SEED is proud to be a partner in the 15th International Business Forum (IBF) in Pretoria, October 2012, which is part of the dialogue series “Investment Climate for Climate Investment - fostering business dynamics for inclusive low carbon growth" implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and organized by GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.

The conference will provide a platform for success stories of innovative, inclusive business models tackling climate change. Entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, policy-makers, and investors are invited to discuss their concepts and ideas in a public-private dialogue and jointly look for ways of scaling up innovative business solutions and cooperations.

Taking up the recommendations of Rio+20, the 15th International Business Forum will discuss challenges of climate investments from a business perspective and present practical business-led approaches and solutions.

During the IBF the achievements of the IMPACT Award Winners will be celebrated at a prestigious award ceremony, and SEED is proud that two SEED winners are amongst those awardees:

• Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative, Ghana (2010 SEED Winner)

• Solar Sisters, Uganda (2011 SEED Winner)

For more information, visit the website of the event.