10.08.2023

Sustainable Futures Conference 2023

Agenda

• 9:00 AM | Registration & breakfast
• 9:30 AM | Welcome introductionProfessor Danny Ralph, Academic Director, Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
• 9:40 AM | Keynote address – The story of Green & Black’s: lessons from changing the world, one square of chocolate at a timeEntrepreneur, author, journalist and co-founder of the world’s first organic chocolate brand, Green & Black’s, Jo Fairley has built an award-winning brand that maintains ethical credentials. But how did this niche confectionery company grow to influence the sustainability strategies of large corporates?Jo Fairley, Co-founder, Green & Black’s
• 10:20 AM | Risilience address – Business transformation for the era of climate disruptionReflections on a year of headline events in the world of climate change – and what they mean for business. What are the significant risks and opportunities emerging from the transition to a low-carbon economy and how can businesses thrive in the era of climate disruption?Dr Andrew Coburn, CEO, Risilience
• 10:40 AM | Net zero – or not? How progress towards a green transition is shaping business futuresCurrent progress towards a green transition is decidedly mixed and strategic planning can be complex for companies trying to create a path to net zero. How can organisations successfully navigate transition risk to gain a competitive edge?Oliver Carpenter, Director of Environmental Risk Analytics, Risilience
• 11:00 AM | Tried and tested: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ journey on the path to net zeroLessons learned from the global business frontline, this insightful session offers a tried-and-tested account of CCEP’s journey to net-zero planning and implementation.Megan Mitrevski Dale, Director, Environmental Sustainability, CCEP
• 11:10 AM | [PANEL] Getting the green light: communicating your net-zero plan to stakeholdersBringing together well-honed views from a range of specialists, this panel considers communicating net-zero plans to internal and external stakeholders. How can organisations build and communicate plans that stand up to varied stakeholder scrutiny – from investors to NGOs?
• 11:40 AM | Break & networking
• 12:00 PM | Return on net zero: creating a business case for decarbonisationA net-zero plan will remain just a plan without buy-in and funding. How can sustainability leaders build a business case that will deliver the necessary investment?Tom Harvey, SVP Product Management, Risilience
• 12:20 PM | [PANEL] Removing silos: making collaboration work on the road to net zeroHow can sustainability leaders work together effectively? Our expert panellists make the case for overcoming organisational silos to work collaboratively towards net zero.
• 12:50 PM | Lunch & networking
• 1:50 PM | Quantifying the complex: alternative approaches to Scope 3 measurementBusinesses facing the problematic task of measuring Scope 3 emissions will encounter the challenge of double counting and offsets. What does the future look like for supply-chain accountability – and what can organisations do to prepare?Dr Scott Kelly, SVP Model Development, Risilience
• 2:15 PM | [PANEL] Optimising supply chains to support net-zero plansCorporates addressing climate- and nature-related transition risk and opportunity as part of their business strategy must tackle the decarbonisation of Scope 3 emissions. Our expert panel will discuss why data, transparency and partnerships with suppliers are critical to credible net-zero plans.
• 2:45 PM | BreakoutsTrack 1: Winning ways – building a transition plan and making the business caseHow does a global organisation build a credible transition plan that makes the business case?• Moderated by Tom Sabbatelli-Goodyer, VP Client Solutions, RisilienceTrack 2: Nature matters – aligning climate and nature reporting and riskNature is increasingly on the business agenda. How do companies align climate and nature reporting and risk?• Moderated by Andy Garraway, Climate Policy Analyst, Risilience and JP Wack, Product Manager, RisilienceTrack 3: Transition planning – identifying risk and surfacing opportunitiesBusiness is under pressure from numerous pain points – but data-driven transition planning can deliver upsides.• Moderated by Dr Michelle Tuveson, Chairman & Executive Director, Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
• 3:45 PM | Break & networking
• 4:05 PM | The customer’s always right: consumer sentiment as a barometer to forecast changeWhat are the future business implications of shifts in consumer preference? Such shifts pose an imminent threat and have significant implications for an organisation. Learn more about key trends and potential impacts.Dr Alexandra Dixon, Data Scientist, Risilience
• 4:15 PM | A natural choice? The rise of natural-capital reporting requirements and how you should prepare, todayThe fast-moving and fragmented global-policy landscape is increasingly mindful of the overlap of nature and climate – and the importance for business to quantify, and report on the financial risk and opportunity resulting from this interconnectivity. How does a company identify, assess and disclose its exposure to nature-related issues?JP Wack, Product Manager, Risilience
• 4:25 PM | A global puzzle: piecing together and navigating the current and future policy landscapeWith a quick glance back over the last twelve months, this session deals with the dynamics of disclosure, the convergence of frameworks and regulation, the possibilities of COP28 – and what all this means for business in 2024.Andy Garraway, Climate Policy Analyst, Risilience
• 4:35 PM | The future of transition planning: a strategic and rounded approachAn expert overview of the Transition Plan Taskforce Disclosure Framework; what it is, why it’s here and how this sector-neutral framework can help businesses prepare for a sustainable future.Matt Scott, Executive Director, UK Centre for Greening Finance & Investment
• 4:45 PM | Closing remarksProfessor Danny Ralph, Academic Director, Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
• 5:00 PM | Drinks and networking

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Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS

The nearest Tube station to the Barbican Centre is Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan Lines)