Climate Summit North America 2024

Susan Lorenz-Fisher currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Sustainability, Social Impact and Real Estate for Cencora and has been with the company since January 2016. In this session, we will discuss her perspective on climate and sustainability strategy taking into consideration:

The relative importance of reporting, metrics and Science Based Targets.How to address physical risks.  Connecting climate strategy and social impact.

Reducing regulatory risks by understanding the “alphabet soup” of regulations and the associated risks with each. Determining what appropriate targets are for various markets by understanding the applicability of various regulatory frameworks in each market.Best practice for engaging colleagues at the leadership and staff-level on climate reporting and disclosures to mitigate compliance risk. 

AI is certain to revolutionize Sustainability & ESG management. This session will delve into the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence to optimize Sustainability and ESG strategies, from Generative AI for streamlining and automation, to advanced AI models to reliably identify data anomalies and generate predictive insights. Join us to explore the potential of AI in augmenting digital Sustainability program management, harnessing data for proactive risk mitigation and strategic enhancements across environmental, social, and governance initiatives.

Book a meeting with a Verdantix analyst to acquire advice on your climate concerns.

Meeting slots are 15 minutes each.

How to implement strategies to acquire data from external parties.Utilizing the appropriate technologies and management systems for acquiring different types of GHG data efficiently.Implementing best practice for making an estimate when data cannot be collected.Making the most significant impact with limited resources by prioritizing what datasets to gather.

Carbon emissions tracking, management, and reporting has climbed the executive agenda as companies seek to meet their Net Zero targets and prepare for incoming regulations. Carbon Management Software is proving a key enabler in these goals but the vendor landscape is expansive. Join Verdantix Senior Manager Sarah Bloch as she presents:

How to build a carbon management digital strategy.Key steps to identify best-fit carbon management software and de-risk the selection process.

Driving a holistic sustainability program that lowers risk and increases consumer trust by considering the full landscape of climate metrics, including GHG emissions, water, nature, waste and biodiversity.How to approach target-setting for climate metrics that are challenging to quantify.Understanding the requirements and opportunities for reporting and disclosing a range of climate metrics through frameworks as required by the TCFD and TNFD.

Charting a path to net zero will take the private and public sector working together to achieve scale and make critical impact across sectors. However the marriage of institutional capital and viable investments which adhere to fiduciary duty isn’t always a smooth one. In this fireside chat, we speak with Jessica Donohue on the challenges for asset owners and managers investing in the transition:

How has your career journey brought you here?What is the role of the investor community in driving the transition towards real world decarbonization?What do you see as the greatest challenges in achieving decarbonization goals and what tools are most important overcome them?How is State Street reporting and tackling its own emissions?