Agenda
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8:00 am
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Registration and Breakfast
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8:45 am
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Chair's Opening Remarks
Sarah Murray, Specialist Writer on Corporate Responsibility, Financial Times |
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Welcome from Conference Partners |
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9:00 am
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The Evolution of Sustainable Investing and CSR
Sustainable Investing has gone from a matter of simple negative screening, to alternative weighting and positive screening, to integrating ESG data throughout the research and investment process. What is the next generation of sustainability and CSR strategies? What initiatives are companies looking at over the next three to five years? Will CSR initiatives be cut back as result of the global economic crisis? Have we reached a point where the evolution of CSR and sustainability are inextricably linked in the mind of businesses and investors? Rob Frederick, VP, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Brown-Forman Corporation Bennett Freeman, SVP Social Research and Policy, Calvert Gavin Power, Deputy Director and Head of Financial Markets, United Nations Global Compact David Stangis, VP Corporate Social Responsibility, Campbell Soup Moderator: Deborah Brewster, Fund Management Correspondent, Financial Times |
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9:45 am
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Keynote: Managing Risk Through CSR
An overview of how CSR minimizes risk, builds brand reputation, and protects the ROI in key areas. Eric Hespenheide, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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10:15 am
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Networking Break
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10:30 am
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Global Attitudes Towards CSR, Responsible Investing and Sustainability: How Does the U.S. Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?
U.S. firms lag behind their European counterparts in all aspects of CSR. For example, many European companies have explicit human rights strategies for high risk countries where they do business, while very few US corporations have such policies for critical countries in place. The same is true for supply chain policies. · Why is there a discrepancy and will there be a day that we stand on par?
· Will new regulations be implemented in the US? · Where has lack of regulation failed us? · What is Thomas Kuh, PhD, Managing Director, KLD Research & Analytics Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions Jerome Tagger, Chief Operating Officer, UNPRI Moderator: Michael Musuraca, Managing Director, Blue Wolf Capital, previously Designated Trustee, NYCERS Board |
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11:15 am
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Buying the Right to Pollute? Or Doing the Right Thing?
The Carbon Emissions Markets: Who is buying and selling CER/VERs? Can a corporation buy the right to pollute? Will there be a time that carbon offsets are not acceptable to shareholders? Is there an expected limit on the % of offsets you can have? · What is the cost of an enterprise's carbon footprint in terms of its overall financial performance and its global reputation? · What are the long term investment issues? · What can we expect from this market in the future? · The business value created by disclosing via CDP · Why is this information is important to investors? · How is this information used by investors? Tod Arbogast, Director of Sustainable Business, Dell Sonal Mahida, Vice President, Carbon Disclosure Project David Walker, Director of Environmental Sustainability, PepsiCo International Moderator: Fiona Harvey, Environmental Correspondent, Financial Times |
| 11:55 pm | Executive Interview Panel Dina Habib Powell, Global Head of Corporate Engagement, Goldman Sachs Monika Weber-Fahr, Manager, Sustainability Business Innovation, IFC Jeff Zalla, CFO, Chiquita Moderator: Sarah Murray, Specialist Writer on Corporate Responsibility, Financial Times |
| 12:30 pm | FT and JustMeans Social Innovation Awards Luncheon Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Keynote: Healthy Planet Equals Higher Profits Bonnie Nixon, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Hewlett-Packard |
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1:50 pm
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Keynote: The Future of American Corporate Responsibility: Integrating CR into the Business Bruce Kuhlik, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc. |
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2:15 pm
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Stakeholder Communication, Collaborative Investor Engagement and ROI
There has been a recent rise in collaborative engagement between corporations and investors as investors are now realizing they can have a bigger impact on company behavior when acting as a coalition, especially on ESG issues. What is driving this trend? Is this the future of CSR and sustainability? How can this trend be turned to the advantage of both investors and strong-performing corporations? · What's the difference between the Shareholder Value Perspective versus the Stakeholder Value Perspective? Or is the term Shareowner now more appropriate? · Can engaging your employees and customers in your CSR efforts help build profitability? · How can businesses best work with investors to achieve common goals? · How do you measure the connection between an organization's relationships and communications with its customer community and its financial performance?
Beth Ginsberg Holzman, CSR Strategy and Reporting Manager, The Timberland Company Timothy Smith, Senior Vice President, Environment, Social & Governance Group, Walden Asset Management Stephen Viederman, previous President of Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Finance Committees of the Christopher Reynolds Foundation and the Needmor Fund Moderator: Martin Smith, CEO and Founder, JustMeans |
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2:55 pm
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Networking Break
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3:10 pm
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Transparency in the Supply Chain
Learn about the wave of corporations moving from "reactive" activities in supply chain responsibility to "proactive" strategies that help companies address issues in their global operations ranging from human rights to quality control. · What are the new trends in this arena? · How do you prevent corruption in the supply chain? · Using metrics to improve supply chain performance · How can developing Global Supply Chain standards help the bottom line? · How will damage control affect share price and return on investment?
Shawn MacDonald, Senior Program Advisor, Verite Rev. David M. Schilling, Program Director, Global Corporate Accountability, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Candace Taylor, Director of Sustainability, Wal-Mart Moderator: Jane Nelson, Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
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3:55 pm
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True Sustainability vs. a Good Marketing Campaign
It's easy enough to create a new logo, switch to fluorescent light bulbs and say your company cares about the environment. So how do you differentiate the companies with strong leadership values, who can articulate values to employees, engage, and produce company-wide change vs. those with a good ad campaign? How are things different for a mid-sized company versus a global behemoth? Introduction by: Mary K. Barrett, Managing Partner, Edgewood Partners, LLC Presentaion by: Auden Schendler, Executive Director, Sustainability, Aspen Skiing Company |
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4:30 pm
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The New Mandate: Invest in Green, Maximize ROI
Hear from institutional investors and money managers trying to accomplish a dual mandate: Reaping returns while investing in environmentally and socially responsible companies. What does it take to get the mainstream investment community even more involved? What comes first, profit or green? What if a company adds to its net revenue but remains static on green commitments? What is more important to investors? Ben Bingham, Managing Director, Benchmark Asset Managers Victor De Luca, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Laura Shaffer, Director of Shareholder Activities, The Nathan Cummings Foundation Christine Eibs Singer, Founder & EVP, E+Co Moderator: John Authers, Investment Editor, Financial Times |
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5:15 pm
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Cocktail Reception
Liquor provided by Brown-Forman |
