Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012 (BASD 2012) is the official United Nations coordinator of business and industry. BASD 2012 is a comprehensive network of business organizations that have come together under one banner in the interests of sustainable development. BASD 2012 aims to represent the constructive business voice in the United Nations RIO+20 process, with the ultimate objective of enhancing the conference contribution to sustainable and inclusive markets.

BASD is a joint initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). For more information regarding the conveners please contact
Peter Paul van de Wijs, WBCSD, vandewijs@wbcsd.org; +41 (0) 22 839 3141
Andrea Bacher, ICC; andrea.bacher@iccwbo.org; +33 (0) 149 53 2848
Lila Karbassi, UN Global Compact, karbassi@un.org; +1 917 367 3648

Co-Chairs' summaries
Jackal
Co-Chairs? Summary Second Preparatory Committee Meeting United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 7-8 March 2011

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Logistics
Draft Agenda - REALISING INCLUSIVE AND GREEN GROWTH
REALISING INCLUSIVE AND GREEN GROWTH: UN Rio+20 Business & Industry Consultation with Government and Civil Society The Hague, the Netherlands, 11-12 April, 2012

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Participation of Major Groups
Business & Industry Amendments to the Zero Draft


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• 21 Mar 2012 - Rio+20 side event The Business Case for Sustainable Development (by: Business and Industry)
• 14 Feb 2012 - Video: Rio+20: placing the green economy on the map (by: Business and Industry)
• 7 Nov 2011 - Business calls on governments to set policies that accelerate progress toward a green economy (by: Business and Industry)
• 28 Jun 2011 - S. Gopalakrishnan to Head International Sustainable Development Business Coalition for Rio+20 (by: Business and Industry)
• 10 Jan 2011 - Business Gears up for Rio+20 Conference (by: Business and Industry)

• BASD official joint side event (by: Business and Industry)
  22 Jun 2012 - 22 Jun 2012 , Rio Centro, room P3-E
• BASD official side event (by: Business and Industry)
  20 Jun 2012 - 20 Jun 2012 , Rio Centro, room T2
• ICC official side event (by: Business and Industry)
  20 Jun 2012 - 20 Jun 2012 , Rio Centro, room T10
• BASD Business Day 19 June 2012 (by: Business and Industry)
  19 Jun 2012 - 19 Jun 2012 , Rio de Janeiro
• Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation and Collaboration for the Future We Want (by: UN Global Compact) (by: Business and Industry)
  14 Jun 2012 - 18 Jun 2012 , Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
• ICC Creativity 4 Innovation Forum (by: Business and Industry)
  13 Jun 2012 - 13 Jun 2012 , ICC Brazil
• REALISING INCLUSIVE AND GREEN GROWTH: UN Rio+20 Business & Industry Consultation with Government and Civil Society (by: Netherlands) (by: Business and Industry)
  11 Apr 2012 - 12 Apr 2012 , The Hague, the Netherlands
• 1st Meeting of BASD2012 Partners (by: Business and Industry)
  14 Jun 2011 - 14 Jun 2011 , Paris