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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. |
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UPCOMING CERES EVENTS AND WEBINARS | |
Beyond Rhetoric: The Case for Responsible Policy Engagement
November 30, 2022, 1pm ET
Online
As major companies evolve their climate-related corporate and policy engagement practices to meet the demands of investors, the nation’s largest publicly traded companies are increasingly lobbying for policies that will help the U.S. achieve its commitments under the Paris Agreement. However, very few are publicly reckoning with the role of their own trade associations in obstructing climate action. The report, Responsible Policy Engagement Analysis 2022: How Companies Are—and Aren’t—Leading on Climate Policy
, examines the climate-related risk management, governance and lobbying practices of more than 100 S&P 100 companies. (The report analyzed 104 companies that comprised the S&P 100 during 2021 and 2022.) It found significant progress compared to last year in the number of large, publicly traded companies advocating for climate action, as half of the benchmarked companies lobbied in support of at least one Paris-aligned climate policy during the last three years. |
The 2022 Climate Risk Scorecard: Assessing U.S Financial Regulator Action
December 6, 2022, 1pm ET
Online
The 2022 Climate Risk Scorecard, published in June 2022, benchmarked U.S. federal financial regulator progress on climate-related financial risk and communicated progress to various stakeholders, including state and federal regulators, Congress, the public, investors, NGOs, the media, the market, and regulated entities. The Scorecard demonstrates the rapidly changing risk management landscape, highlighting regulatory actions in the United States. This webinar will review and highlight regulator actions addressing climate-related financial risk, explore progress made in the six months since the 2022 Scorecard’s publication, and discuss important next steps. |
Nature Action 100 Soft Launch at UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
December 11, 2022, 8:30-10am ET
Place Quebec, Palais de Congrès, Montrealon, Montreal, Canada | Virtual
With mounting evidence of nature’s decline, institutional investors are increasingly recognizing a critical and urgent need to address nature-related risks and dependencies of the companies they own. Companies depend upon functioning natural ecosystems, which play a crucial role in sustaining operations and supply chains. During this COP15 session, a group of investors will announce the formation of a new investor-led global initiative—Nature Action 100—focused on driving greater corporate ambition and action to tackle nature and biodiversity loss. The initiative aims to engage companies in key sectors with the largest impacts and dependencies on nature to ensure they
are taking timely and necessary actions to protect and restore nature and ecosystems.
The Secretariat and Corporate Engagement Working Group of Nature Action 100 is co-led by Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Planet Tracker co-lead the initiative’s Technical Advisory Group.
The in-person session is open to registered COP15 participants and journalists. See more information on a virtual livestream link here for those who wish to tune in remotely. |
Ceres Global 2023
March 22-24, 2023
Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC
Ceres Global (Ceres annual conference) brings together institutional investors, C-Suite executives, policymakers, and other capital market influencers to accelerate action on the global solutions we need to solve the world’s most urgent sustainability issues.
The climate crisis, water scarcity, deforestation and social inequity are plaguing the health and prosperity of our global communities, impacting our daily lives and threatening the economic and environmental stability of the world. If we are to solve the most pressing challenges facing the globe today, we must address the systemic and economic issues that fuel them. Join us for Ceres Global in March in New York City to discuss the challenges and advance the solutions for creating a just and inclusive zero emissions economy that protects people and the planet from these existential threats. Together, we will set the course for the collective action needed to build a more just and
sustainable world. |
All of our past events and webinars are listed here to view at your leisure. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions. |
Taking Small Business Climate Action with the SME Climate Hub
November 30, 2022, 11am ET / 4pm GMT
Virtual
SME Climate Hub invites small businesses to learn from industry experts and their peers about their role in combatting climate change, the business benefits of taking action, and the tools that SME Climate Hub can provide to help reach their goals. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions about the initiative and hear from small businesses that have made changes to reduce their emissions. The webinar is free to attend. Please register for the event in advance—we look forward to seeing you there.
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InvestmentNews ESG Summit
December 1, 2022
Virtual
The 2022 InvestmentNews ESG Summit will gather thought-leaders and change-makers to examine latest trends and strategies around ESG and impact investing. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and mission-based investing has grown from a cottage industry to a $9 trillion movement over the past 20 years. Clients are clamoring for socially responsible, purpose-driven investments as a means to achieve their financial and altruistic goals. But how can the financial advice industry advance the discussion to help financial advisers incorporate this growth opportunity into their practices and make sustainable investing as mainstream as planning for retirement or college?
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, will join panel "The New World of ESG Regulation" at 10:15am ET. Register today. |
The 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards
December 2, 2022
MGM Music Hall, Boston, MA
In 1962, the 'Moonshot' was a challenge set by President John F. Kenned to reach the seemingly impossible goal of landing a man on the moon within 10 years. Inspired by this stunning achievement, Prince William established The Earthshot Prize to uncover and scale the innovative solutions that will repair our planet within the next ten years.
Ceres is thrilled to be on the Boston Host Committee for the Earthshot Prize Awards, partnering with the John F. Kennedy Foundation to celebrate not only our 2022 Winners and Finalists but also the city’s own ongoing transformation towards sustainability.
The in-person Awards Celebration on December 2nd is invite-only but it will also air around the world on BBC in the UK, PBS in the United States, and Multichoice across Africa. The show will also be available globally on YouTube. It will premiere on Sunday, December 4. See more information here. |
Norman B. Leventhal Excellence in City Building Awards (A Better City)
December 5, 2022
Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, MA
Named in memory of A Better City’s founding director, the Norman B. Leventhal Excellence in City Building Awards recognizes the leaders and innovators who have made significant contributions to our built environment in the areas of City Builder, the Environment, Land Use, and Transportation. Ceres CEO and President, Mindy Lubber, will be honored with the Environment award. Save the Date. |
Responsible Investor USA 2022
December 6-7, 2022
Convene 117, W 46th Street, New York, NY
Responsible Investor USA 2022 is the 14th annual conference focusing on sustainable business and finance issues in North America. This year, we are back in person in New York to discuss sustainable finance developments and industry best practices. Gain insights from those leading the sustainable finance drive in the US on topical ESG themes including regulation, human rights, biodiversity, net zero, and more. Join over 400 top-level sustainable finance and ESG investment professionals for two days of networking at the must-attend event to learn, share, and debate ESG opportunities and challenges. Steven Rothstein,
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, will join panel "Navigating the political backlash against ESG" on December 6 at 10:20am ET. Register today. |
GreenBiz 23
February 14-16, 2022
Scottsdale, AZ
Ceres is proud to partner with GreenBiz 23, the premier gathering of sustainable business leaders, will deliver the insight and inspiration you need to accelerate change—and your career. Join more than 1,600 professionals in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 14-16, to be part of this powerful community. Register today with the 10% discount code GB23CERES. |
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