What are Action Groups? Action Groups are issue-focused groups made up of Ambassadors who are already driving action, or are looking to lead a new initiative on that key issue. An Action Group serves as a convener for those Ambassadors to exchange best practice, share expertise, describe challenges and offer solutions in order to further improve, scale and accelerate their work.
Interested in joining an Action Group? Please email [email protected].
Please note that you must be a One Young World Ambassador to join a Action Group. You can find more information about how to become a One Young World Ambassador here.
Finance & Business 2030
Finance & Business 2030 (a.k.a. FinBiz2030) is a joint initiative between One Young World (OYW) and Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), launched in London in 2019.
Our vision: To unite & mobilise the finance and business community to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Key objectives:
- Raise awareness & drive advocacy of the SDGs;
- Implement actions towards positive change within finance & business;
- Call for industry-wide action;
- Measure and report on impact.
The Thrive Law Changers Network
Chair: Jemima Lovatt
The Thrive Law Changers Network consists of gender equality advocates around the world. The group works together to share local developments, what changes they would like to see and to support each other's advocacy.
Interested in joining this group? Please reach out to [email protected].
NextGen
Co-Chairs: Josine Bakkes, Jessica Jones, Simon Mitchell, Kara Wenger
The purpose of this Working Group is to enable the NextGen to create purpose-driven internal networks within the corporations. We do this by creating cross-corporate connections, facilitating knowledge-sharing and enabling action.
S.T.A.R.S
S.T.A.R.S., otherwise known as Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability, is an initiative set in motion by young business aviation professionals from across Europe. Their goal? To develop and introduce industry-wide sustainability standards and an accompanying label. The programme, supported by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), will focus on the social and environmental issues addressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Previous Initiatives
Action 10
Action 10 is an advocacy group lobbying for the eradication of gender inequality. Action 10 works by harnessing the collective energies of select young leaders to steer the conversation around equality in their respective corners of the world, leveraging the One Young World network and Queen’s Commonwealth Trust channels to amplify their messages and influence decision-makers.
Whether related to education, health, access to employment or simply the right to exist, this group advocates for a fairer, more inclusive, world.
Plastics Working Group
Lead: Danielle Crompton
In 2017 to 2018, Danielle led the One Young World Plastics Working Group, which convened Ambassadors from the London area in raising awareness of the impacts of plastic pollution. She went on to lead Waitrose & Partners initiatives making positive improvements in the areas of plastics, packaging and food waste including the Plan Plastic - the Million Pound Challenge, which gave £1 million in grants to organisations tackling the issue.
Young Leaders Against Sexual Violence
Launched at the One Young World Summit 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands, the Young Leaders Against Sexual Violence (YLASV) are a group of young leaders who demonstrate a strong personal or professional commitment and significant expertise in addressing sexual and gender-based violence in their communities and around the world.
The YLASV initiative positions the young leaders selected as leading voices in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence, showcasing their work, personal initiatives, and expertise with national and international decision-makers, organizations, and providing them a platform to share their messages of change at national and international events.
Group members: Amanda Nguyen, Grace Forrest, Jaha Dukureh, Yeonmi Park, Genevieve Westrope, Sebastian Lanz Sanchez, Queen Kgeresi, Hauwa Ojeifo, Luke Hart, Kamoinan Chearavanont
Domestic Training For Young Professionals
Following the One Young World Summit 2016 in Ottawa, Canada, OYW Ambassadors Jemima Lovatt and Uzair Patel brought together a group of ~15 passionate young individuals from private, public and third sector backgrounds to create a OYW Working Group to End Domestic Abuse. The aim of the group was to engage corporate organisations and employers in ending domestic abuse. The group launched a training for young professionals who are interested in learning what they can do to tackle domestic abuse.
The group also researched and wrote the Business Case on Ending Domestic Abuse.
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