A Path to Net Zero: Business Role in Helping Solve the Global Climate Crisis

This program will address the pressing issue of the global climate crisis and the crucial role businesses play in addressing this challenge. Distinguished speakers from academia, business, and policy-making backgrounds will lead discussions on various topics, including greenhouse emissions, sustainable commuting, waste reduction, and investment in eco-friendly infrastructure. The world is experiencing an unprecedented climate crisis, impacting how we live and do business. Some of the effects of the climate crisis have devastated even the most prepared places, and businesses must be ready for any disruption in production and service. At the latest G20 summit, world leaders recognized the importance of collective action in tackling environmental challenges and climate change, including business roles in promoting transitions towards more flexible, transparent, and cleaner energy systems. With this crisis looming, businesses must ask themselves, “What can we do to help solve the global climate crisis?” We will discuss the climate crisis's effects on business and the need to update our core businesses to be more environmentally friendly and sustainable. The discussion will involve, but not be limited to, different measures that businesses can implement, such as measuring greenhouse emissions, encouraging sustainable commuting, reducing wastage in the workplace, and investing in greener equipment and infrastructure. At the GNAM Week program, we will discuss the above talking points through presentations and discussions led by key academics, businesspeople, and policymakers. In addition, we will also visit different sites in Jakarta, such as Taman Mini Indonesia Indah National Park and Sarinah Market, to see how sustainability is intertwined with the local culture. By learning from experts and key stakeholders about their understanding, we hope that participants can gain insights and knowledge regarding the global climate crisis and how businesses can help solve it. At the end of the program, participants are assigned to a team to work on a group project to apply insights and concepts learned.