Now that the nomination phase is over, it's time for people to mobilize and choose the female leader spontaneously nominated by the public for the 2019 CEBDS Women's Leadership Award. In its third edition, the vote will be open until 11:59 p.m. on August 30th, and the results will be announced on September 5th, during the CEBDS Vision 2050 Seminar: The Future is Made Now, in São Paulo. Each person may vote only once. In total, 32 candidates were nominated by the public for this category.
Click on the link to vote: https://biblioteca.cebds.org/premio-lideranca-feminina-2019
In addition to the Popular Vote category, three other categories include representatives from the private sector, government and third sector: Associated Companies, New Leaders Initiative and Social Project. The first two categories will be judged by a jury composed of notable women in their fields, including the executive director of the Climate and Society Institute, Ana Toni; the director of the Instituto Identidades do Brasil (ID_BR), Luana Génot; the former Minister of the Environment and Senior Fellow for Sustainability, Climate Change and Agriculture at CEBRI, Izabella Teixeira; Anielle Guedes, from Urban 3D; and Ana Bavon, from Business for People.
The initiative is from the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), which represents 60 of the country's largest business groups and promotes environmental and social sustainability. The award aims to promote Brazil's achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.
About CEBDS
Founded in 1997 by a group of leading Brazilian businesspeople, CEBDS (Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development) is a non-profit civil association that promotes sustainable development through collaboration with governments and civil society, in addition to disseminating the most current concepts and practices on the topic. The Council brings together approximately 60 of the country's largest business groups, with revenues equivalent to 40% of GDP and responsible for over 1 million direct jobs. The Council represents the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) network in Brazil and operates through six Thematic Chambers (forums) that bring together representatives of member companies to develop and develop projects related to sustainability issues: Water, Biodiversity, Climate, Social Impact, and Finance.
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