Dear John,
Check out the following events and webinars we've got lined up for you. We hope we'll see you at one or more of these sessions where you can hear from Ceres experts on a variety of sustainability topics. |
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UPCOMING CERES EVENTS & WEBINARS | |
Tools to Support Your Net Zero Commitment: The Newest Offerings from the SME Climate Hub
Tuesday, May 17, 12-1pm ET / 9-10am PT
Are you part of the 90% of businesses considered Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs), or do you have SMEs in your supply chain that you want to help address climate change ? Then you won’t want to miss the Climate Collaborative's upcoming webinar to hear from Pamela Jouven, Director of SME Climate Hub, on the free resources and tools they have developed to support SMEs on their net zero journey. Ceres and the Climate Collaborative have partnered to raise awareness of the SME Climate Hub, and webinar participants will dive into a case study from a company on how they have approached their commitment to halve their emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. |
 Assessing Climate Transition Plans in the U.S. Food Sector
June 8, 2022, 11am ET
There is a growing need for U.S. food companies to disclose plans for achieving their GHG targets to align with the Paris goal of 1.5°C. Ceres’ upcoming report, “The Investor Guide to Climate Transition Plans in the U.S. Food Sector
,” outlines this need and highlights what investors should look for within corporate climate disclosures to ensure companies are on the right track. Join Ceres to discuss what implementation of the reports’ recommendations can look like in practice, highlighting publicly available disclosure on efforts to reduce value chain GHG emissions from companies tracked by Ceres’ Food Emissions 50 initiative such as Bunge, Chipotle, General Mills, Hershey, Starbucks, and Tyson Foods. |
 An Unavoidable Challenge: The Changing Climate for Credit Unions
July 28, 2022, 12pm ET
Credit unions are an integral part of the U.S. consumer finance system, serving over 130 million Americans and representing over $2 trillion in assets. Credit unions have an essential role to play in addressing climate change and its challenges as the U.S. transitions to a net zero carbon emission economy. How can credit unions protect themselves from the impacts of climate change? Join us on July 28th at 12pm ET to breakdown the findings of “The Changing Climate for Credit Unions”, the latest report from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, in partnership with Filene Research Institute. |
 Nominate your Sustainability Hero for the 2022 Joan Bavaria award, this year being presented during Evening with Ceres on October 17, 2022.
Joan Bavaria was a pioneer of social investing, using her vision and passion to help catalyze change in the capital markets. Among other endeavors, she founded Trillium Asset Management and Ceres; her influence is still reflected by their efforts today. In 2008, Ceres and Trillium Asset Management created the Joan Bavaria Award in Joan's honor, after she lost her prolonged battle with cancer. The award is presented annually by Ceres and Trillium Asset Management to recognize a unique investor or NGO leader who is working to transform the capital markets into a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental concerns. Submit your nomination by June 15th. |
All of our past events and webinars are listed here to view at your leisure. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions. |
The ISSB’s Disclosure Standards: An Evolution in Sustainability and Climate Reporting
May 11, 2022, 2pm ET
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) published its first set of draft reporting standards in March. These represent the ISSB’s first step toward establishing a global baseline of sustainability reporting. Join Lois Guthrie of the IFRS Foundation, Steven Rothstein of Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
, and Louie Woodall of Manifest Climate, as they discuss the disclosure requirements included in the standards, the points of comparison and contrast with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and how the standards could facilitate the harmonization of sustainability- and climate-related reporting across jurisdictions. Register today. |
New York Energy Capital Assembly
May 17, 2022
New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY
Ceres is partnering with the Energy Council ahead of the New York Energy Capital Assembly,
taking place at the New York Stock Exchange in May. The agenda is designed to approach the energy industry through the investor lens, examining the sustainability of the business model, with a particular focus on the business resilience and competitive positioning of energy from a long term perspective to win over and educate the generalist investor. In the wake of COP26, we will explore how institutional investors can better engage with O&G operators to help them to implement a strategy that will enable them to meet their methane emissions reduction & net zero targets, in line with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement.
Download the full agenda here. The Energy Council is offering institutional investors across Ceres’ network complimentary access to attend the Assembly. If you would like to take advantage of this offer and join us at the NYSE, please contact Ben West. |
 CECP Annual Summit
May 23-25, 2022
New York, NY
This Summit is an in-person experience that brings together 200+ corporate leaders who drive social strategies at the world's largest companies. Under the theme of Shaping the Future, this vital corporate network will engage and learn together navigating an agenda that delivers powerful insights on trends, partnerships, and the impact of business.
Mindy Lubber joins Nandika Madgavkar of CECP on May 24th at 3:20pm ET to discuss the ‘G’ in ESG in session: “Return on Purpose: Navigating Sustainability with Your Board.” Register today. |
 Economist Impact: Sustainability Week US
June 6-9, 2022
Virtual and Washington, DC
Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week US will examine current progress and actions that will need to be taken to deliver on the promise of a green future. The summit will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and researchers from around the world to discuss what actions they will take to prevent a climate disaster and deliver on the promise of a green future.
Mindy Lubber moderates panel: Driving progress on climate-related disclosures on June 6th, at 2:50pm ET, with Moira Birss of Amazon Watch, Kate Finn of First Peoples Worldwide, Michael Zimonyi of Climate Disclosure Standards Board, and Jean Case of the National Geographic Society. Register today. |
Climate Investment Summit
June 28, 2022
London, UK
Climate Investment Summit is a globally leading event aimed at accelerating climate investments by 2030, creating immediate impact on the real economy and sustainable energy transition. As a flagship event of the Climate Investment Coalition, it supports the channelling of transformational capital commitments, including the total collective commitment by Nordic and UK pension funds of US$130 billion announced at COP26 for climate investments by 2030 and promotes green business models to accelerate immediate and concrete climate investments. The Summit provides a crucial platform for stakeholder engagement and networking, high-level announcements, thought leadership, transition
strategies and best practices to mobilize global climate commitments. Register to attend virtually. |
GreenFin 22
June 28-29, 2022
New York, NY GreenFin 22 (June 28-29, New York City) will convene an invitation-only audience of sustainability, finance and investment leaders to share insights, improve communication, address the key challenges and showcase leading sustainable financial products and services. Request an invitation here.
Join Steven Rothstein, Ceres' Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, on June 29th, at 2:25pm ET for session: How Banks Should Engage Clients on Energy Transition. Anne Kelly, Vice President, Government, will also speak on June 29th, at 2pm for session: ESG, meet SEC: A Key Decision Made for the Decisive Decade. |
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