This official Climate Week NYC event will take place on September 24, from 4:30–5:30 PM IST / 7:00–8:00 AM EDT (US & Canada).

Companies and countries are making hard decisions today about the profitability of greener choices. Millions are joining the workforce each year in a world that is being dramatically changed by AI. And supply chains spanning the globe are at risk of disruption by climate hazards.

From the shop floor to the board room, new and existing workers will need new skills so that the economy of tomorrow is resilient and equitable. This virtual event will showcase empowering stories of the human faces of this transition – from industrial manufacturing to SME supply chains. Leaders from government, business, philanthropy and civil society will make the case for investing in the workforce for a green future. 

Speakers

  • Michelle Armstrong, Managing Director, Ares Management Corporation and President, Ares Charitable Foundation
  • Eliot Metzger, Director - Sustainable Business and Innovation, WRI
  • Arpit Sharma, CEO, Skill Council for Green Jobs, Government of India
  • Aditi Jha, Board Director, Head: Legal and Government Affairs, LinkedIn India
  • John Harper, CEO, FSG
  • Meena Naik, Senior Director – Education, Jobs for the Future (JFF)
  • Ashwini Hingne, Associate Program Director – Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI India (Moderator)
  • Ulka Kelkar, Executive Program Director – Climate, Economics and Finance, WRI India

Short Film Festival

Electric Dreams 

Electric-Dream

When Sivasankari’s company shifted to electric vehicle component manufacturing, she saw an opportunity — not only for business growth, but for hiring and skilling more women. Watch Sivasankari and her colleagues showcase their journey toward building an inclusive workforce.

 

Women at Work 

Women-at-Work

This is Pechiammal’s story. From housekeeping to a skilled role in EV manufacturing, her journey demonstrates the possibilities when women are given access to skilling and equal growth opportunities.

 

Value in Waste 

Value-in-Waste

How do we manage the growing e-waste from solar panels and EV batteries? Hear from workers and startups about safe and dignified jobs in the e-waste value chain and see circular economy in action.

 

Too Hot to Work 

Too-Hot-to-Work

Workers spend long hours working with steam-heavy, heat-intensive machinery. As efforts are being made to improve humid heat inside the unit, watch how putting people at the center can create workplaces that are also productive and competitive.

 

Threads of Change 

Threads-of-Change

A small textile-making business in central India switched to a waterless and energy-efficient dyeing technology that reduced carbon emissions and water use but needed fewer workers. This short film shows how these workers were reskilled and employed in other processes within the company.
 

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