Overview: 

• Understand what ESG is and its business importance
• Identify opportunities to connect ESG to your business priorities
• Explore how businesses leverage their ESG strategies to gain a competitive edge and achieve economic benefits.

This in person presentation will combine recent information on ESG, as well as practical examples. There will be addition time available to connect  one on one with the BDC experts following this seminar.

Your Presenter: Nadia Ponce Morales, Senior Sustainability Business Advisor, Advisory Services, BDC

Nadia Ponce Morales works as Senior Advisor, Sustainable Development for the Business Development Bank of Canada’s Advisory Services team. Her role is to ensure the integration of sustainability into the Bank’s advisory services offering to Canadian SMEs. Previously, she was a coordinator in the Sustainable Transition Department at HEC Montréal and a consultant for nonprofits and government organizations in the areas of environmental and social sustainability. As part of her work across industries, she recently contributed to a guide on ESG factors for the Real Estate industry in Quebec. Nadia has nearly 20 years of experience in Canada and internationally, at the heart of initiatives to strengthen the capacities for climate resilience and contribute to promote entrepreneurship and economic inclusion.

Hot Breakfast Included: 7:45am – 8:30am