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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. | |
| UPCOMING CERES EVENTS & WEBINARS | | | | | | On the Road to COP30
November 4-21, 2025
São Paulo and Belém, Brazil
Ceres will join influential leaders from business, finance, and government at COP30 in Belém and other global convenings ahead of the event to call on world leaders to supercharge climate and sustainability action. | | | | | |
| | Cultivating Change Together: A Place-Based Approach to Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture
November 5, 2025, 11am ET
Online
As the global food system faces increasing challenges such as climate change, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss,
efforts that enable supply chain collaboration and place-based action are essential for meaningful large-scale change. This webinar will explore how working together within a defined region can incentivize sustainable and regenerative farming practices, support companies in reaching their sustainability goals, and create a resilient agricultural ecosystem. | | | | | |
| | 2025 Benchmark Insights: The Tide of Corporate Water Stewardship
November 18, 2025, 11am ET
Online
The global water crisis is escalating and with it, financial risks to companies across all industries and their investors. The second edition of the Valuing
Water Finance Initiative Benchmark shows how companies across four water-intensive industries—food, beverage, apparel, and high-tech—have responded to mounting financial, regulatory, and reputational risks tied to their water impacts since the first assessment in 2023. This new analysis provides fresh insights into companies’ performance against six Corporate Expectations for Valuing Water, an ambition for companies to achieve by 2030. | | | | | | | | Powering the Future: Policies and
Technologies Modernizing the U.S. Electric Grid, a 5-part Educational Event Series
Ongoing through January 22, 2026
Online
It’s not too late to register for our educational series, "Powering the Future: Policies and Technologies Modernizing the U.S. Electric Grid!” Consider this your Grid Mod 101, designed to provide you with critical insights into the evolving energy landscape.
With electricity demand surging, this series will equip you with a deep understanding of the transformative technologies and policy solutions essential for building a more resilient and decarbonized electric grid. Whether you work in sustainability, energy procurement, or government affairs, this series is tailored
to help your company navigate and shape the future of energy. Here's what you'll gain: - Three remaining comprehensive sessions covering innovative grid solutions, from smart grids and virtual power plants to battery energy storage and grid-enhancing technologies.
- Insights into emerging policies and real-world technology applications.
- Strategies for how commercial and industrial energy users can help shape America's modern electric grid.
- A Certificate of Completion from Ceres upon finishing all five sessions.
Ceres Network Members are eligible for complimentary registration. Reach out to Amna Khan for your comped registration code. | | | |
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. | | | | |
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Ceres at Trellis Impact 25 (Trellis)
October 28-30, 2025
San Jose, CA
Trellis Impact 25 brings together three leading conferences—VERGE, Bloom and GreenFin—for one transformative experience. Whether you’re leading decarbonization at your organization, advancing nature-positive solutions or shaping the future of sustainable finance, Trellis Impact is where you’ll find the tools, community and knowledge to
accelerate your impact. Register with code TI25CERES for a 20% discount.
Dan Saccardi, Program Director, Company Network, Ceres, will join October 29 GreenFin session "The Era of Energy Supply Financing Ratios" at 9-10am PT. This session will explore how banks are recalibrating financial analysis to reflect the realities of the energy transition.
Kirsten James, Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres, will moderate October 29 Bloom session “Bridging Nature and Water: Corporate Action in Focus,” at 3-4pm PT. The session will draw insights from the second Valuing Water Finance Initiative benchmark, scheduled for this fall, to explore
how companies are driving tangible progress for nature through water strategies. She will be joined by Lynn Paquin, portfolio manager for CalSTRS, a Valuing Water Finance Initiative signatory, on the panel.
Carolyn Ching, Director, Food and Forests, Research, Ceres, will join October 29 Bloom breakout "Nature on the Balance Sheet: Unlocking Hidden Corporate Value," also at 3-4pm PT. This session will identify how natural capital has real financial value, and show how to measure, manage, and report it.
Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Director of Insurance, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, will moderate October 29 GreenFin session “Climate Risk and an Uninsurability Crisis” at 4:30pm PT. The session will explore how investors, banks and
corporations are developing innovative financial mechanisms to address climate risk when traditional insurance becomes unavailable or unaffordable.
Dan Seligman, Director, Clean Steel, Ceres, will join October 29 VERGE session "Scaling Low-Carbon Steel" at 9-10am PT. This session will explore how leading actors in steel production are moving from pilots toward full-scale commercialization, and examine what’s required to align demand, capital, and policy in order to unlock a net-zero steel supply chain.
Dazzle Bhujwala, Senior Director, Investor Network, Ceres, will join October 30 VERGE session "Mobilizing Capital to Transition Heavy Industries" at 9-10am PT. This session will discuss how strategic investments can modernize legacy systems and unlock industrial decarbonization.
| | | | PRI in Person 2025
November 4-6, 2025
Anhembi Convention Centre, Santana, São Paulo,
Brazil
Bringing together over 1,000 leaders and practitioners across the global investment ecosystem ahead of COP30, this unmissable event will feature high-level debate and insightful peer discussion on key strategic issues impacting your organisation, alongside extensive networking opportunities. Register today.
Allan Pearce, Director, Food and Forests, Engagement Strategies, Ceres, will moderate November 5 session "1C - Integrating nature into investment strategies across asset classes" at 12:10-1:10pm local time.
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Accelerating and Scaling Up Investor and Government Climate Action (Investor Agenda side event at PRI in Person)
November 6, 2025
Anhembi Convention Centre, Santana, São Paulo, Brazil
This session will present new research on the global state of investor climate action. It will provide a forum for investors to discuss actions they’re taking, and the steps they’re calling on governments
to take at COP30. Learn more about this Investor Agenda event at PRI in Person.
Ceres is one of the founding members of the Investor Agenda.
| | | | PRI in Person Side Event: The Promise and Urgency of Accelerating Climate Investments in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (Ceres and World Climate Foundation)
November 6, 2025, 12:45-1:45 local time
Anhembi Convention Centre, Santana, São Paulo, Brazil
Dazzle Bhujwala, Senior Director, Investor Network, Ceres, will lead investor roundtable "The Promise and Urgency of Accelerating Climate Investments in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs)." Learn more and register today.
| | | | Climate Action Innovation
Zone
November 6-8, 2025
Renaissance Sao Paulo Hotel, São, Brazil
Ceres is a proud partner with Climate Action at COP30. The Climate Action Innovation Zone will be a key platform for showcasing solutions, driving collaboration, and accelerating action ahead of COP30. Its flagship events include Sustainable Innovation Forum (November 6-7), including the Agri-Food Systems Track, on November 6, and the Climate Implementation Summit (November 8 – by invite or application only). Register today.
Kirsten James, Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres, will join Agri-Food Systems' session "Dialogue on Water Stewardship" on November 6 at 4:30pm
local time.
| | | | Climate Action House, alongside COP30
November 10-14, 2025
Belém,
Brazil
Ceres is a proud partner with Climate Action at COP30. Following the Climate Action Innovation Zone, the momentum continues at the Climate Action House—a dynamic hub at the heart of COP30 where stakeholders can co-curate events, build partnerships, and drive forward the solutions needed for a low-carbon, nature-positive future. Learn more and request an invitation.
| | | | World Climate Summit and the Investment COP (World Climate Foundation) at COP30
November 13-14, 2025
Assembléia Paraense, Belém, Brazil
Ceres is partnering with World Climate Foundation for their World Climate Summit and Investment COP at COP30. Now in its 16th edition, this will be a central gathering for global and local leaders to discuss innovative solutions and the practical implementation of climate and nature goals. This event at COP30 will bring together more than 2,000 participants
for plenaries, workshops, and networking, focusing on financing climate action. Learn more and register.
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