In association with Coca-Cola Great Britain

Date: Wednesday 16 July 2008, 3.00-5.00pm

Speakers:

•Jeff Seabright, Vice President, Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company

•Jon Hobbs, Lead Policy Analyst - Environmental Assessment and Mining & Development, Policy and Research Division, Department for International Development (DFID)

•Dax Lovegrove, Head of Business and Industry Relations, WWF-UK

Co-chairs: Baroness Margaret Jay and Stephen Twigg, FPC Director

This Foreign Policy Centre event, in association with Coca-Cola Great Britain, formed the final part of the 'CSR in Emerging Markets: The Role of MNCs' series. The event examined CSR in emerging markets with a focus on environmental sustainability, including exploring the linkages between and impact of multinational business practices on the environment, as well as the latest developments in CSR policies which relate to protecting the environment. The speakers presented business, government and civil society perspectives on these themes.

This event was held in association with Coca-Cola Great Britain.