Purpose and citizenship goals are being sewn into the fabric of companies small and big, old and new. How is ESG transforming business as usual? As these principles become more mainstream, how are companies evaluating their value proposition and establishing best practices? And should there be global standards and metrics in place for what constitutes ESG?
Join The Hill on Wednesday, June 30 for a national summit on ESG with CEOs, regulators, investment experts, advocates, and others leading the way towards purpose-driven business models.
ESG is a term often used but rarely defined. This hour will explore what good environmental social and corporate governance practices look like and what companies are doing and can still do to achieve a higher purpose.
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1:00 PM ET:
Ramón Cruz, President, Sierra Club
1:10 PM ET:
Michelle Kim, Co-Founder & CEO, Awaken
1:20 PM ET:
Jean Case, CEO, Case Impact Network
1:30 PM ET:
Sponsor Perspective featuring Kathleen McLaughlin, Walmart
1:40 PM ET:
Rep. French Hill, Member, Financial Services Committee
1:50 PM ET:
Tim Ryan, Chairman & Senior Partner, PwC
Whether companies have long had ESG strategies in place or are currently transitioning from the ground up, what is the measuring stick used to determine movement in the right direction? What does a successful ESG strategy look like?
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2:15 PM ET:
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chairman, Senate Banking Committee
2:25 PM ET:
Maurice Jones, CEO, OneTen
2:35 PM ET:
Melissa James, Morgan Stanley
2:45 PM ET:
Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
2:50 PM ET:
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Member, House Financial Services Committee; House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
The transportation sector is the largest and fastest growing source of climate pollution in the US. And trucks account for over a quarter of transportation’s greenhouse gas emissions. As manufacturers embrace EV technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, what does the future hold for electric trucks?
presented by Environmental Defense Fund
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3:15 PM ET:
Rep. Yvette Clarke, Chair, Homeland Cybersecurity, Infrastructure
Protection & Innovation Subcommittee
3:25 PM ET:
Sen. Bob Mensch, State Senator, Pennsylvania
3:35 PM ET:
Sponsor Perspective
3:40 PM ET:
Debra Gore-Mann, President & CEO, The Greenlining Institute
Amit Narayan, CEO & Founder, AutoGrid
Mari McClure, President & CEO, Green Mountain Power
Corporate shippers, large fleet operators and truck and engine manufacturers face growing pressure to drive down pollution from medium and heavy-duty vehicles, which contribute to climate change and cause serious harm to human health. Leading businesses understand the urgency to switch to zero-emission alternatives.
Both corporate leadership and policy action are critical to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks. That’s why one of the most powerful tools businesses have to drive progress is their political influence.
Learn more about the benefits of zero-emission trucks, the policies needed to scale their deployment and how Environmental Defense Fund can help.
