On June 16th and 17th, 2026, the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB) organized the Creating Livelihoods Summit 2026. The summit brought together business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts from across Pakistan to accelerate the mainstreaming of sustainability in corporate strategy, enhance ESG disclosure, and align private-sector practices with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Karachi School of Business and Leadership joined as knowledge partner for the Summit.

The Creating Livelihoods Summit 2026 aimed to advance decent work, inclusive growth, and sustainable livelihoods by helping Pakistani businesses translate ESG and SDG commitments into practical, workplace-level action, spanning fair wages, occupational health and safety, workforce skills development, and inclusive employment practices across corporate operations and supply chains.

The Creating Livelihoods Summit 2026 was structured around SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), as these goals correspond directly to the summit’s core objectives of
forwarding policy commitments into measurable practices: wage benchmarks, health and safety standards, grievance mechanisms, and workforce development metrics – that participating organizations could implement and evaluate directly.

The summit featured best practices from EBM, Faysal Bank Limited, SECMC, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), and Unilever Pakistan Limited, highlighting practitioner approaches to ensuring an inclusive workplace and responsible supply chains.

Across two days of keynotes, workshops, and candid panel discussions, the Creating Livelihoods Summit 2026 demonstrated that

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