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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.
UPCOMING CERES EVENTS & WEBINARS


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The Changing Climate for Municipal Securities: A Discussion of ESG Practices and Climate Risk Management

February 23, 2022, 1pm ET


How can municipal bond portfolios be protected from the impact of climate change? How does enhanced ESG disclosure factor into climate risk management of this $4 trillion marketplace? Ceres is hosting a discussion on its upcoming submission to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Request for Information on ESG, in support of enhanced climate disclosure. In this webinar, participants will examine how leading municipal securities market investors incorporate the use of ESG disclosure in the management of their portfolios, and identify how you can help shape the future of municipal securities market ESG and climate risk disclosure best practices.

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Register for Municipal Webinar


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Using Carbon Credits: Critical Questions for Investors to Engage Companies

March 1, 2022, 11am ET


2021 saw an increase in corporate net zero commitments, which in turn drove unprecedented growth in the voluntary carbon market. This activity generated scrutiny of corporate net zero commitments, with some companies accused of delaying action and relying too heavily on offsetting to reduce emissions. Ceres’ new report: “Evaluating the Use of Carbon Credits: Critical questions for financial institutions when engaging with companies”, unpacks some of the complexity by providing guardrails on the use of carbon credits. In this session, speakers from BlackRock, Climate Law & Policy, Forest Trends and the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance will explore trends in the carbon
market and projections for future growth, evaluate the role of emission reductions and carbon removals in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement, and examine the social and environmental safeguards that make up high quality carbon credits.

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Pop-Up Conversation with Sen. Debbie Stabenow

March 16, 2022, 3pm ET


Presented by Ceres, Punchbowl News founder Anna Palmer will interview Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in a one-on-one virtual conversation about the climate provisions proposed in the Build Back Better Act and the future of these proposals if the legislation doesn’t pass. Afterward, Siemens U.S. CEO Barbara Humpton will join Anna for a fireside conversation.

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Colorado's Clean Truck Future: The Benefit to Businesses

March 24, 2022, 10am ET | 12pm MT


Transportation remains the leading and growing source of GHG and harmful air pollutant emissions in the U.S. Many leading businesses and their investors are especially curious about the transition to EVs, recognizing a huge opportunity to make progress on their own sustainability goals, while saving money on gas and maintenance. However, the availability of electric commercial trucks has been slow to develop. Colorado is considering innovative policies that would bring clean trucks to Colorado: Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and the Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules. Join Ceres, E2, and Good Business Colorado to deep dive into how the proposed Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) and the Heavy-Duty
Omnibus (HDO) rules would work and breakdown what it means for businesses to purchase and operate electric trucks.

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ESG: Navigating the Board's Role

Do you serve on a corporate board, work on board governance issues, or have colleagues who serve on corporate boards? Registration is now open for the updated Spring 2022 session of ESG: Navigating the Board’s Role—a short online course co-developed by Ceres and the University of California Berkeley School of Law—which begins April 5, 2022.


Topics include:
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Engaging with investors on ESG
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Building ESG competency and fluency on the board
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Structuring board committees for ESG oversight
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Aligning executive compensation with ESG performance
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Identifying, assessing, and mitigating ESG risks
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Disclosing ESG risks and opportunitiesThe updated course involves 6-8 hours of required work, and offers supplemental materials and live discussions as well. The content incorporates practical insights and cutting-edge research from Berkeley Law faculty and Ceres industry-leading reports. Upon completion, participants receive a certificate from Berkeley School of Law.

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All of our past events and webinars are
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listed here to view at your leisure. Please reach out to
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[email protected] if you have any questions.
PARTNER EVENTS AND NEWS


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CII's Spring 2022 Conference

March 7-9, 2022

Washington D.C.


The Council of Institutional Investors' (CII) conferences offer unprecedented opportunities to interact, share best practices and learn from a wide spectrum of corporate governance professionals, others at major institutional investors, regulators and legislators. These events bring together CII members from across the globe. (Please note CII's events are open to current members only. Individuals from prospective member organizations may attend the conference one time to audit CII for potential membership.)


Join Ceres and CalPERS for their member hosted meeting: Investor Actions for a Net Zero Emissions Economy: Investment, Corporate Engagement and Policy Advocacy on March 7th at 4pm ET.
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Learn more and register today.

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Reuters Events: Responsible Business USA 2022

April 19-20, 2022

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, USA


Responsible Business USA 2022 will help you create the blueprint for a commercially successful transition that ensures your whole business, and value chain, is aligned with a 1.5C pathway, that investments are made in the areas that scale impact and bring new innovations to market, that take stated promises into both immediate and long-term actions, and that key stakeholders understand and trust your ambition.
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Learn more and register today.


Join Mindy Lubber, Ceres CEO and president on April 19th at 10:15am ET for the Climate Finance Keynote: How Investors Can Help Decarbonize the US Economy.

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New York Energy Capital Assembly

May 17, 2022

New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY


Ceres is partnering with the Energy Council ahead of the
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New York Energy Capital Assembly, taking place at the New York Stock Exchange in May. The agenda is designed to approach the energy industry through the investor lens, examining the sustainability of the business model, with a particular focus on the business resilience and competitive positioning of energy from a long term perspective to win over and educate the generalist investor. In the wake of COP26, we will explore how institutional investors can better engage with O&G operators to help them to implement a strategy that will enable them to meet their methane emissions reduction & net zero targets, in line with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Download the full agenda here. The Energy Council is offering institutional investors across Ceres’ network complimentary access to attend the Assembly. If you would like to take advantage of this offer and join us at the NYSE, please contact
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Ben West.






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