Assignment/News Editors
REMINDER...for Wednesday (April 3)
--(BUSINESS WIRE)
World Resources Institute
WHAT: Release and briefing on new report:
Tomorrow's Markets: Global Trends and their Implications
for Business
WHEN: Wednesday,
April 3, 2002 at 6:00 p.m.
Cocktail reception from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Dining Room 6, United Nations Headquarters, New York City
Visitor's Entrance is on First Ave., between 45-46th Sts.
WHO: Confirmed speakers include:
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute
Bjoern Stigson, President, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, United Nations Environment
Programme
WHY: Tomorrow's Markets is a compendium of 19 key economic,
environmental and social trends that will shape the future
business agenda and market scenarios. Tomorrow's Markets is
designed to help companies develop sustainable strategies and
identify new business opportunities. It can also allow
governments and non-governmental organizations better
understand the perspectives of business leaders in order to
create effective partnerships.
Topics covered by Tomorrow's Markets include:
-- how the expanding population in developing countries can
create large markets dominated by the young;
-- why the fast-growing markets present business with
opportunities to help meet health, education, and nutrition
needs;
-- how the spread of democracy globally is improving conditions
for market-based economies.
REGISTRATION: Advance registration is required so please contact
the following on or before April 1:
Shelley Hayes, hayes@wbcsd.org, Tel: (41 22) 839 3171
(Geneva)
James Sniffen, sniffenj@un.org, Tel: 212/963-8210
(New York)
Lydia Vermilye, lydiav@wri.org, Tel: 202/729-7635
(Washington, DC)