UMnu. Suphachai Chearavanont, Isikhulu Esiphezulu sika-Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) kanye noMongameli we-Global Compact Network Association of Thailand, babambe iqhaza ku-2021United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021, ebibanjwe ngoJuni 15-16, 2021. Umcimbi ububanjwe cishe kusukela eNew York City, e-USA futhi isakaza bukhoma emhlabeni wonke.
Kulo nyaka, i-UN Global Compact, inethiwekhi enkulu yokusimama emhlabeni wonke ngaphansi kweNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene igqamise izixazululo zokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu njenge-ajenda esemqoka yalo mcimbi.
U-António Guterres, uNobhala-Jikelele weNhlangano Yezizwe ekhuluma ekuvulweni kweNgqungquthela ye-UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021, wathi "sonke silapha ukuze sisekele uhlelo lokusebenza lokufeza ama-SDGs kanye nokuhlangabezana neSivumelwano saseParis Sokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu. Ibhizinisi izinhlangano zihlangene ukuze zibonise ukulungela kwazo ukwabelana ngemithwalo yemfanelo kanye nokwenza umsebenzi wokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-zero, ngezindlela eziphumelela kakhulu" UGuterres ugcizelele ukuthi izinhlangano zamabhizinisi kufanele zihlanganise ukutshalwa kwezimali. Ukwakha imifelandawonye yebhizinisi ngokuhambisana nokusebenza kwebhizinisi esimeme futhi sicabangele i-ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance).
UNksz Sanda Ojiambo, uMqondisi Omkhulu kanye ne-CEO ye-UN Global Compact, uthe ngenxa yenhlekelele ye-COVID-19, i-UNGC ikhathazekile ngesimo samanje sokungalingani. Njengoba kuqhubeka nokushoda kwemithi yokugomela i-COVID-19, futhi amazwe amaningi asantula ukufinyelela ekugomeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kusenezinkinga ezinkulu ngokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abasebenzayo abaye badilizwa ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Kulo mhlangano, zonke izinhlaka zihlangene ukuze zithole izindlela zokusebenzisana nokuhlanganisa izixazululo zokuxazulula ukungalingani okubangelwa umthelela we-COVID-19.
U-Suphachai Chearavanont, oyi-CEO ye-CP Group, uhambele i-UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021 futhi wabelane ngombono wakhe kanye nesifiso sakhe kuseshini ethi 'Light the Way to Glasgow (COP26) kanye ne-Net Zero: Credible Climate Action for a 1.5°C World' kanye nababonisi okuhlanganisa: u-Keith Anderson, oyi-CEO ye-Scottish Power, u-Damilola Ogunbiyi, i-CEO Sustainable Energy for All (SE forALL), kanye Nomele Okhethekile KaNobhala-Jikelele We-UN Wezamandla Esimeme kanye noGraciela Chalupe dos Santos Malucelli, i-COO kanye nesekela likamongameli we-Novozymes, i-biotechnology. inkampani eDenmark. Izinkulumo zokuvula zenziwe nguMnu. Gonzalo Muños, Iqhawe Lesimo Sezulu Le-COP25 Lezinga Eliphezulu lase-Chile, kanye noMnu. Nigel Topping, Ingqwele Ye-UN Yezinga Eliphezulu Lesenzo Sesimo Sezulu, i-Global Champion on Climate Change kanye noMnu. Selwin Hart, Umeluleki Okhethekile kaNobhala-Jikelele Wezinyathelo Zesimo Sezulu.
U-Suphachaialso umemezele ukuthi inkampani izibophezele ekuletheni amabhizinisi ayo ukuthi angathathi hlangothi ngo-2030 ahambisana nezinjongo zomhlaba wonke zokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinga lokushisa lomhlaba wonke alidluli ku-1.5 degrees Celsius kanye nomkhankaso womhlaba wonke othi 'Race to Zero', oholela ku-UN. Ingqungquthela Yokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu (COP26) izoba seGlasgow, eScotland ezobanjwa ngoNovemba walo nyaka.
I-CEO ye-CP Group yaphinde yabelana ngokuthi ukunyuka kwezinga lokushisa emhlabeni kuyindaba ebucayi futhi njengoba iQembu lisebhizinisini lezolimo nokudla, ukuphathwa okunomthwalo wemfanelo wokuthengwa kwempahla kudinga ukusebenzisana nozakwethu, abalimi, nabo bonke ababambiqhaza kanye nabasebenzi balo abangu-450,000 emhlabeni wonke. Kunobuchwepheshe obufana ne-IOT, Blockchain, GPS, kanye ne-Traceability Systems esetshenziselwa ukufeza izinhloso ezifanayo futhi i-CP Group ikholelwa ukuthi ukwakha uhlelo oluqhubekayo lokudla nezolimo kuzobaluleka ukubhekana ngempumelelo nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ngokuqondene ne-CP Group, kunomgomo wokwandisa ukutholakala kwamahlathi ngokutshala izihlahla eziningi ukusiza ukwehlisa ukufudumala komhlaba. Le nhlangano ihlose ukutshala amahektha ayizigidi eziyisi-6 zezihlahla ukuvala ukukhishwa kwayo kwekhabhoni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iQembu liyaqhubeka nokuqhuba izinjongo zokusimama nabalimi abangaphezu kwesigidi esi-1 kanye namakhulu ezinkulungwane zabalingani bokuhweba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abalimi bakhuthazwa ukuba babuyisele amahlathi ezindaweni ezisezintabeni ezigawuliwe enyakatho yeThailand futhi baphendukele ekulimeni okuhlanganisiwe nokutshala izihlahla ukuze kwandiswe izindawo zamahlathi. Konke lokhu ukufeza umgomo wokuba inhlangano engathathi hlangothi ye-carbon.
Omunye umgomo obalulekile we-CP Group ukuqaliswa kwezinhlelo zokonga amandla nokusebenzisa imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo emisebenzini yayo yebhizinisi. Njengoba ukutshalwa kwezimali okwenziwe amandla avuselelekayo kuthathwa njengethuba hhayi izindleko zebhizinisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zonke izimakethe zomhlaba wonke kufanele zidinge ukuthi izinkampani zizibekele imigomo yazo futhi zibike ngokuphathwa kwekhabhoni. Lokhu kuzokwenza ukuqwashisa futhi wonke umuntu angakwazi ukugijimela emgomweni ofanayo wokuthola i-net zero.
UGonzalo Muños Chile COP25 High Level Climate Champion uthe umhlaba uthinteke kakhulu ngesimo se-COVID-19 kulo nyaka. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, indaba yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu isakhathaza kakhulu. Njengamanje kunezinhlangano ezingaphezu kuka-4,500 ezibambe iqhaza emkhankasweni weRace to Zero ezivela emazweni angama-90 emhlabeni jikelele. Kubandakanya izinhlangano zamabhizinisi ezingaphezu kwezi-3,000, ezibalelwa ku-15% womnotho womhlaba, lona umkhankaso okhule ngesivinini kulo nyaka odlule.
Ku-Nigel Topping, iNqwele Yezimo Zezulu Yezinga Eliphezulu ye-UN, inselelo yeminyaka eyi-10 ezayo yabaholi bokuzinza kuzo zonke izinhlaka ukuthi bathathe isinyathelo sokunciphisa ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke ngenhloso yokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya ngo-2030. Ukubhekana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyinselelo njengoba ihlotshaniswa nezinselele zokuxhumana, ezombusazwe, ezesayensi kanye nezobuchwepheshe. Yonke imikhakha kufanele isheshise ukubambisana futhi ithathe isinyathelo sokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ukuze kuxazululwe ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uDamilola Ogunbiyi, oyi-CEO ye-Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), uthe yonke imikhakha manje isikhuthazwa ukuthi ixoxisane ngokusebenza kahle kwamandla. Ibuka ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nemithombo yamandla njengezinto okumele zihambisane futhi kumele zigxile emazweni asathuthuka akhuthaze la mazwe ukuthi alawule amandla awo ukuze akhe amandla aluhlaza ahambisana nemvelo.
U-Keith Anderson, oyi-CEO ye-Scottish Power, uxoxa ngokusebenza kwe-Scottish Power, inkampani ekhiqiza amalahle, manje eqeda amalahle kulo lonke elaseScotland, futhi izoshintshela emandleni avuselelekayo ukuze kuncishiswe ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. E-Scotland, i-97% kagesi ovuselelekayo isetshenziselwa yonke imisebenzi, kuhlanganise nokuthutha kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla ezakhiweni kumele kunciphise ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa. Okubaluleke kakhulu, idolobha laseGlasgow lihlose ukuba yidolobha lokuqala elinetha le-carbon zero e-UK.
UGraciela Chalupe dos Santos Malucelli, i-COO kanye nePhini likaMongameli wenkampani yaseDenmark ye-biotechnology i-Novozymes uthe inkampani yakhe itshale imali evuselelwe kabusha njengokuguqulwa kwamandla elanga abe ugesi. Ngokusebenzisana nozakwethu nababambiqhaza kulo lonke uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka, singasebenza ndawonye ukuze sithole izindlela zokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa ngangokunokwenzeka.
U-Alok Sharma, uSihlalo we-COP 26, uphethe izingxoxo zokuthi unyaka wezi-2015 ube unyaka obalulekile, ophawula ukuqala kweSivumelwano SaseParis Sokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu, Isimemezelo Se-Aichi Ngezinhlobonhlobo Zezinto Eziphilayo, kanye nama-SDG e-UN. Umgomo wokugcina umngcele ongu-1.5 degrees Celsius uhloselwe ukunciphisa inani lomonakalo nokuhlupheka ngenxa yemiphumela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, okuhlanganisa ukuphila kwabantu nokushabalala kwezinhlobo ezingenakubalwa zezitshalo nezilwane. Kule Global Leaders Summit mayelana nokusimama, sithanda ukubonga i-UNGC ngokuqhuba amabhizinisi ukuthi azibophezele esivumelwaneni saseParis futhi abaholi bezinkampani abavela kuyo yonke imikhakha bayamenywa ukuthi bajoyine umkhankaso we-Race to ZERO, ozokhombisa bonke ababambiqhaza ukuzimisela nokuzibophezela ukuthi umkhakha wamabhizinisi ususukumele phezulu kule nselelo.
I-UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021 kusukela mhla ziyi-15-16 kuNhlangulana 2021 ihlanganisa abaholi abavela emikhakheni eyahlukene okuhlanganisa nemikhakha yezamabhizinisi ehamba phambili emazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele njengeCharoen Pokphand Group, Unilever, Schneider Electric, L'Oréal, Nestle, Huawei, IKEA, I-Siemens AG, kanye nezikhulu ze-Boston Consulting Group kanye ne-Baker & McKenzie. Amazwi okuvula ashiwo ngu-António Guterres, uNobhala-Jikelele weNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene, kanye noNksz Sanda Ojiambo, oyi-CEO kanye noMqondisi Omkhulu we-UN Global Compact.