As part of the celebration of CREER’s 10th anniversary, which will include various activities throughout the year, we held a special conversation on February 12 with John Morrison and Julia Batho, Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)—our founding organization.
The event, held in Bogotá, brought together over 40 guests from diverse organizations, international cooperation agencies, business associations, foundations, NGOs, academia, and allied governments with whom CREER has built relationships over the past years.
The session was moderated by Jose Fernando Gómez, Executive Director of CREER, who facilitated a warm and constructive dialogue. The discussion touched on several key global issues, including just transition processes around the world, emerging economies, deregulation, the current geopolitical landscape with the arrival of new governments such as in the United States, and the advancement of renewable energy projects in Colombia and Latin America, among other relevant topics. It was a valuable space to exchange diverse perspectives and insights.
It was also an opportunity to hear from John Morrison, who shared key ideas from his most recent book: “The Just Transition: A Systems-Thinking Approach to Managing Climate Action”, offering a systemic perspective on the global challenge of just transitions.
We are grateful to all the individuals and organizations who joined us in this moment of dialogue, connection, and trust-building. We look forward to continuing our shared work to strengthen the business and human rights agenda from a local governance and conflict transformation perspective.
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