The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) is organising a Master Class which will focus on ‘Embedding Sustainable Development goals in Corporate Strategy’ with special attention on how every business can select and prioritize their chosen UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG).
There will only be one session for Sri Lanka this year, with sessions due to be held in China and Vietnam up to October. The program will be held on March 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ramada Hotel, Colombo. It will be conducted by a Blue Ocean Strategist and Chairman and CEO of Strategic Corporate Sustainability (Pty) Ltd., Dr. Ravi Fernando. He is also an Executive in Residence in the INSEAD business school in France. The participants of the program will be provided a clear understanding of the principle of Blue Ocean Strategy and tools to create new sustainable market spaces for business by identifying which UNSDG’s they should impact and thereby align to the new global agenda for sustainable development launched in December 2015 with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Ravi Fernando said, “Tomorrow’s corporate leaders need to be conversant with the new global agenda of sustainable business and aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.” CEO of IIT, Dr Sampath Kannangara said, “In the technology driven world we live in today, companies around the globe are striving to achieve the highest level of sustainable practices and responsibility in every aspect of its operation.”