What role did business play at the Summit?
Over 2,000 representatives of businesses and business organizations are thought to have participated in the Summit and parallel events in Johannesburg, half of which were from overseas. Business groups estimate that there were 700 companies represented and that there were 40-50 CEOs in attendance. Business Action for Sustainable Development, who organised business input for the Summit, have said that businesses are involved in over 90 partnership initiatives launched at the Summit, in a wide range of sectors including energy, water, health, agriculture, tourism, forestry, fisheries and biodiversity. For more information on business activities for the Summit, visit the BASD website: http://www.basd-action.
