The theme of the Global Social Business Summit 2018 was Building a New Civilization. Held in Wolfsburg Germany from 6th-9th November, the Summit represented an important step for the Social Business community have fostered over the past years, by welcoming new participants with different backgrounds to increase our impact and expand our movement.
In this spirit, inclusiveness, impact and sustainability were the three commitments placed at the center of the organization of the event as well as the dedication to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG‘s) of the United Nations (UN). The Summit also focused on further developing concrete actions through our Hubs on plastic, sports, food and solidarity.
Speakers
The summit was attended by people around the globe with speeches from Prof. Yunus, Roland Clement, CEO of Autostadt, Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Monica Yunus Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Sing for Hope, Torsten Schreiber, Founder of Africa GreenTec, among others.
Impact
This edition represents an important step for the Social Business community we have fostered over the past years, as we welcome new participants with different backgrounds to increase our impact and expand our movement. In this spirit, inclusiveness, impact and sustainability are the three commitments we are placing at the center of the organization of the event as well as the dedication to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG‘s) of the United Nations (UN). Also, we aim at further developing concrete actions through our Hubs on plastic, sports, food and solidarity
Key Discussions
- The main topics of the GSBS 2018 are Plastic & Circular Economy, Mobility, Solidarity, Sports & Social Business and Food & Its Value.
- During the Global Social Business Summit 2018 different plastic recycling & waste management Social Businesses and approaches are discussed in various workshops, presentations and expert dialogues.
- We explore the ideas of how mobility and Social Business can create a better future for disadvantaged groups and improve peoples life with a sustainable way of transportation.
- At GSBS 2018 we discuss how we can foster more human solidarity especially towards the climate and war refugees around the world and how to create Social Business solutions to support refugees.
- This year’s GSBS shows how social businesses act different in terms of food production in order to create a new civilization which respects nature, environment and will shift food from a problem cause to a solution for several social and human aspects.
