The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Global Compact today announced the second B4E – Business for the Environment Global Summit to be held in Singapore from 22 to 23 April 2008.

"If the world is to successfully navigate the Bali Road Map to the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen in 2009, ways and means need to be found to mobilise and focus the trillions of dollars in the world's financial and capital markets on the greening of the global economy," said Mr. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNEP.

Held over two days, the B4E Global Summit will focus on the global economic and financial impact environmental concerns in the areas of resource efficiencies, renewable energies, new business models and climate strategies.

The B4E Global Summit 2008 will feature roundtables and panel discussions with leaders from global companies, governments, non-governmental organisations and civil societies. It is expected to attract 1,000 participants, reflecting growing interest in the event from 2007, which involved about 840 participants from over 20 industry sectors across 38 countries.

This year's event is also held in conjunction with the UNEP Champions of the Earth 2008 awards presentation at a gala dinner on 22 April 2008.
The B4E Summit is organised by Global Initiatives and supported by Business for Social Responsibility; strategic partner Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL); corporate partners The Dow Chemical Company, OSRAM and Siemens; and Singapore government partners Ministry of Environment & Water Resources and the Singapore Tourism Board. The event's international public relations partner is Edelman, and its global media partners are CNN and TIME.

More information on the B4E Summit agenda, participants and topics covered is available at www.B4Esummit.com.