From October 22 to 27, Belgrade hosted the ESG Festival. This event was primarily organized for students, with a strong emphasis on education and career development, all while considering the interests of sustainable development. Key themes included women’s rights, equality, inclusiveness, new trends in higher education, and advancements in business grounded in sustainability principles. The festival was divided into three thematic parts with lectures and roundtable discussions : Environmental Day, Social Day, and Governance Day. The level of representation was remarkable, with notable speakers such as the Rector of the University of Belgrade, the Commissioner for Gender Equality, the Minister of Science, Technical Development and Innovation, a professor from a U.S. university.
For those interested, an interactive exhibition was organized in a unique format, utilizing shipping containers as exhibition halls. Each container was marked according to the date of its creation and the “life” it had led before the exhibition. The exhibits were united under the slogan “Sustainability in Details,” emphasizing that achieving sustainable development requires reform not only in resource management and urban planning but also in people’s daily lives. The exhibition began with facts about the evolution of medicine from the 19th century to the present day. Special attention was given to raising public awareness of diseases and their prevention, as well as the development and implementation of medical standards and systems for monitoring compliance. The exhibition also highlighted the transition to green pharmacy, focusing on green chemistry and reducing waste from pharmaceutical companies. One exhibit featured an infographic report from STADA, covering Europe and Asia, which showed that nearly all participating countries have made significant progress in medical development and outlined the steps taken to achieve their goals. It was noted that Serbian factories are among the top 20% of the most efficient factories in the world. The exhibition also addressed current challenges to sustainable development and discussed solutions that ordinary people can implement to contribute to this cause.
Because all the exhibits were interactive, they attracted not only adults but also children, who enjoyed absorbing information through various formats.
