CGI_September_2022_0919_Spotlight_Session_Reaching_Net_Zero_Margarita_Corporan-9918
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
Special Conversation: Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures
Guest:
Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Reaching Net Zero: How We Can Achieve the Ambitious Pledges for Carbon Reductions Amid New Laws and Regulations
With increasingly dire forecasts on climate change, companies across the globe have rushed to commit to net zero carbon emissions. However, pledges are not plans, and – despite this wave of good faith – significant obstacles exist for most organizations to reach their targets, including the limits of re-engineering and the pace of implementation of new technologies. The challenges are made more complex – but also more urgent – with the emergence of new laws and regulations under consideration in Europe and the United States.
This session will explore:
How can companies move past pledges toward actionable plans to achieve net zero targets?
How can organizations navigate the latest regulations around the world, from new proposed rules by the SEC requiring disclosure of emissions and net zero plans to European Climate Law that sets intermediate and long-term emissions goals?
How can organizations adopt new technologies and business models and use more sophisticated tools (like the Science Based Target initiative) to set and achieve ambitious carbon reduction goals?
Speakers:
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Henadi Al-Saleh, Chairperson, Agility
Charles Baker, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Dr. M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International
André Esteves, Chairman and Senior Partner, BTG Pactual
Kristen Siemen, Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman, Carbon Direct
CGI_September_2022_0919_Spotlight_Session_Reaching_Net_Zero_Margarita_Corporan-9918
SPOTLIGHT SESSION
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercury Ballroom
Special Conversation: Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures
Guest:
Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Reaching Net Zero: How We Can Achieve the Ambitious Pledges for Carbon Reductions Amid New Laws and Regulations
With increasingly dire forecasts on climate change, companies across the globe have rushed to commit to net zero carbon emissions. However, pledges are not plans, and – despite this wave of good faith – significant obstacles exist for most organizations to reach their targets, including the limits of re-engineering and the pace of implementation of new technologies. The challenges are made more complex – but also more urgent – with the emergence of new laws and regulations under consideration in Europe and the United States.
This session will explore:
How can companies move past pledges toward actionable plans to achieve net zero targets?
How can organizations navigate the latest regulations around the world, from new proposed rules by the SEC requiring disclosure of emissions and net zero plans to European Climate Law that sets intermediate and long-term emissions goals?
How can organizations adopt new technologies and business models and use more sophisticated tools (like the Science Based Target initiative) to set and achieve ambitious carbon reduction goals?
Speakers:
Alan Jope, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
Henadi Al-Saleh, Chairperson, Agility
Charles Baker, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Dr. M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International
André Esteves, Chairman and Senior Partner, BTG Pactual
Kristen Siemen, Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman, Carbon Direct