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Welcome to the 4th annual Sustainability Week US
Demonstrating a measurable return on investment in business transformation is hard. But boards and external investors require it, and a clear business case helps organisations secure resources to implement change.
Sustainability professionals are meeting more challenges in achieving their targets, from complex laws and reporting rules to a need for change in company culture and staff skills. In 2024, this event will bring together businesses, policymakers and government. One-on-one meetings and exclusive closed-room sessions such as the CSO Leaders’ Club will provide insight on how to achieve success.
Join more than 5,000 industries leaders to shape the future of our planet
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View Profile Gina McCarthy
First White House national climate advisor and former administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
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Gina McCarthy
First White House national climate advisor and former administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
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Ellen Jackowski
Chief sustainability officer, Mastercard
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Christy Goldsmith Romero
Commissioner, CTFC
Christy Goldsmith Romero became commissioner of the CFTC in 2022. She previously served for a decade as special inspector-general for TARP, leading a nationwide federal law-enforcement agency and watchdog over TARP, a programme whereby the US government became a shareholder in banks, the automotive industry and insurance industry; owned, exchanged and traded in corporate securities and derivatives; and administered foreclosure relief for consumers. Before this Ms Goldsmith Romero was counsel to the chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and spent for four years was senior counsel in the SEC’s Enforcement Division. Prior to this she was an associate and counsel at law firms.
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Thibaud Simphal
Global head of sustainability, Uber
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View Profile James Gowen
Senior vice-president, supply chain/sourcing, and chief sustainability officer, Verizon
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James Gowen
Senior vice-president, supply chain/sourcing, and chief sustainability officer, Verizon
Jim Gowen is senior vice-president for sourcing and global supply chain and chief sustainability officer for Verizon. Since taking on these complementary roles in 2009, he and his team have helped the company reduce its environmental footprint while increasing its efficiency. Mr Gowen has been involved in advancing innovative and sustainable technologies, including the launch of Verizon’s first-ever green bond in 2019, and setting Verizon’s first approved science-based emissions reduction targets, committing to operational net-zero emissions, expanding recycling and waste reduction, and management of end-of-life-cycle material recovery. In his supply chain role Mr Gowen leads all Verizon’s inventory planning and logistics operations globally.
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View Profile Dee Siegel
Deputy chief sustainability officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality
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Dee Siegel
Deputy chief sustainability officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality
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View Profile Thomas Gerassimos
Director-general, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
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Thomas Gerassimos
Director-general, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
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Ashley Allen
Chief sustainability officer, Oatly
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Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen
Chief executive, Nespresso North America
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Amelia DeLuca
Chief sustainability officer, Delta Air Lines
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Rebecca Marmot
Chief sustainability officer, Unilever
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View Profile Kathleen McLaughlin
Executive vice-president and chief sustainability officer, Walmart, president, Walmart Foundation
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Kathleen McLaughlin
Executive vice-president and chief sustainability officer, Walmart, president, Walmart Foundation
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice-president and chief sustainability officer of Walmart and president of the Walmart Foundation. She is responsible for programmes that help Walmart create economic opportunity through jobs and sourcing; enhance the sustainability of food, apparel and general merchandise supply chains; and strengthen the resilience of local communities. Walmart has engaged more than 4,500 suppliers in Project Gigaton, which since 2017 has reduced or avoided more than 574m tonnes of CO2 emissions in the global value chain. Before joining Walmart in 2013 Ms McLaughlin spent more than 20 years with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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Barry Parkin
Chief procurement and sustainability officer, Mars
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View Profile Bruno Pigott
Deputy assistant administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Bruno Pigott
Deputy assistant administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Caitlin Leibert
Vice-president, sustainability, Whole Foods Market
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Mia Ketterling
Global sustainability lead, Pinterest
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Virginie Helias
Chief sustainability officer, P&G
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Paul Gallagher
Chief supply-chain officer, General Mills
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View Profile XBoston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. -
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View Profile XThe Protein PACT for the People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow unites partners across animal agriculture in the largest-ever effort to strengthen contributions to healthy people, healthy animals, healthy communities, and a healthy environment.
To achieve this vision, we are working within our organizations and across the industry to establish transparent baselines and benchmarks for continuous improvement, setting ambitious targets for progress to align with global goals and committing to communicate our efforts proactively and transparently.
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View Profile XPASQAL builds Programmable Quantum Simulators and Computers made of 2D and 3D Atomic Arrays, striving to bring practical quantum advantage to customers to address real-world problems. With now over €140 million in funding and over 250 employees around the globe ,Pasqal is aiming to change the world, one industry at a time.
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View Profile XNextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a leader in battery storage. The company has 30,600 MW of total net generating capacity as of Dec. 31, 2023, with operations in 41 states and four Canadian provinces, including more than 155 wind and 60 solar projects.
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View Profile XAt Arcadis, our purpose is improving quality of life. We do this by creating livable places where people and communities can thrive. We enhance mobility, so that we can sustainably move in and between our cities. And we work to protect the environment and natural resources for future generations. We focus on finding innovative and lasting solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.
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Silver sponsor
View Profile XAtarraya is on a mission to make shrimp the sustainable animal protein of the 21st century. Powered by AI, Atarraya’s proprietary Shrimpbox is a true plug-and-play, semi-automated farm housed in a modified cargo container that transforms aquaculture by using the most advanced biotechnology, software and hardware available.
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View Profile XThe Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) is an international non-profit organization with a mission to enable high-integrity voluntary carbon markets that deliver real benefits for people and planet. Under VCMI’s Claims Code of Practice, companies can use carbon credits to make Carbon Integrity Claims to accelerate global net zero, above and beyond science-aligned emissions cuts.
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View Profile XSustainability Unlocked is an expert-led, on-demand learning platform that helps organisations upskill their people on sustainability and ESG.
When partnering with Sustainability Unlocked, firms can deploy actionable learning pathways across their organisation in a way that is consistent, accessible, relevant and time-efficient.
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View Profile XBevi offers delicious, customizable, healthy hydration that is eco-friendly! We believe that how you stay healthy and hydrated is your choice, but that you also shouldn’t have to choose between what’s good for you and what’s good for the environment. Bevi started with a focus on the office market, but you can now find us in thousands of companies across multiple different sectors in both the US and Canada. Join the movement to #HydrateHappy and #GetBevi!
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The Sustainability Project
With less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, there is a renewed urgency to examine global systems and balance human aspirations with the planet’s ability to sustain them.
This is why Economist Impact has launched The Sustainability Project, a content platform and community hub combining insights, innovation and influence. Our aim is to convene and engage global stakeholders who have the power to bring real change.
The Sustainability Project
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