Dear John,
Check out the following events and webinars we've got lined up for you! We hope we'll see you at one or more of these sessions where you can hear from Ceres experts on a variety of sustainability topics. |
Ceres 35th Anniversary Gala
October 23, 2024
5:30pm Cocktail Reception, 7pm Dinner and Program, 9:15pm Dessert Reception
Pier Sixty, New York, NY
We are thrilled to welcome Gina McCarthy, the first White House National Climate Advisor, and former U.S. EPA Administrator, as a keynote speaker for the Ceres 35th Anniversary Gala. She joins Javier Quiñones of IKEA U.S., Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management, alongside our bold leader, Mindy Lubber, and our host, Keesa Schreane.
Celebrate 35 years of impact with us next Wednesday night, and enjoy views of the Hudson River at Pier Sixty, one of New York City’s premier waterfront venues. Network with influential investors, philanthropists, sustainability thought leaders, corporate and capital market leaders during an extraordinary evening that will inspire sustainability leadership toward a more just and sustainable world. It's your last chance to reserve your seat this week! |
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UPCOMING CERES EVENTS & WEBINARS | |
Ceres at COP16
October 21-November 1, 2024
Cali, Colombia
Ceres experts will join the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) to highlight the private sector actions and leading investor-led initiatives tackling one of our greatest global threats: nature and biodiversity loss. Ceres experts and partners will highlight the steps investors and companies are taking to help reduce protect and restore nature and ecosystems. Building on Ceres' investor-led work on nature, water, and deforestation, they will explore pathways to accelerate private sector ambition and action in achieving global biodiversity goals. Learn more about Ceres at COP16. |
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Ceres at COP29
November 11-22, 2024
Baku, Azerbaijan
Ceres partners and experts will join other influential leaders from business, finance, government, and the broader sustainability community to call on world leaders to supercharge climate action at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11-22, 2024. Learn more about Ceres at COP29. |
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Building Board Expertise on Sustainability (Michigan Ross, Erb Institute, and Ceres)
February 3 - March 21, 2025
Online Course
In today’s rapidly evolving boardrooms, every director needs essential climate and sustainability skills to navigate real-world challenges. Board directors, C-suite executives and sustainability professionals are invited to enroll in Building Board Expertise on Sustainability. This 7-week online course, starting February 3, delivers a unique educational experience featuring business and sustainability experts from Michigan Ross, the Erb Institute and Ceres. It combines the deep academic research and pedagogy of the Ross School of Business with Ceres’ decades-long sustainability expertise and impact delivered on the world-class Corp U learning platform.
Ceres also offers custom presentations designed for company-specific requirements to full boards, board committees, and management teams. Reach out to Randi Mail for more information. |
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Our most recent public events and webinars are below. All of our past Ceres public events and webinars are listed here to view at your leisure. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions. |
Climate Beacon Conference 2024
October 16-18, 2024
Boston, MA
Climate Beacon, the region’s premier global climate change gathering, is back from October 16-18 at the UMass Club and the Boston Society of Architects. This is where corporate, municipal, institutional, and community leaders all come together with experts and practitioners to share information, get down to brass tacks, and chart paths to more sustainable, livable futures. Climate Beacon is for the can-doers, the leaders and decision makers who don’t just like the idea of fighting climate change, but are ready to take action, put their money where their mouth is, and defy logic to get things done.
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, joins October 17 session 3A "Opportunity cost > Cost" at 1:30pm ET. Register today. |
2024 Making Energy Work Conference (NC Sustainable Energy Association)
October 23-24, 2024
Hilton Raleigh North Hills, Raleigh, NC
Ceres is proud to be a partner with the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) for their 2024 Making Energy Work (MEW) Conference in Raleigh, NC. This year's Making Energy Work conference will cover the latest policy and regulatory happenings at the state of North Carolina and at the federal level to outline the potential pathways towards decarbonization of our electricity, transportation, and building sectors. The two-and-a-half-day conference will feature well-known keynote speakers, engaging breakout sessions, and numerous opportunities to network with colleagues, partners, customers, policymakers, and industry leading influencers. Use code MEW2024-Oct for 10% off registration. |
Bloom 24 (Trellis, formerly GreenBiz) alongside COP16
October 24-25, 2024
Hotel InterContinental Cali - Cali, Colombia
Hosted alongside COP16 in Cali, Colombia, Bloom 24 will bring together a vibrant community of thought leaders and practitioners working to implement ambitious nature strategies. Each day of interactive problem-solving, learning and networking will convene a group of 500 invitation-only participants to explore how companies can halt and reverse nature loss within their operations and supply chains.
Meryl Richards, Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres, joins October 24 roundtable discussion "Identifying Key Areas for Accelerated Corporate Action on Biodiversity" at 2:35pm COT. She also joins October 25 panel "Reversing the Flow of Private Sector Finance to Nature Loss" at 4:30pm COT. Use Ceres unique promo code B24C and request an invitation today. |
World Biodiversity Summit (World Climate Foundation) alongside UNCBD COP16
October 26, 2024
MUSEO - Museo La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia
Returning later alongside COP16 in Cali, World Biodiversity Summit stands out in the 2024 Roadmap as the main annual biodiversity summit in the world. Building on the success of the last years, World Biodiversity Summit promotes collaboration between the public and private sectors to explore and realize a myriad of opportunities presented by the net-zero, nature-positive transition.
Meryl Richards, Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres, joins 4:45pm COT session "Making Peace with Nature: Integrating Finance into the Equation." Register today. |
TNFD at COP16: Nature stewardship for asset owners and managers (TNFD, PRI, IIGCC and Ceres)
October 27, 2024 | 10:30am-12pm COT
Dann Carlton Hotel Cali, Cali, Colombia
This TNFD event at COP16 will engage investors, asset owners and asset managers on how they are increasingly engaging in stewardship initiatives around nature. Register today. |
Procurement Policy Update from the US, UK, and Canada: How Can Suppliers Meet New Sustainability Expectations? (SPP USA)
October 28, 2024 | 11am-12pm ET
Online
Join us in this exciting webinar to hear top sustainability experts discuss recent developments in procurement policy in the US, UK, and Canada and learn what actions and disclosures will likely be needed from your company in this new era of sustainable procurement policy. The U.S. government is the world’s largest customer and, with well-crafted procurement policy, this market power can drive important progress on sustainability.
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, joins this webinar with a guest speaker from the United States government to provide an overview of sustainability policy initiatives of the Biden Administration, with a focus on the sustainable products procurement rule finalized in April 2024 and the supplier climate risk disclosure rule proposed in October 2022 and nearing finalization. Attendees will learn about the sustainability actions and disclosures needed to meet the new requirements and hear ideas about how to drive policy progress in the final months of the Biden Administration. Register today. |
VERGE 24 (Trellis, formerly GreenBiz)
October 29-31, 2024
San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA
VERGE 24 is for professionals catalyzing transformative, profitable change through deploying climate tech at scale. Join more than 6,000 leaders from across the climate tech ecosystem to accelerate the speed and scale of your impact.
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, leads an October 30 session "Preparing for California’s Emission Disclosure Regulations" at 3:15pm PT, as well as leading an October 30 Roundtable Lunch on "Climate Risks and Opportunities for Insurers." On October 31, Steven joins session "Tackling Methane Emissions" at 9:30am PT. Register today. |
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2024 at COP29 (Climate Action Innovation Zone)
November 13-14, 2024
Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard, Azerbaijan
Ceres is proud to be an institutional partner again this year with Climate Action for its 16th Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF) 2024 taking place at COP29. SIF will meet in Baku this year and bring together leaders from across government, science, business, finance and civil society to address our greatest collective challenge. The Forum does not require Blue Zone accreditation, ensuring an inclusive platform and gathering for all key stakeholders and decision makers. Register today and get 25% off with code CERES25OFF. |
Intentional Endowment Network's 10 Year Anniversary Gala
November 14, 2024 | 6:30 - 10:30pm ET
Museum of Science, Boston, MA
Celebrate the Intentional Endowment Network’s 10th anniversary on November 14 at Boston's Museum of Science! Register to join 150+ friends and supporters of IEN to celebrate the Network's impact to date and join this community in stepping up our ambition for driving positive momentum.
Mindy Lubber, CEO and President of Ceres, will speak at this event. Register today. |
COP29 side event: Accelerating Global Investor Climate Action to Achieve the Paris Agreement’s Goals (The Investor Agenda)
November 15, 2024 | 6:30 - 10:00pm AZT
COP29 Blue Zone and Online
To facilitate a just global transition to net zero, investors are setting net zero targets, laying out climate action plans (ICAPs), and engaging with companies and governments. This event will feature discussions from investors, government representatives and Founding Partners of the Investor Agenda on the policies needed to scale up the finance needed to deliver ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and implement the global stocktake (GST) outcomes. Register today. |
RI USA 2024
December 3-4, 2024
1 Liberty Plaza, Convene, New York, NY
Join Responsible Investor on 3-4 December in New York for the 15th annual Responsible Investor USA conference, where leading voices in sustainable finance come together to tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges. Connect with a global audience of 400+ asset owners, investment managers, banks, financial regulators, and data providers for two days of networking, thought-provoking panels and in-depth discussions. Learn from leaders in the industry and come away with actionable insights on current sustainability issues.
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, gives opening remarks at 8:55am on December 3 as well as joining 11:30am ET panel "ESG regulation: The US, EU and beyond." Register today and get 15% off with code riusa24-speaker. |
The Scope 3 Innovation Forum USA (Innovation Forum)
December 3-4, 2024
Washington, DC
This two-day climate conference will focus entirely on the practical action business can take to tackle Scope 3 emissions. The event will highlight leading company practices and assess how business transformation, supply chain innovation and low-carbon solutions can deliver net zero. The focus throughout will remain on the practical steps business can take to engage key actors, decarbonize supply chains and achieve net zero.
Jake Rascoff, Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, joins December 3, 4:20pm ET plenary "Financing net zero: How investors are incentivizing Scope 3 action." Register today and get 10% off with discount code CERES10. |
Building Bridges Summit, 5th Edition
December 9, 2024
Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland, and Online
The Summit is the marquee event that kicks off the 2024 edition of Building Bridges. The Building Bridges Summit will convene expert-led discussions to address our most critical and pressing global challenges. The discussions will explore the twin climate and nature crises, widening social inequalities and how to mobilize capital in unprecedented amounts to build a just, resilient, and sustainable future.
In-person attendance is by invitation only, however, virtual participation is possible via Livestream on the Building Bridges YouTube Channel. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres, joins Fireside Chat "Transition Plans: Moving from Commitment to Impact" at 5pm CET/11am ET. Get more info on the Livestream. |
Projects & Money Summit
January 27-29, 2025
The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Projects & Money is where the country’s leading project developers learn what they will need to know to source investment and debt capital in 2025. Hear the nation’s leading debt and equity investors provide unique perspectives on the latest trends, approaches, issues and opportunities in the energy infrastructure market. Projects & Money will deliver a comprehensive analysis of the election’s likely consequences for the energy industry in 2025 and beyond. Senior executives in the project finance community will detail the challenges you’ll face and strategies you should use for accessing capital from both traditional and novel sources, covering the situation for solar, wind, storage, and gas-fired generation projects, as well as for emerging technologies like hydrogen, carbon capture, alternative fuels and other areas of growing activity.
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, joins January 28 panel "Capital Markets & Other Capital Sources for Project Finance & Investment" at 2:05pm ET. Register for this event. |
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