The disconnect between conversations at the boardroom level and the concerns, demands, and hopes of younger generations is widening.
As the world battles with challenges from inflation and the recession, through to geopolitical conflicts and the fracturing of globalization, companies and investors must still move quickly to finance the green transition and ensure the world has a chance of hitting the shorter-term emissions targets needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
In a world of poly-crisis, how can boards and investors ensure corporate resilience in the short-term whilst ensuring they don’t miss out in the transition to a low-carbon economy?
In this one-hour virtual discussion we will cover:
• How capital markets must respond to geopolitical
• How the disclosure revolution will lead to widespread ESG incorporation
• Investment strategies that maximise double materiality and ensure portfolios are future fit
19th April, 2023 / 3:00pm GMT
At COP15, a commitment was made to preserve 30% of land and the ocean by 2030. Yet the drive to achieve net zero will still require a six-fold increase in mineral extraction as well as a host of other emission intensive activities, putting increasing pressure on the very land, sea and air that is meant to be protected. How must our economies accelerate their transitions to net zero whilst safeguarding the biodiversity upon which life and the climate depend?
Reuters IMPACT is excited to host the Nature and Net Zero webinar to discuss how governments' and businesses' net zero strategies can align with our planet’s resources.
This forward-thinking discussion will:
• Evaluate the global biodiversity framework and how this is likely to impact businesses, from large cap, to small, and the ecosystem around them
• Support leaders in their drive to develop robust biodiversity goals and metrics for their net zero transition plan
• Explore how businesses need to manage the relationship between net zero plans, and the goals to preserve the ecosystem
To celebrate International Women’s Day, our article showcases some of the incredible achievements of women around the world who are leading the charge in the fight against climate change. We are proud to showcase 25 trailblazing leaders who are making a difference, driving change and inspiring us all to take action to protect our planet for future generations.
A special thank you to Terry Slavin for bringing this project to life, to Gloria Dickie, Sharon Kits Kimathi, Angeli Mehta PhD, Oliver Balch, PhD, Michelle Li and Ricardo (Rick) Nogueira for helping compile the list, and to Karen Luckhurst for help in writing it.
March 08,2023 / 3:00pm GMT
Following the geopolitical and financial turmoil of 2022, CEOs are facing more demands and greater pressures from stakeholders to deliver on climate action. The need to appease stakeholders and manage global challenges has shifted business priorities, and leaders have had to deploy short-term strategies to survive, consequently, derailing progress on climate goals.
Reuters IMPACT is excited to host the Manifesto for Change webinar to showcase how business leaders can refocus and prioritize future strategic decisions to meet their overarching climate goals.
This forward-thinking discussion will cover:
• How to drive a profitable business by giving back to society
• What a successful leader looks like amid disruption and shifting markets
• How collaboration can help leaders to accelerate action towards a net-positive future
Lucia Athens, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Austin
Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2
Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO and Founder, Competent Boards
Moderator: Nompilo Morafo, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, MTN Group
This report, developed with ABB and other members of the Energy Efficiency Movement, provides a playbook for executives to address energy efficiency to help mitigate climate change and rising costs. It details 10 actions that industrial leaders should consider for their organisations (see Fig. 1) beyond basic energy efficiency “hygiene” measures like switching equipment off when not in use, converting fluorescent or halogen lighting to LED or insulating walls and piping.
The 10 actions have had to meet some essential criteria: 1) they rely on mature – secure, widely available – technologies; 2) they are material enough to have a meaningful impact on both energy costs and emissions; and 3) they can be deployed quickly without complex or expensive integrations. One of the most attractive aspects of energy efficiency for industry is that in many cases companies can enjoy significant improvements with little or no capital spending.
To drive climate action now, collaboration is critical. True, effective, and just change can only be achieved if business, governments, investors and NGOs act together. To understand how this can be done, the team at Reuters IMPACT have summarised the five specific themes that were discussed, each necessary to ensure change is sufficient to limit the effects of the climate crisis.
Until the groundwork for the renewable future has been built, we’ll be relying on hydrocarbons to fuel the transition and our lives. With energy security and rising costs now front and centre on the global stage, oil and gas companies have a major part to play in ensuring a sustainable energy transition.
In this panel discussion, we’ll be looking at how the oil and gas industry can use its money and influence - as well as its engineering expertise and firepower - to drive climate solutions that both sure-up energy security and accelerate the transition to net zero. What are they doing today to drive the transition, what does it mean for their workers, and how much more do they need to do to make it a reality?
Giulia Ferrini, OGMP 2.0 Programme Manager, UNEP
Lara Owens, Director, Science and Technology, MiQ
Justine Roure, Deputy Vice President, Strategy & Policy, OGCI
Moderator: Liam Stoker, Head of Energy Research, Reuters Insight
This Reuters Newsmaker interview features Tuvalu Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe speaking with Reuters New Zealand Senior Correspondent Lucy Craymer about the challenges facing both Tuvalu and the wider region.
Tuvalu is at the frontline of both climate change and rising geopolitical tensions in the South Pacific. Kofe, who captured the world’s attention for his nation last year when he addressed a global climate conference standing ankle deep in the sea to illustrate that Tuvalu was “sinking”, has been an outspoken critic of China’s growing influence in the region.
In the midst of the global climate crisis, today’s business leaders face huge challenges in delivering on ambitious net-zero and broader ESG commitments. Efforts need to be directed toward solutions and policies that can quickly transform the way we produce and consume resources.
So, how are CEOs rising to this challenge and pioneering new ways to steward the ecosystems in which their businesses operate?
In this executive leadership webinar, we will draw upon the insights of an expert panel of business and finance luminaries to get an understanding on what a successful leader looks like, and how they can drive their companies to accelerate action towards a net-positive future.
Confirmed Speakers:
• Mindy Luber, CEO, Ceres
• Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition
• Carl Hess, CEO, WTW
• Richard Calland, Fellow of the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Heading into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recovery of the industry is inherently driven by its capacity to build back in a more sustainable and people-centric way. So, what does it take for airports to fully embrace a path to sustainability and contribute to the bigger goal of a more sustainable world? In this one-hour discussion you’ll hear from airport industry leaders as they explored the major advancements taking place and the challenges being overcome.
Reducing the carbon footprint of airports
• Understand what it takes to deliver more sustainable airports, with a core focus on the built environment, energy management systems and water conservation
• Hear how optimizing airside operations through an effective use of runways, taxiways and efficient fleet management can contribute significantly to sustainability goals
• Learn about the increasing importance of obtaining real-time access to actionable data and AI-driven insights to monitor and measure trends against sustainability targets
