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Friday Mar 13, 2015
Friday Mar 13, 2015
On March 6th we will be discussing corporate sustainability reporting, assurrance and compliance with Kristen Sullivan from Deloitte US.
Recently in an interview in the Wall Street Journal about challenges facing CFO's, conflict minerals and the SEC's Conflict Minerals rule, Sullivan had this to say in response the the question,
WSJ: "What are you telling CFOs where to begin and what are some of the implementation issues they face?"
KS: "In addition to finance, the group should include representatives from legal, procurement, supply chain, sustainability, public policy and investor relations to support the effort from a governance structure. From CFOs’ perspective, such broad representation may provide them confidence that they’ve taken the appropriate measures and are in a position to conclude and report in the filings."
Monday Mar 09, 2015
Monday Mar 09, 2015
The Roundary is a podcast, blog, social media, and live event platform dedicated to fostering ideas, stories, and discussions around climate and sustainability. We hope that these conversations come full circle, shaping solutions and improving lives.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2015
Tuesday Mar 03, 2015
Urmi Basu is a woman of few means, facing staggering need, but her mission is clear. In her work with New Light, a nonprofit organization in Kolkata, India, that works to save girls from becoming victims of sexual exploitation and to improve lives of the children of sex workers. She is dedicated to correcting wrongs, one at a time.
"On a global scale the problem of prostitution is so complex and huge that I would be completely overwhelmed if I think about it." Urmi says. "I choose to reduce the aperture of my vision and concentrate my energy only on things that I can do."
Tuesday Feb 24, 2015
Tuesday Feb 24, 2015
Peter Boyd formally of the Carbon War Room (recently awarded NGO of the Year at the Business Green Leadership Awards) and now a Senior Advisor with the B Team.
Friday Jan 30, 2015
Friday Jan 30, 2015
The main goal of Mark Z. Jacobson's research is to understand physical, chemical, and dynamical processes in the atmosphere better in order to solve atmospheric problems, such as global warming and urban air pollution, with improved scientific insight and more accurate predictive tools. He also evaluates the atmospheric and health effects of proposed energy- and transportation solutions to global warming and air pollution, maps renewable energy resources, and studies optimal methods of integrating renewable electricity into the grid.
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Wednesday Jan 07, 2015
Tuesday Dec 09, 2014
Tuesday Dec 09, 2014
Al Iannuzzi, Senior Director of Worldwide Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability at Johnson & Johnson
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Al is a Senior Director in the Worldwide Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability department at Johnson & Johnson where he directs the Global Product Stewardship and Green Marketing programs. He has over 30 years experience in the EHS field and leads Johnson & Johnson’s EARTHWARDS® greener product design approach, product stewardship objectives of the Healthy Future 2015 sustainability goals, green marketing, and emerging issues programs. Prior to J&J, Al worked for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and at an environmental consulting firm. Al received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Policy from the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati where he researched EHS self-regulation programs. He is the author of the books, Greener Products: the Making & Marketing of Sustainable Brands (CRC Press 2011) and “Industry Self-Regulation and Voluntary Environmental Compliance” (CRC Press, 2002) and has written numerous articles and blogs on product stewardship and environmental compliance.
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Monday Dec 08, 2014
As Head of Sustainability for JetBlue, Sophia Mendelsohn is responsible for both the long-term vision of corporate responsibility and the operational reality of implementing change. Through change-management, Sophia has worked to bring composting to airports and established a recycling system that connects more than 50 airports and 800 flights a day… including the offsetting of over two-hundred million pounds of carbon.
Saturday Nov 08, 2014
Saturday Nov 08, 2014
Dale Sands is a Senior Vice President and Global Practice Director at AECOM and most recently spent two years as AECOM’s Environment Business Line Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Dale was appointed Vice Chair of the United Nations Private Sector Advisory Group for Disaster Reduction, and led AECOM’s collaborative partnership with IBM in developing the Climate Change “Resilient Cities” Scorecard for the UN.
In his EMEA Managing Director role, Dale successfully launched AECOM’s Environment business in Africa and re-established the Environment business in the Middle East. As a Global Environmental Practices Director, Dale will continue to lead AECOM’s global technical experts in Air and Environmental Health & Safety Compliance Services, Impact Assessment & Permitting, Remediation, and the Emerging Technologies of Climate Adaption, Nanotechnology, Acoustics, Process Engineering, and Geographic Information Systems.