COP28: Taking stock of coaching’s contribution to global sustainable development
Can coaches contribute to reaching the UN’s 17 global sustainable development goals (UNSDG)?
On the occasion of COP28 in Dubai, the Heriot Watt University Coaching Lab invites four expert panellists Eve Turner, Ivan Yong, Louise Lambert and Stuart Pickles to answer this and other questions.
Together, they provide thought-provoking insights and practical suggestions on why and how coaching and coaches can contribute to reducing inequality, tackling climate change and fostering economic growth.
Through the panellists’ perspectives on different aspects of the UNSDG, participants will learn how social responsibility, climate change and well-being – both physical and mental – can form part of every coaching conversation.
As the 11 signatories (including the largest industry bodies from coaching, coaching psychology, mentoring and supervision) write in their Joint Global Statement: “Coaching, mentoring, coaching psychology and supervision are concerned with developing the potential of human beings, of raising awareness to enable people to take responsibility for their actions and ownership for their contribution. We have a significant role to play in fostering new ways of being in service to a healthy human society and a healthy planet.”
Join our panel at this HWU Coaching Lab Series event, marking COP28 and the HWU ClimateHub, at our Dubai campus or online and find out how you can play your part towards reaching the UNSDG.
Participants in this event will learn:
- Why climate change, social responsibility and wellbeing should be part of conversations, including coaching conversations?
- How coaching can be part of an organisation’s ESG and UNSDG commitment?
- How to make climate change, social responsibility and well-being part of your coaching conversations, compliant with codes of ethics?
- Why talking climate is a social responsibility?
- How every conversation by coaches around the globe can contribute to change and the achievement of the 17 goals?
Target audience:
- COP28 delegates
- HWU staff and students, alumni
- Coaches worldwide
- Organisations interested in achieving/contributing to UNSDG
- Organisations seeking to increase the impact of their DEI, ESG and other policies through coaching
This is a Hybrid event: On-site live event at Dubai campus / Online/Teams for UK & Malaysia
Additional Details
Event Timezone Reference - GMT
Presenter(s) Bio
Eve Turner is a global coach and supervisor, co-author of 4 books including two published this year: ‘Ecological and Climate-Conscious Coaching: A Companion Guide to Evolving Coaching Practice’ and ‘The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook’. She writes extensively on ethics, contracting and systemic working.
Eve is one of the 3 co-founders of the Climate Coaching Alliance which has nearly 4,000 members worldwide and co-founded the Global Supervisors’ Network. She is also one of the authors of the coaching professional bodies’ Joint Statement on Climate Change, now signed by 11 bodies representing around 300,000 coaches, mentors, coaching psychologists and supervisors globally.
Event Language - English
Posted By - Amel Sedaoui
Email - communications@climatecoachingalliance.org
Spare Field - Not in use - Ivan Yong is the founder of Nanyang Angelz, an angel investment group and Corporate Disruptor Forum, a leading voice in corporate venturing and innovation. He is also the startup mentor for MDEC (an agency of the Malaysian Government), speaker at startup events i.e. StartupLand Egypt and organizer of “Founder-Funder” meet with corporations such as Zurich Insurance, Volkswagen and Hong Kong Science & Technology Park. <br><br>As the founding VP of Social Responsibility Initiatives (SRI) of EMCC APR & Head of EMCC Global SRI Workgroup, Ivan has initiated various global projects in Nigeria, Uganda, Malaysia, Hong Kong with the purpose of “democratizing coaching” for the underprivileged youth, women and disabled graduates. Ivan is also an experienced organizational psychologist in helping Fortune 500 companies select, recruit and develop human capital with the use of psychometric tools. A language enthusiast, Ivan speaks 7 languages and is a member of The International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA)<br><br> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br><br>Dr. Louise Lambert is a former psychology professor and currently the Director of Happiness Programming and Policy with HappinessMatters.org; she is also the Editor of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology in Dubai.
Spare Field - Not in use - Stuart is an ex-CFO of 25 years standing in multinationals Unilever, Kraft and Foster’s. He qualified as a coach 15+ years ago and established and led the internal coaching practice at Foster’s. He then set up as a professional executive coach 10+ years ago and has become recognised as a successful leadership coach, working with a wide range of clients and sectors, operating at senior levels in several large blue-chip organisations. He combines psychological insight and human wisdom with strategic and commercial acumen, enabling leaders to clarify their purpose and values, bring their attention to people and nature as well as profit and cash, and develop pathways to creating a regenerative future for their organisations, society, and the planet.<br><br> He is founder and MD of www.aimhigherleadership.com, and is an associate of sustainability consultancies www.leadersquest.org and www.lspleadership.com. He has become increasingly active in the coaching profession, focusing on regenerative leadership and environmental sustainability. He is a Global Coordinator of the Climate Coaching Alliance (www.climatecoachingalliance.org), a global membership of approx. 3700+ coaches with the mission to develop the capability and confidence of coaches to enable their clients to accelerate the climate action. <br><br> He is also a non-exec of a tech start up called Sarsen Light (www.sarsen.com) which has the mission of transforming levels of consciousness in leaders, and of wider society, in order to address the major systemic issues facing humanity. Stuart also plays a lead role in his local community as co-founder and trustee of its “Green Town” movement www.win-green-town.org.uk/ enabling and accelerating local action on sustainability in collaboration with local and regional politicians, business and charities. He is also an active learner and contributor to a diversity and inclusion thinktank / innovation hub (https://philosophers-stone-collective.mn.co/feed), and writes and speaks on social and environmental activism.<br><br> ___________________________________________________________________________________________ <br><br>Moderators • Silvia King, MSc, MA, EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach and HWU Coaching Lab Coordinator • Lucy Bolton, Associate Professor HWU Dubai Campus, Programme Lead MSc Business Psychology