BEP SEMINAR

Business and the Environment Programme - Seminars for Senior Executives

The Prince of Wales’s Business & the Environment Programme Senior Executives’ Seminars aim to help a select group of influential decision-makers understand the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development, to inspire them to make the necessary changes within their organisations and beyond, and to become champions who will help business and society work together to create sustainable economic development.

These 3.5-day residential seminars are held each year in six locations around the world. They are designed for leaders and senior executives who operate at a strategic level within their organisation and who need to make the right long-term decisions to ensure those organisations build resilience in the face of growing economic, environmental and social turbulence. A minority of delegates at each seminar are invited leaders of civil society organizations, providing a dynamic mix of worldviews and experience.

Outstanding contributions from members of the Programme’s Core Faculty and specially invited speakers, combined with the knowledge, interest and authority of high calibre participants, make these seminars unique. The opportunity to meet and debate with like-minded peers from the region and overseas and to search with them for practical solutions using real business scenarios is also valued by those who attend.

This is what some of our alumni had to say:

“When I decided to take the BEP Seminar, I was looking for a more organic experience — where true sustainable development was the most pressing issue for all the participants. The South African offering provided just that and more. It had the flavor of the global issues of sustainability, but forged in a unique crucible with regional urgency. I highly recommend the South African seminar for this reason.”

- Neil Hawkins. Vice President, Sustainability. The Dow Chemical Company

“Great balance between theory, raising awareness, sharing solutions and sharing ideas between delegates.”

- Paul Kramer. General Manager, Strategy. Engen Petroleum South Africa

“A fantastic experience.”

- Shirley Lue Arnold. Chairman. Telkom South Africa

“Congratulations! Take a long, low bow. It was valuable, life changing and most of all fun!”

- Sheila Surgey. Executive Director. Hollard Insurance

For general information about the upcoming BEP Southern African seminar click here…

To find out about BEP in other regions, click here…