Hosted by We Mean Business and Ceres
As the world’s nations convene at the Leaders Summit on Climate to advance global climate policy ambition, we will convene a panel of CEOs from the We Mean Business coalition partners. The coalition brings together seven organizations: BSR, CDP, Ceres, The B Team, The Climate Group, CLG Europe and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Their CEOs will explore how business and government can work together to accelerate progress and unlock innovation, particularly in the lead-up to COP26. Register to attend here.
In this session, participants will:
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Examine the significance of the Biden administration’s Leaders Summit on Climate in the global fight against climate change, and the lead-up to COP26
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Evaluate the role that corporate advocacy can play in achieving ambitious climate policy outcomes, including the recent open letter to President Biden signed by 310 businesses and investors
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Explore how business and government can work in tandem to increase climate ambition and action
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Hear about the role that the We Mean Business coalition is playing in driving climate ambition, action and collaboration
The conversation will be moderated by Anne Kelly, vice president of government relations at Ceres, and speakers include:
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Helen Clarkson, CEO, the Climate Group
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Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR
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Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres
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María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business
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Paul Simpson, CEO, CDP
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Eliot Whittington, Director, CLG Europe
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Peter Bakker, President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
About We Mean Business
We Mean Business is a global coalition of nonprofit organizations working with the world’s most influential businesses to take action on climate change. The coalition brings together seven organizations: BSR, CDP, Ceres, The B Team, The Climate Group, The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Together we catalyze business action to drive policy ambition and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Find out more at wemeanbusinesscoaltion.org.
About Ceres
Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews.