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SUMMARY:Profit with Purpose: Making the Business Case for Sustainability in Ghana
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URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/profit-with-purpose-making-the-business-case-for-sustainability-in-ghana/
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres: Unlocking Blue Finance in Brazil\, Ghana\, and Kenya
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Interactive Dialogue hosted by Ocean Centres — a global initiative of the UN @globalcompact \, supported by the @lloyds_register_foundation \, and active across Brazil\, Ghana\, Kenya\, India\, Bangladesh\, Indonesia\, and the Philippines. \nThis online convening will feature an engaging global-to-local dialogue on Unlocking Blue Finance — bridging international financing mechanisms with national priorities to accelerate progress toward a Safe and Sustainable Ocean Economy (S-SOE). \nA dynamic and resilient S-SOE is fundamental to shaping tomorrow’s blue-green economies. From decarbonized shipping and green port infrastructure to offshore renewables and sustainable seafood systems\, ocean-aligned investments are rapidly redefining climate-smart finance. \nFinancial institutions\, insurers\, ocean industries\, governments\, and DFIs all have a critical role in steering this transformation. \n🎙️ Global insights will be brought by:\n• Beth Elliot — Lloyd’s Register Foundation\n• Claire Jolly — OECD\n• Suzanne Johnson — United Nations Global Compact \n🌍 Local perspectives will be shared by:\n• Nabil Kadri — BNDES (Brazil)\n• Maria Ogbugo — Climate Champions Team (Ghana)\n• Amb. Nancy Karigithu — Government of Kenya \n🔗 Register to attend: https://bit.ly/4oDRUw4
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-unlocking-blue-finance-in-brazil-ghana-and-kenya/
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SUMMARY:Regional Open House: ESG Reporting with Purpose
DESCRIPTION:🌍 Ready to elevate your ESG reporting? \nJoin us for the Regional Open House: ESG Reporting with Purpose — The UN @globalcompact Way! \nThis Open House will provide participants with a clear understanding of the UN Global Compact’s approach to sustainability reporting and how organizations can strengthen the quality\, transparency\, and credibility of their ESG disclosures. \nTuesday\, 02 December 2025 |⏰ 1:00 PM GMT | Online \nHear directly from:\n✨ @minaagyemang — Participant Engagement & Outreach Manager\, @unglobalcompactnetworkghana \n✨ Agathe Petit — Coordinator\, Sustainability Reporting & Content \nParticipants will gain insights into reporting expectations\, available UN Global Compact support mechanisms\, and practical steps to align their sustainability communication with global best practices. \n🔗 Scan the QR code on the flyer or register here: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eoyfHBUtRJm3nsK0qI56PA#/registration \n 
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/regional-open-house-esg-reporting-with-purpose/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251203T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251204T170000
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SUMMARY:EV Revolution Africa 2025
DESCRIPTION:The EnergyQuest Foundation in proud partnership with UN Global Compact Network Ghana is hosting the EV Revolution Conference\, Exhibition & EV Experience 2025 at the Alisa Hotel\, Accra. \nThis is a high level 2 day event from 3 – 4 December\, 2025! \nRegister Now: www.eraemobilityconference.com \n 
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ev-revolution-africa-2025/
LOCATION:Alisa Hotel\, Accra\, Ghana
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251210T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251210T140000
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres - Ghana Workshop IV - People at the Helm - Strengthening Seafarer Education\, Skills & Recruitment for a Sustainable Blue Economy
DESCRIPTION:  \n🌊 COMING UP: \nPeople at the Helm – Strengthening Seafarer Education\, Skills & Recruitment for a Sustainable Blue Economy \n📅 10 December 2025 | 11: 00 AM GMT | Virtual \nThe future of maritime depends on people. \nAs shipping moves toward low- and zero-carbon fuels like ammonia and methanol\, the competencies required on board are changing faster than ever. Safety\, skills\, and readiness have become defining issues for every coastal nation. \nJoin Ocean Centres–Ghana for a focused virtual dialogue bringing together regulators\, MET institutions\, shipowners\, unions\, and recruitment agencies to explore: \n⚓ What new skills and safety standards will future seafarers need? \n⚓ How ready are our maritime training systems for emerging fuels? \n⚓ What practical steps can strengthen sea-time access and recruitment pathways? \n⚓ How do we ensure women and young professionals are part of the transition? \nThis is a timely conversation for anyone committed to a safer\, greener\, and more inclusive maritime workforce. \n🔗 Register Now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ai8kH4RvSyqV2Tu9kxMlNQ
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-ghana-workshop-iv-people-at-the-helm-strengthening-seafarer-education-skills-recruitment-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy/
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop V - Financing the Blue Economy: Capital Supply\, Investment Criteria and the Safety Threshold for Bankable Projects
DESCRIPTION:🌊 COMING UP: Ocean Centres – Ghana Workshop 5 themed “Financing the Blue Economy: Capital Supply\, Investment Criteria and the Safety Threshold for Bankable Projects.” \n22nd January 2026 | 11: 00 AM GMT | Virtual \nAs global ocean economy investment becomes more selective\, worker safety is increasingly shaping financing\, credit decisions\, insurance readiness\, and lending terms. Projects with weak safety systems face higher borrowing costs—or exclusion from finance altogether. \nThis workshop will explore:\n🔹 How blue economy finance is supplied\n🔹 How project appraisal and credit decisions are made\n🔹 Safety performance as a key indicator of financial and operational risk\n🔹 Links between safety\, insurance\, and lending terms\n🔹 Safety-related barriers to financing\, particularly in Ghana and similar markets \nHear directly from:\n✔️ Jerotich Karoney – The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)\n✔️ Papa Coleman – Fidelity Bank Ghana \n👉 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kvpizAiJSnWhb9SgKPaRLw\n\nWe look forward to your participation.
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-ghana-workshop-v-financing-the-blue-economy-capital-supply-investment-criteria-and-the-safety-threshold-for-bankable-projects/
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop VI
DESCRIPTION:🚨 Ocean Centres – Ghana | Workshop VI 🚨 \nSafer Fishing\, Stronger LivelihoodsVessel Safety • Worker Welfare • Emergency Readiness \nFishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in Ghana. When safety fails\, everything else fails — catch\, income\, sustainability\, investment\, and lives. \n📅 Thursday\, 19 February 2026      Time: 10:00 AM GMT      Format: Panel Discussion & Action Area Breakouts \nThis high-impact workshop brings together fisheries regulators\, vessel owners\, operators\, crew representatives\, emergency responders\, trainers\, insurers\, and technology enablers to:\n✔️ Make safety risks visible✔️ Strengthen vessel and worker protection✔️ Address enforcement and reporting gaps✔️ Improve emergency readiness and early warning systems✔️ Agree on practical short-term actions and longer-term reforms \nFrom artisanal canoes to industrial fleets\, safety is not optional — it is foundational to livelihoods and sustainability. \n🔹 Join the conversation. Shape the action. Save lives. \n#OceanCentresGhana #SaferFishing #WorkerSafety #VesselSafety#FisheriesSafety #BlueEconomy #EmergencyPreparedness #SustainableFisheries
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-ghana-workshop-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260303T110000
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop VII
DESCRIPTION:🌊⚓ Workshop 7: Translating Traditional Offshore Safety Lessons to Safer Offshore Renewables in Ghana \nAs offshore renewables emerge in Ghana\, we must transfer proven safety lessons from traditional offshore operations — not repeat preventable failures. \nThis Ocean Centres–Ghana workshop is worker- and systems-focused\, addressing: \n▪️ SIMOPS\, lifting\, electrical work\, transfers & work at height \n▪️ Barrier management\, permits\, isolation & system integrity \n▪️ Marine-to-structure and contractor interface risks \n▪️ Competence assurance\, drills & emergency readiness \n▪️ Defining “non-negotiable” controls before work proceeds \nRegister Now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kRx_wj3NRT-EsYpMEZ5kHA \nSafety must be designed in — not corrected later. \n#GCN_Ghana #CorporateSustainability #OffshoreSafety #Renewables #SustainableEnergy #OceanCentresGhana
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-ghana-workshop-7/
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SUMMARY:Bridging the Gender Gap in Business Webinar - International Women's Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:International Women’s Day 2026 coming up! \nAs Ghana approaches the first full year of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act\, 2024 (Act 1121)\, many companies are not yet operationally ready to meet the 30% leadership requirement. With the introduction of the Gender Equity Compliance Certificate\, gender equality has moved from CSR to compliance and competitiveness. \nDid you know women currently hold just 24% of board seats in Ghana-listed companies — and 14% still operate male-only boards? \nTo support private sector readiness\, the UN Global Compact Network Ghana\, in partnership with UN Women and the Embassy of Denmark (DANIDA)\, is convening: \nBridging the Gender Gap in Business: Strengthening Corporate Capacity for Gender Equality in the Ghanaian Private Sector \n📅 12 March 2026 | 🕙 10:00 AM GMT | 💻 Virtual – Zoom \nThis high-level webinar will provide practical guidance on aligning with the Women’s Empowerment Principles and preparing for compliance before 2026. \n👉 Register now  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7J8MRZuuQQe0t21r_RzGYg
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/bridging-the-gender-gap-in-business-webinar-international-womens-day-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260326T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260326T130000
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SUMMARY:Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop VIII - “The Human Element at the Core of Safety and Sustainability in a Changing Maritime Landscape”
DESCRIPTION:🌊 Coming Up: Ocean Centres Ghana Workshop 8! \nAs the shipping industry evolves through digitalization\, automation\, and new alternative fuels\, the demands on the global seafaring workforce are rapidly changing. \nEnsuring safety\, competence\, and sustainability at sea has never been more critical. \nJoin us for the 8th Ocean Centres Ghana workshop on the theme: “The Human Element at the Core of Safety and Sustainability in a Changing Maritime Landscape” \nDetails: \nDate: Thursday\, 26th March 2026 \nTime: 11:00 AM GMT \nThis session will explore how the maritime sector can strengthen seafarer training\, safety leadership\, and workforce readiness as global frameworks such as the STCW Convention undergo significant review. \nFor us\, building a skilled\, safety-conscious workforce is key to unlocking opportunities across shipping\, offshore industries\, and the broader ocean economy. \n🔗 Register now – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TPecn9vhR1W-1RFEXcQtJA \n‼️ Uniting Business for a Better World
URL:https://www.unglobalcompactghana.com/cal-event/ocean-centres-ghana-workshop-viii-the-human-element-at-the-core-of-safety-and-sustainability-in-a-changing-maritime-landscape/
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