A meeting of the National Stakeholder Forum took place on Friday, 1 March 2024 online and at the Tullamore Court Hotel, Co. Offaly on the theme: SDGs Mean Business!
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett opened the event, and the first speaker was David McRedmond, CEO, An Post who presented a case study on the challenges of transitioning to a sustainable business model. This was followed by Offaly Local Development Company and Green Offaly sharing their experience of mapping the SDGs locally and how their findings have been implemented in their subsequent work. Cairen Power, Principal Officer, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment updated the audience on financial supports the department offer to business. 3 lived experience speakers shared the challenges of running small sustainable businesses in the areas of printing, high quality wool products and eco toys.
The full report of the event is currently being finalised.