21 June 2011: The Conveners and Partners of Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012 (BASD 2012) discussed expectations for the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) and for the BASD coalition during their first full meeting. Three core working groups were formed to address policy issues, communications, and UN engagement. The meeting took place on 14 June 2011, in Paris, France. The working groups are expected to begin their work in July 2011 and work towards the 1 November 2011 deadline for formal Major Group input to the UNCSD. [BASD 2012 News Release]