SEED was founded in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg by UNEP, UNDP, and IUCN. We at SEED are proud of the long-standing joint achievements in the past two decades and are excited for what’s to come ahead.

For SEED's 20th anniversary, we want to have a look together at achievements, emerging needs, gaps, barriers for the promotion of green, resource efficient and responsible eco-inclusive businesses in #SEED20Years period as well as looking forward to replicating success stories, further inducing innovations and scaling up for long lasting transformative impacts.

Join our webinar "From Impact to Scale: Challenges & Successes Leading the Way to an Eco-Inclusive SME Action Agenda" on Thursday, 19th of May (11:00AM-12:30PM CEST). Register here: https://seeds.uno/20yearsevent

"The last 20 years have shown that this can only be done at the community level and with SMEs moving from the edge to the centre of green climate actions and sustainable development—thus driving green and circular economy, enhancing responsible consumption and production patterns, delivering resource efficiency and ecosystems resilience. SMEs have played a momentous role in the progress, but even after 20 years of increasing awareness about the potential of SMEs, many challenges remain," said Arab Hoballah, SEED Executive Director and host of the webinar.

The proposed agenda will include high-level speakers, which will share valuable insights about the journey of two decades supporting green enterprises, such as UNEP, Government of Flanders and German Federal Ministry of the Environment. As well as, three speakers from SEED-supported enterprises will be sharing their challenges and success stories of becoming an entrepreneur in the field of green and sustainable business.

With high-level speakers such as:

• Steven Stone, UN Environment Programme,
• Geraldine Reymenants, Government of Flanders
• Stephan Contius, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

Panel Discussion:

• Harry Malichi, Wuchi Wami, Zambia
• Franc Kamugyisha, Ecoplastile , Uganda
• Riesa Putri, Perfect Fit Indonesia
• Martijn Blom, EVPA - European Venture Philanthropy Association

Hosted by Arab Hoballah and Alexandra Hella Schiessendoppler, SEED.

Looking forward to welcoming you to our event!