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Delivering Sustainability Transformation through Virtual Twins
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Delivering Sustainability Transformation through Virtual Twins

April 5, 2024

Philippine de T’SerclaesChief Sustainability OfficerDassault Systèmes Philippine de T’Serclaes is Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Dassault Systèmes, a software company that serves over 300,000 companies worldwide to create collaborative virtual worlds where they can imagine, test and perfect sustainable innovations. As CSO, Philippine leads the company’s strategy for sustainable operations, as well as strategic customer engagement for Sustainability. She also drives the company’s objective of achieving two-thirds of its new revenues from sustainable solutions by 2027. The company’s wide range of software categories, leveraged collectively on its 3DEXPERIENCE platform, enable its customers to create scientifically accurate virtual worlds capable of…

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Scaling Data Centers for Sustainable Growth and Responsible Impact
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Scaling Data Centers for Sustainable Growth and Responsible Impact

April 5, 2024

Abby O’ReillyPurpose and ESG StrategyDeloitte Consulting Abby believes in the imperative for business to drive sustainable and equitable outcomes. As a leader in Deloitte’s Sustainability Strategy and Transformation practice, she partners with executives to drive this change. For over a decade, she has supported clients through developing, implementing, and measuring strategies that enable greater environmental, social, and economic impact. Her work in technology and media, as well as across industries, allows her to blend industry experience with sustainable innovation broadly. Abby frequently speaks on sustainability, bringing together organizations and individuals to catalyze progress, including the Deloitte Chief Sustainability Officer network….

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Tax Credit Investment & the IRA’s Immense Potential
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Tax Credit Investment & the IRA’s Immense Potential

April 2, 2024

Hans RoyalSenior Director of Renewable Energy and Carbon Advisory (RECA)Schneider Electric As a Senior Director of Renewable Energy and Carbon Advisory (RECA), Hans leads Schneider Electric’s RECA Client Development team, specializing in strategic renewable energy advisory for Fortune 500 clients. His team works with large corporate and industrial companies focused on renewable energy strategy, offsite PPAs, supply chain/scope 3 renewables acceleration, and renewable energy investments. Hans is a subject matter expert in utility-scale PPAs, project development and finance, risk management, supply chain renewables, and corporate energy strategy. He has helped lead Schneider Electric’s commercial efforts to become the dominant, market-leading…

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Advancing Sustainability through Enhanced Traceability
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Advancing Sustainability through Enhanced Traceability

April 5, 2024

Florent BouguinVP, Chief Technology OfficerOPTEL Group Florent Bouguin is the Chief Technology Officer at OPTEL Group. Florent is a research and development executive with substantive experience in developing new technologies and business solutions that measure and reduce human impacts on our global environment. After graduating from Polytechnique (Orleans, France) and completing graduate studies at Laval University (Quebec, Canada), Florent worked as a System Engineer for ABB in the space industry. Holding several technical and management roles over the course of 15 years, he contributed to developing spaceborne analysers for greenhouse gas observation, weather forecast prediction and ozone measurement. He joined…

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The Sustainability Playbook: 5 Key Strategies for Advancing your Performance in 2024
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The Sustainability Playbook: 5 Key Strategies for Advancing your Performance in 2024

April 5, 2024

Rick FraumannSr. ConsultantOkapi Environmental Services, LLC Rick Fraumann has 15+ years of experience leading innovative sustainability efforts for Fortune 100 companies, large school districts, college and professional stadiums, premier events and communities. Creating new approaches and processes, he drives innovation leading to lasting cultural change from the C suite to the street. Challenging clients to go deeper Rick develops creative programs ensuring sustainability efforts are truly sustainable by evaluating the effect on the triple bottom line; the people, the planet, and profitability. Rick is the producer of Corporate Sustainability insights, a video series educating sustainability professionals about ways to advance…

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Collaborative Models to Scale High-Impact Carbon Projects
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Collaborative Models to Scale High-Impact Carbon Projects

April 5, 2024

Exploring new models for partnership between carbon developers, investors, and corporates to de-risk and scale high impact carbon projects Stephen GillCo-FounderTerra Natural Capital Stephen is the Co-Founder of Terra and a driving force behind our purpose, mission and vision. Stephen is passionate about influencing business so that economic growth occurs alongside environmental stewardship. Stephen has overseen all decarbonization-related investments at a leading private equity firm, Pala Investments. Erica VertefeuilleCo-FounderTerra Natural Capital Erica is the Co-Founder of Terra and passionate about finding innovative ways to bridge long-term, positive investment outcomes with sustainability goals. Erica has led multiple energy transition-related and niche…

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Sustainability & ESG in the Age of AI
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Sustainability & ESG in the Age of AI

April 3, 2024

Amanda PetzingerVP, Sustainability, Stewardship, Supply Chain & ESG SolutionsBenchmark Gensuite Amanda Petzinger is VP, Sustainability, Stewardship, Supply Chain, & ESG Solutions at Benchmark Gensuite leading the company’s ESG & Sustainability Practice. In this role, Amanda and her team ensure the continual evolution of Benchmark Gensuite’s Sustainability & ESG solutions in alignment with subscriber, market, and regulatory needs; provide best practice insights and thought leadership in the Sustainability and ESG space; and manage Benchmark Gensuite’s internal Sustainability and ESG programs and initiatives.

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Tackling Scope 3 and Supply Chain Sustainability at the Crossroads of New Regulations and ESG Goals
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Tackling Scope 3 and Supply Chain Sustainability at the Crossroads of New Regulations and ESG Goals

April 5, 2024

In this session, we will uncover some common challenges when building or scaling ESG programs, as well as best practices and approaches for measuring, reporting, and mitigating Scope 3 emissions. Join us to learn more about: Amanda ZalkSenior Strategic Account ExecutivesEcoVadis Amanda has driven sustainable behavior changes since her earliest days. With a background in carbon-emission mitigation policy and international relations, Amanda is passionate about harnessing the power of global business for positive change. Now at EcoVadis, Amanda partners with the world’s largest Financial and Legal Services organizations to leverage sustainability as a performance and value driver for procurement as…

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Conquering Complexity: Scaling ESG Reporting in the New Regulatory Landscape
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Conquering Complexity: Scaling ESG Reporting in the New Regulatory Landscape

April 5, 2024

ESG reporting presents a complex challenge for large organizations.  New regulations like the EU’s CSRD and the SEC’s climate disclosure rules raise the bar for transparency and accountability. Effectively managing ESG data, often spread across regions and departments, is critical to meeting these heightened expectations. Building effective ESG governance requires a strategic approach that tackles both data management and regulatory compliance as interconnected aspects of this complex challenge.In this session, you will: Nicole PeerlessHead of Business EngagementPulsora Inc. Nicole Peerless is Head of Business Engagement at Pulsora, managing all aspects of business engagement for prospective and existing clients, partnerships, and…

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Fireside Chat: Integrating Sustainability Across Your Business
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Fireside Chat: Integrating Sustainability Across Your Business

February 6, 2023

Walmart believes in a shared value approach to engage all levels of the company in embedding sustainability into everyday business practices. And in 2020, it elevated its efforts by making a commitment to pursue becoming a regenerative company, one that places nature and humanity at the center of its business. What does this mean in practice, and what does it mean for the company’s operations looking forward? Jane Ewing, SVP for Sustainability, leads the sustainability charge at Walmart and will share how Walmart is using its scale to spur change throughout its global value chain and speed up adoption of…

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The Journey Towards an Inclusive All-Electric Future
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The Journey Towards an Inclusive All-Electric Future

February 8, 2023

How do we make impactful change when climate change does not impact every community equally, and sustainable technology alone is not enough for everyone to benefit from an all-electric future? Highlighting solutions to help close equity gaps in the transition to EVs and other sustainable technologies to reduce carbon emissions by investing in GM’s Climate Equity Fund Establishing strategic partnerships to achieve ESG goals faster than ever before Illustrating how to create a framework for an equitable transition by focusing on the future of work, EV access, EV infrastructure equity, and climate equity — Kristen Siemen Chief Sustainability Officer General…

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The New Era of Aerospace Starts with Innovative Technology

February 8, 2023

 Highlighting how the aerospace industry provides significant societal benefits and is integral to modern life; however, the industry is also responsible for 2.5% of the world’s carbon’s emissions Discussing the Future of Flight, our industry’s path to net zero with respect to innovation, partnerships, policy and why it will take “everything for zero” Exploring how renewable energy sources, energy carriers like sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen and batteries, and new airplane technologies are intersecting to usher in a new era of aerospace — Chris Raymond Chief Sustainability Officer Boeing Chris Raymond is the chief sustainability officer and vice president of Global…

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Accurately Describing a Product’s Environmental Footprint and Enabling Informed Consumer Purchasing Decisions
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Accurately Describing a Product’s Environmental Footprint and Enabling Informed Consumer Purchasing Decisions

February 8, 2023

Exploring how L’Oréal has committed to a sustainable business model through the engagement of their consumers In order to meet growing consumer expectations, L’Oréal is creating a fundamental shift in how they communicate product sustainability throughout their activities Challenges and opportunities with product impact labeling and how it sets company action plans to continually improve a product’s environmental profile Case Study: Using principles of environmental science and full life-cycle analyses, L’Oréal’s Product Impact Labeling system demonstrates the capacity to support consumer desires to make more informed purchasing decisions and foster a culture of greater brand transparency. — Marissa McGowan Chief…

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