje Boele, Head of Government Policy and Implementation, OECD Center for Responsible Business Conduct. Directorate for Financial and Business Affairs, OECD

• EIB. Sustainable investments’ promotion and the Aarhus agreement (8’)

Ms. Piera Laloux, Environmental Information Disclosure Analyst, EIB

• Environmental and Social Framework of the World Bank and its relationship with the Escazu Agreement - Synergies and Opportunities (8’)

Ms. María Gonzalez de Asis, Practice Manager, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, LCR, WB

Mrs. Sofia de Abreu Ferreira, Lead Social Development Specialist, Regional Standards Coordinator,

Social Sustainability and Inclusion, LCR, WB

• The IDB Environmental and Social Policy Framework and the Escazu Agreement (8')

Mr. Juan Martinez, Lead Social Specialist, IDB

Ms. Soraya Sonesier, Social Specialist, Environmental and Social Solutions Unit, IDB

• Environmental and Social Management Framework, sustainable investments and the Escazu Agreement (8’)

CAF (*)

• The importance of transparency and access to information on environmental matters so that investments are sustainable.

Mr. Julio Carcamo, Head of CABEI's Environmental and Social Monitoring Office

Mr. Carlos Federico López, Head of the Access to Information Unit, CABEI

17:25 – 17:50 Comments and  open dialogue

• Mrs. Alexandra Kissling Jiménez, President, Business Alliance for Development (AED) (5')
• Ms. Marcela Bravo, General Manager of Acción Empresa, network’ member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (5')

17:50 – 18:00 Closing remarks

• Prof. Camila Zepeda, General Director for Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, member of the board of directors of the Escazu Agreement
• Mrs. Geannina Dinarte Romero, Minister, Ministry of the Presidency, Costa Rica