Sponsors
Premier Sponsors
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is an international non-profit organisation partnering with government, environmental and economic development NGOs and communities around the world to address the challenge to end plastic waste in the environment. Through programmes and partnerships, the Alliance focuses on solutions in four strategic areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and engagement, and clean up. As of Dec 2020, the Alliance has more than 50 member companies and supporters representing global companies and organisations across the plastic value chain. For more information, visit: endplasticwaste.org.
Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. Learn more at amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
ESGeo
ESGeo is an innovative sustainability intelligence platform by NIMBL-Techedge Group, designed to facilitate comprehensive management of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting and disclosure. Today, more than ever before, investors seek transparency into impactful sustainability metrics. Therefore, data-rich, and meticulous reporting on environmental and social factors is as essential to enterprise success as reporting on financial ones. To learn more about ESGeo, visit esgeo.eu and request a demo.
P&G Fabric Care
At Procter & Gamble (P&G), sustainability means making every day better for people and the planet through our products, services, operations and supply chain. From responding to natural disasters to providing plant-based products, we continue to innovate products and services to better serve the environment. P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com/ for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.
SilviaTerra
SilviaTerra's Natural Capital Exchange (NCAPX) enables you to offset your carbon footprint by supercharging the growth of America's forests. Through NCAPX, you can directly pay landowners to grow their trees longer, creating older, more carbon-rich forests. In partnership with Microsoft AI for Earth, SilviaTerra's forest data scientists developed the first high-resolution forest map of every acre of America. NCAPX uses this data to optimize your carbon payments to create real, immediate, scalable, and efficient climate impact with landowners in your state and your supply chain. Learn more at silviaterra.com.
Supporting Sponsors
American Forests
We have worked longer than any national nonprofit conservation organization in the United States to protect and restore the country’s forests. Since our founding in 1875, we have been the pathfinders for the forest conservation movement. In the early 1900s, for example, we rallied forest advocates to champion creation of the U.S. Forest Service. In 2018, we won a decade-long campaign persuading Congress to provide stable funding for preventing and fighting forest fires. Now we are focused on building a reforestation movement in America, from cities to large, rural landscapes. We all rely on forests in order to survive and thrive, given the power they have to filter our air and water, provide jobs, mitigate climate change and more. But our forests are being degraded and destroyed at a rapid pace and large scale. If we take care of our forests, they will take care of us. Learn more at www.americanforests.org.
Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Learn more at www.ecolab.com.
Indigo Ag
Indigo Ag harnesses nature and digital technologies to help the agriculture ecosystem sustainably feed the planet. Indigo’s scientific research and digital platforms have benefitted thousands of farmers. In 2019, the company launched Indigo Carbon, a scientifically backed program providing farmers with new revenue through verified agricultural carbon credits and companies the opportunity to invest in agriculture as a distinguished, impactful climate solution. Headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN; Research Triangle Park, NC; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Basel, Switzerland.
Nestlé Waters North America
Nestlé Waters North America provides people with an unrivaled portfolio of bottled waters for healthy hydration. Brands such as Nestlé Pure Life®, Arrowhead®, Poland Spring®, Perrier® and San Pellegrino® have driven Nestlé Waters North America to be the third largest non-alcoholic beverage company by volume in the U.S. Based in Stamford, Connecticut with some 8,500 employees, Nestlé Waters is committed to reducing its environmental footprint across operations. As a natural resource company, Nestlé Waters sustainably manages our 47 spring sources and maintains more than 20,000 acres of natural watershed area. The company is also committed to creating shared value and being a good neighbor in the 140 communities where it operates in the U.S.
Quantis
Quantis guides top organizations to define, shape and implement intelligent environmental sustainability solutions. In a nutshell, our creative geeks take the latest science and make it actionable. They deliver resilient strategies, robust metrics, useful tools, and credible communications.
With offices in the US, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and clients around the world, Quantis is a key partner in inspiring sustainable change on a global scale. (re)discover Quantis at www.quantis-intl.com.
Steelcase
For over 105 years, Steelcase Inc. has helped create great experiences for the world's leading organizations, across industries. We demonstrate this through our family of brands - including Steelcase®, Coalesse®, Designtex®, PolyVision®, Turnstone®, Smith System®, Orangebox® and AMQ®. Together, they offer a comprehensive portfolio of architecture, furniture and technology products and services designed to unlock human promise and support social, economic and environmental sustainability. We are globally accessible through a network of channels, including over 800 Steelcase dealer locations. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading and publicly traded company with fiscal 2019 revenue of $3.4 billion. Learn more at www.steelcase.com.
Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak is a world leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 160 countries. With more than 25,000 employees around the world, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our promise, “PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD™," reflects our vision to commit to making food safe and available, everywhere. More information about Tetra Pak is available at www.tetrapak.com/en-us.
Contributing Sponsors
Intel
Intel expands the boundaries of technology to make the most amazing experiences possible. Information about Intel can be found at newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
International Copper Association
At its highest level, sustainable development is at the core of the work of the International Copper Association (ICA). Our mission is to bring together the global copper industry to develop and defend markets for copper and to make a positive contribution to society’s sustainable-development goals. ICA leads the world’s copper industry on the issues critical to securing copper’s future growth. ICA’s members represent the majority of global copper production. ICA’s status as a not-for-profit trade association provides its members with a credible, independent advocate to address challenges faced by the collective industry. ICA increases awareness and use of copper by communicating the unique attributes making this sustainable element an essential contributor to the formation of life, to advances in science and technology, and to a higher standard of living throughout the world. From clean energy to sustainable communities to climate change, the copper industry’s work advances all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Kwik Lok
Kwik Lok is in the business of “hacking the package” - We innovate clever advantages in food packaging. Starting with the original Kwik Lok in 1954, our practical sustainable closing products get food to the table faster, fresher and safer while reducing waste. As your packaging partner, we deliver production efficiencies and help you respond to evolving customer needs.
Kwik Lok is owned by third generation family leadership, with a vision to drive greater sustainability in the industry. We aim to transition the industry toward a sustainable future through innovation. Our “Fresh Start” initiative includes new products and process improvements that will help lower the carbon footprint of our products for our customers. Learn more at https://www.kwiklok.com.
Oliver Wyman
Urgent action is needed to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero levels by 2050. Dramatically reducing the world’s emissions requires a concerted global effort and a new way to do business. As a global leader in management consulting, combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation, Oliver Wyman cuts through complex climate challenges to help clients discover new business opportunities, create new pathways, and respond to climate risk. We have also made a commitment to shine the light on our own business practices and have committed to reducing our carbon footprint through a strategy to integrate sustainability throughout our operations and the way we work. We are proud to be a CarbonNeutral® company. Learn more at www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/capabilities/climate-sustainability
3Degrees
3Degrees makes it possible for businesses and their customers to take urgent action on climate change. As a certified B Corporation, we provide renewable energy, transportation decarbonization, and emission reduction solutions to Fortune 500 companies, utilities, and other organizations around the globe. Learn more at 3degrees.com.
PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $67 billion in net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. "Winning with Purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
We have a presence in approximately 100 countries and regions worldwide and our innovative medicines have reached millions of people in the fight against serious illnesses. We focus on six therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease, oncology, bone health, neuroscience, nephrology and inflammation. Our medicines typically address diseases for which there are limited treatment options, or they are medicines that provide a viable option to what is otherwise available. Learn more at Amgen.com.
Pure Strategies
Pure Strategies is a sustainability consulting firm empowering brands and retailers to realize meaningful environmental and social improvement. Founded in 1998, our team of experts has provided customized sustainability solutions to help our clients build sustainability strategies and programs, set sustainability goals, create sustainable supply chains, and optimize products and sustainable packaging.
Anthesis
Anthesis is the sustainability activator. We seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive by working with cities, companies, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. Anthesis has clients across industry sectors from corporate multinationals such as Target, Cisco, and The North Face, and also we also support early stage companies through Anthesis Ventures. The company brings together 500 experts operating in 40 countries around the world and has offices in Andorra, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Middle East, the Philippines, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US. www.anthesisgroup.com
Rubicon
Rubicon is a software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work. Rubicon’s mission is to end waste by helping its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals. Learn more at https://www.rubicon.com/esg-report/.
Bank of America
At Bank of America, we’re guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We’re delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It’s demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. Learn more at http://bankofamerica.com/environment.
SC Johnson
SC Johnson is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, as well as professional products. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, KIWI®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The 134-year-old company, which generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world. www.scjohnson.com
Cargill
Cargill’s 160,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. We combine 154 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we are building a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture. Learn more at https://www.cargill.com.
Target
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at nearly 1,900 stores and at Target.com. Building on our heritage as a responsible business, we’re constantly putting the needs of people, communities and the planet at the heart of how we work today, to help build a better tomorrow. We are committed to addressing the environmental impacts of our business within our operations and across our value chain because we believe operating a sustainable business and using resources responsibly responsibility will allow us to serve our guests for generations to come. And we are working toward a future where everyone, regardless of their race or background, has equal access to opportunities and in which everyone feels welcome, valued and respected. For more information, visit www.target.com/corporateresponsibility.
Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Sustainable progress at Citi is driven by our commitment to advance solutions that address climate change around the world in support of the transition to a low-carbon economy. Recognizing the need for urgent action, we have set out our 2025 Sustainable Progress Strategy focused on the low-carbon transition, climate risk and sustainable operations. Learn more at citi.com/sustainability.
Trane Technologies
Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator that brings efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation through its strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and its portfolio of environmental products and services. The company develops solutions for big sustainability challenges while bringing heating, cooling and refrigerated food, medicine, vaccines and perishables to people around the world. Trane Technologies’ bold 2030 Sustainability Commitments are central to its business strategy and include a pledge to reduce customers’ carbon emissions by one gigaton (2% of the world’s annual emissions) and to achieve carbon-neutral operations. These commitments extend to communities with significant investments in education and workforce development, housing and comfort, and food and wellness. Learn more at www.tranetechnologies.com.
Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories. Our beverage brands include the following category clusters: sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water, and sports drinks; juice, dairy, and plant-based beverages; tea and coffee; and energy drinks. In addition, we own and market four of the world's top five nonalcoholic sparkling soft drink brands: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite. We believe our success is a product of our ability to connect with consumers by providing them with a wide variety of beverage choices to meet their desires, needs, and lifestyle choices.
Dow
Dow combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of performance materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 113 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,000 people. For more information, visit www.dow.com or follow us @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
DTE Energy
DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company that develops and manages energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric company serving 2.2 million customers in Southeast Michigan and a natural gas company serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. As an environmental leader, DTE utility operations will reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions by more than 80% by 2040 to produce cleaner, safer, reliable and affordable energy. DTE Electric and Gas aspire to achieve net zero carbon and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
EcoVadis
EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. Backed by a powerful technology platform and a global team of domain experts, EcoVadis’ easy-to-use and actionable sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into environmental, social and ethical risks across 200 purchasing categories and 160 countries. Industry leaders such as Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, L’Oréal, Subway, Nestlé, Salesforce, Michelin and BASF are among the more than 72,000 businesses on the EcoVadis network, all working with a single methodology to evaluate, collaborate and improve sustainability performance in order to protect their brands, foster transparency and innovation, and accelerate growth. Learn more on ecovadis.com, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Edison Energy
Edison Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), provides independent, global advisory solutions to help large corporate, industrial, and institutional clients better understand and navigate the choices and risks of managing energy. Through an integrated portfolio approach, Edison Energy enables decision-makers in organizations to deliver on their strategic, financial and sustainability goals. Providing a suite of specialized services across sustainability, analytics, renewables, supply, and demand, Edison Energy addresses the three biggest challenges in energy today: cost, carbon, and complex choices. For more information about Edison Energy visit www.edisonenergy.com.
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Defense Fund (business.edf.org), a leading international nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. Connect with us on our EDF+Business blog, Twitter and the Supply Chain Solutions Center.
EY
Climate change and sustainability continue to rise on the agendas of governments and organizations around the world with rapidly evolving drivers and expectations. Businesses face regulatory requirements and the need to meet stakeholder expectations as well as respond to the opportunities presented for revenue generation and cost reduction. This means a fundamental and complex transformation for many organizations and the embedding of climate change and sustainability into core business activities to achieve short-term objectives and create long-term shareholder value. EY’s global, multidisciplinary teams combine core experience in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory with climate change and sustainability skills and deep industry knowledge. Learn more at https://www.ey.com/en_gl.
Participating Sponsors
Loyola University Chicago School of Environmental Sustainability
As citizens of the world, it is our mission at the new School of Environmental Sustainability to reimagine a greener future. The environmental responsibility we adopt will usher in breakthroughs for challenges to come. Rise up and take action, tomorrow depends on it. Join us and earn your Master of Science in Environmental Science and Sustainability or Graduate Certificate.
Wiser Globe
Based in Amsterdam, Wiser Globe is a full-service supply chain company, offering sustainable solutions for the fashion industry. From friendly advice to groundbreaking innovations, our full-service package is generated to sustainably meet demand in the years ahead. The textile industry is the third-largest user of water globally after oil and paper. Thus, it is getting more important for the clothing makers to start thinking of how to scale environmental sustainability and transforming their business models. At Wiser Globe, we develop innovations that will decrease the environmental impact of our industry and change the world of textile inside out. We are here to DO GOOD TOGETHER. Learn more at https://www.wiserglobe.com/.
Metrio
Metrio is an ESG reporting software that optimizes sustainability data collection, KPI analytics (dashboards) and report creation (GRI, SASB, CDP, etc) to better leverage ESG insights and facilitate the communications of goals and results to stakeholders. Learn more at metrio.net or connect on LinkedIn.
Natural Capital Partners
Natural Capital Partners, the leading experts on carbon neutrality and climate finance, works with more than 300 clients in 34 countries, including Microsoft, Logitech, Interface, HP and Nestle Waters, to deliver climate action solutions of the highest quality. Through a global network of projects which reduce carbon emissions, generate renewable energy, build resilience in supply chains, conserve and restore forests and biodiversity, and improve health and livelihoods, Natural Capital Partners’ clients are able to meet carbon neutrality and net zero targets. The CarbonNeutral Protocol, which is managed by Natural Capital Partners, provides a robust framework for clear, transparent and high quality carbon neutral action for businesses to achieve carbon neutrality, including CarbonNeutral® product certification.
NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources is proud to be a clean, renewable energy leader, with approximately 18,260 MW of generating capacity. We have invested $25B in our renewable business – and will continue to invest in a clean-energy tomorrow. Not only do we manage a financially sound company, but we do so in a way that preserves the environment now and for future generations. Our expertise is in project development and construction and wholesale and retail electricity, as well as in developing meaningful, long-term partnerships to customize energy products and services in response to what our customers need. We are the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, with more than 145 facilities in operation in 26 states and Canada, and honored to have a parent company (NextEra Energy, NYSE:NEE) named No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune’s 2016 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” For more information, visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
ACT Commodities
ACT Commodities is a global leader in trading energy and environmental commodities. ACT provides solutions to more than 5,000 clients worldwide who need to meet environmental compliance requirements and their own voluntary sustainability goals. In North America, ACT sources and trades in renewable energy certificates, fuel credits, and carbon emission products. ACT is also active in physical renewable fuel, feedstock for biofuel production and biomethane (RNG). Visit www.actsustainability.com for more information.
One Tree Planted
One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees! They lead reforestation projects in North America, South America, Africa, and Asia by working with local communities and only native tree species that are grown in nearby nurseries. Each project focus is different, and can include forest fire restoration, agroforestry, watershed health, biodiversity, environmental disaster recovery, climate, and social impact. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond such projects, One Tree Planted believes that truly engaging people who want to have a personal experience is critical to raising awareness through action. That's why they also organize volunteer events throughout the world in order to help get more hands in the dirt to help the planet! Learn more at https://onetreeplanted.org/.
Arbor Day Foundation
Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation connects our corporate partners to high impact, shovel-ready tree planting projects in more than 45 countries around the world. With the help of leaders in corporate sustainability such as P&G, Verizon, and Target, more than 400 million Arbor Day Foundation trees have been planted in communities and forests around the globe.
Our vision is to help others understand and use trees as a solution to many of the global issues we face today, including air quality, water quality, climate change, deforestation, poverty and hunger. We work with our partners to understand their corporate social responsibility goals and the importance of environmental sustainability to its triple bottom line. And to illustrate the value of this partnership, we provide comprehensive reporting with impact data and ROI metrics. More information is available at https://www.arborday.org/partnerships/.
Prescott College
Founded in 1966, Prescott College offers four-year undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and Ph.D. programs utilizing an experiential, self-directed model that attracts students motivated to make a difference in the world. It is the mission of Prescott College to educate students of diverse ages and backgrounds to understand, thrive in, and enhance our world community, and environment. Students are encouraged to think critically and act ethically with sensitivity to both the human community and the biosphere. Our philosophy stresses experiential learning and self-direction within an interdisciplinary curriculum. For more information, visit prescott.edu.
Arizona State University
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability is the hub of Arizona State University’s sustainability initiatives. The ASU Wrigley Institute advances research, education and business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability, the first of its kind in the U.S., offers transdisciplinary degree programs focused on finding practical solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.
PwC
As ESG becomes a greater priority for investors, boards and other stakeholders, it is increasingly integrated into corporate-level strategic planning and reporting. Forward-thinking organizations are integrating values, goals and metrics into business strategies to mitigate ESG risks. They’re also seizing related opportunities to innovate and reduce costs.
At PwC, we can support your understanding of the ESG issues that are most important to your organization, develop strategies and programs to respond, apply technology to accelerate those efforts, and measure your performance. We can guide you as you navigate emerging standards, harvest leading practices to accelerate your ESG maturity, digitally enable your reporting, and provide readiness and assurance over key metrics.
Calpine Energy Solutions
Calpine Energy Solutions is one of the largest energy suppliers in North America. For over 20 years, we have been one of the largest buyers of renewable energy in the United States. Leveraging our scale in the marketplace and core expertise in risk management, we lead clients through the transition to a sustainable procurement business process. This sustainable process, “Sensible Sustainability TM” specifically enables data-driven decisions evaluated through a spectrum of five criteria; governance, cost, risk, carbon and reporting. This approach is an evergreen methodology enhancing procurement transparency while removing friction from transactional approaches to decarbonizing GHG Scope II emissions.
RSPO
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm (RSPO) is a not-for-profit, international membership organisation that unites stakeholders from the different sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, processors and traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks/investors, and environmental and social non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil production. Learn more at rspo.org.
ClearTrace
ClearTrace is an energy data and carbon accounting platform providing companies with the digital infrastructure to mitigate environmental risk, prove their climate achievements and create new market opportunities within the evolving energy landscape. Through an advanced software platform developed by experts in the energy, data and banking sectors, ClearTrace delivers 100% traceable and verifiable energy and carbon records for its clients. For more information, visit https://cleartrace.io/.
Scale Microgrid
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
DIRTT is interior construction powered by technology. Resilient modular interiors are built faster, cleaner, and more sustainably with DIRTT. We use our proprietary ICE® software to empower the design process, manufacture with precision, and rapidly install customized spaces. Our construction systems deliver readily responsive spaces through modular design. As businesses, healthcare, education, and technology all continue to evolve, environments today must be adaptable. With DIRTT’s integrated solutions, components can be disassembled and reused, repurposed or recycled, limiting landfill waste and new raw material demand.
Schneider Electric
At Schneider, we believe access to energy and digital is a basic human right. We empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.
We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.
We are committed to unleash the infinite possibilities of an open, global, innovative community that is passionate with our Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values. Learn more at www.se.com/us.
Eaton
Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2019 revenues were $21.4 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees. For more information, visit Eaton.com.
ScottMadden
ScottMadden is the management consulting firm that does what it takes to get it done right. We consult in two main areas—Energy and Corporate & Shared Services. We deliver a broad array of consulting services ranging from strategic planning through implementation across many industries, business units, and functions. To learn more, visit www.scottmadden.com | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn.
ERM
ERM is a leading global provider of sustainability, environmental, health, safety, risk and social performance services. ERM’s sustainability advisory services has been bolstered through the recent acquisitions of BrownFlynn (March 2018) and SustainAbility (January 2019) making us the go-to partner for clients seeking to lead the transition to a sustainable economy. Learn more at erm.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Scout Clean Energy
Scout Clean Energy develops utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage facilities in the United States, with a project portfolio of roughly 4,000 MW under development in over ten states across various markets, including PJM, SPP, MISO, ERCOT and WECC. Scout is a developer, owner and operator, with 830MW of wind energy projects in operation. Scout is a wholly owned portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a well-capitalized private equity fund with operations in the US, Europe, and Australia. With $1.6 billion in enterprise funding from Quinbrook, Scout has access to the capital to fund development, interconnection, construction, operations and maintenance throughout the Scout portfolio. For more information, visit https://scoutcleanenergy.com/.
FigBytes
Award-winning FigBytes is where data meets purpose. Our fully integrated SaaS sustainability/CSR platform connects your data to your strategy and purpose, from “the field” to the boardroom. The only strategic sustainability platform on the market, our complex data capabilities and ability to empower you to tell your story is unmatched. Corporate, government and non-profit organizations are shifting gears to purpose, and challenging, transformative stretch goals. We integrate traditional metrics with mission-based ones, going “beyond reporting”, to brand-enhancing transparency using data-driven storytelling. Stakeholders are looking for a different level of transparency and timeliness of communications. With the market’s only truly strategic view for your organization’s vision, mission and goals, and industry-leading data collection, cleansing and calculation, you finally have one place to integrate your core business strategy with your sustainability/CSR initiatives to future-proof your operations and brand. https://www.figbytes.com/
South Pole
South Pole is a leading provider of global sustainability financing solutions and services, with more than 400 experts over 18 offices worldwide. For more than a decade, South Pole has worked with a wide range of public, private and civil sector organizations to accelerate the transition to a climate-smart society. South Pole has mobilized climate finance to over 700 projects in emission reduction, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable land-use, acting today ‘for a better tomorrow’. South Pole’s expertise covers project and technology finance, data and advisory on sustainability risks and opportunities, as well as the development of environmental commodities such as carbon and renewable energy credits. Learn more at southpole.com or follow the company @southpoleglobal.
Fill it Forward
At Fill it Forward we create reusable products, interactive technologies and global giving initiatives that inspire the world to reuse. We believe choosing to reuse is a simple act of generosity that shows love for our planet and the people on it. Together with 300+ organizations we have funded hundreds of clean water projects and diverted millions of single-use bottles and paper cups from our landfills and oceans. Learn more at www.fillitforward.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a global organization transforming the consumer goods industry to deliver more sustainable consumer products. We are dedicated to improving the sustainability of consumer products. Our Members and partners include manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, service providers, NGOs, civil society organizations, governmental agencies and academics. Each member brings valuable perspectives and expertise. TSC convenes our diverse stakeholders to work collaboratively to build science-based decision tools and solutions that address sustainability issues that are materially important throughout a product’s supply chain and lifecycle. TSC also offers a portfolio of services to help drive effective implementation. sustainabilityconsortium.org
Guidehouse
With over 700 consultants, Guidehouse’s global Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure segment is the largest in the industry. We collaborate with and serve as trusted advisors to utilities and energy companies, large corporations, investors, NGOs, and the public sector to help them thrive in the rapidly changing energy, resources, and infrastructure environment. Our highly skilled professionals form exceptional teams to help our clients transform their businesses, manage complexity and change, accelerate operational performance, manage critical programs, manage risk, meet compliance requirements, and improve operations and systems to address today’s most complex issues.
Tradewater
Tradewater collects and destroys old refrigerants that are the most potent greenhouse gases ever made. Project Drawdown sites refrigerant management as the number one thing we can do to prevent a climate crisis. We invite organizations to be a part of this necessary solution through the development of climate strategies and programs fueled by our high impact offset credits. Our services include carbon coaching, refrigerant management, carbon offsetting through the collection and destruction of refrigerants, and the development of custom tools and initiatives to manage carbon footprints – all focused on creating meaningful climate impact at scale. Learn more at https://tradewater.us/.
International Paper
International Paper is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, North Africa and Russia. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods and enable world-wide commerce; pulp for diapers, tissue, and other personal hygiene products that promote health and wellness; and papers that facilitate education and communication. We are headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., employ more than 50,000 colleagues and serve more than 25,000 customers in 150 countries. For more information about International Paper, please visit internationalpaper.com. Explore our commitment to a renewable future at internationalpaper.com/renewable.
iPoint
iPoint is a leading provider of software and consulting for environmental and social product compliance, and sustainability. Thousands of companies around the globe rely on iPoint’s solutions and services when it comes to managing, tracking, analyzing, and reporting data across the whole value creation network. We develop our solutions working closely together with our customers and partners as well as with international research institutions and industry associations.
UN Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the mandate of the UN Global Compact is to guide and support the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at www.unglobalcompact.org.
Sustainability Partners
Natural Capital Partners
Natural Capital Partners, the leading experts on carbon neutrality and climate finance, works with more than 300 clients in 34 countries, including Microsoft, Logitech, Interface, HP and Nestle Waters, to deliver climate action solutions of the highest quality. Through a global network of projects which reduce carbon emissions, generate renewable energy, build resilience in supply chains, conserve and restore forests and biodiversity, and improve health and livelihoods, Natural Capital Partners’ clients are able to meet carbon neutrality and net zero targets. The CarbonNeutral Protocol, which is managed by Natural Capital Partners, provides a robust framework for clear, transparent and high quality carbon neutral action for businesses to achieve carbon neutrality, including CarbonNeutral® product certification.
One Tree Planted
One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees! They lead reforestation projects in North America, South America, Africa, and Asia by working with local communities and only native tree species that are grown in nearby nurseries. Each project focus is different, and can include forest fire restoration, agroforestry, watershed health, biodiversity, environmental disaster recovery, climate, and social impact. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond such projects, One Tree Planted believes that truly engaging people who want to have a personal experience is critical to raising awareness through action. That's why they also organize volunteer events throughout the world in order to help get more hands in the dirt to help the planet! Learn more at https://onetreeplanted.org/.
rePurpose Global
rePurpose Global is the World's First Plastic Credit Platform dedicated to making planetary action delightfully accessible for purposeful people and companies of any size, anywhere. Its one-stop solution platform empowers anybody to take meaningful environmental action and go Plastic Neutral by financing innovators on the frontlines of fighting for our planet's future. Since inception, the venture has created environmental impact for people across 26 countries and 100+ purposeful brands, and in doing so, it is eliminating 2.5 million pounds of plastic waste every year and positively impacting the lives of 9,500 waste workers and marginalized community members worldwide.
Copia
Every day in America, we waste 3 times more food than there are mouths to feed. It is not a lack of food that's the issue, rather an ineffective distribution of that food. Hunger is not a scarcity problem — it's a logistics problem. For the first time ever, we can effectively donate prepared and highly perishable food to those who need it when they need it most. Copia’s technology allows businesses to request pickups of their surplus food. Copia’s platform then dispatches a driver to pick up the donation and deliver it to a nonprofit in need. Businesses that partner with Copia benefit from significant tax savings; robust waste tracking analytics to help reduce future waste; and marketing materials to share environmental and community impact with employees and stakeholders. Copia has diverted more than 1 million pounds of edible food from landfills and distributed over $9M worth of food to local nonprofits. We’re on our way to feeding over 2 million people with great food that would have otherwise been wasted!
Community Partners
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
GRI is an international independent organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate the impact of business on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, corruption and many others.
Green Sports Alliance
Intentional Endowment Network
The Intentional Endowments Network is a peer learning network of colleges, universities, and other mission-driven institutional investors working together to achieve their risk and return objectives through investment actions that create a thriving, sustainable economy.
Niri
Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The largest professional investor relations association in the world, NIRI’s more than 3,300 members represent over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.
3BL Media
Founded in 2009, 3BL Media is a leading news distribution and content marketing company focused on niche topics including sustainability, health, energy, education, philanthropy, community and other social and environmental topics. The company works with organizations including multinational corporations, SME's, and non-profits to distribute multi-format media assets through social, traditional and new media channels. 3BL Media leverages its expertise in communications, technology and social media to enable organizations to more effectively communicate about their initiatives to the press, investors, consumers and other critical stakeholder groups. Learn more at 3blmedia.com
Nori
Nori is on a mission to reverse climate change by creating a carbon removal marketplace that makes it as easy as possible to buy and provide carbon removal. Learn more at https://nori.com.
Arizona State University
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability is the hub of Arizona State University’s sustainability initiatives. The ASU Wrigley Institute advances research, education and business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability, the first of its kind in the U.S., offers transdisciplinary degree programs focused on finding practical solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges.
Pyxera Global
We leverage the unique strengths of corporations, governments, social sector organizations, educational institutions, and individuals to enhance the abilities of people and communities to solve complex problems and attain mutually beneficial goals. With a quarter century of experience in more than 90 countries, our team is passionate and dedicated to navigating challenges and pinpointing purposeful global engagement opportunities for our clients and partners. To learn more about PYXERA Global, visit pyxeraglobal.org
Biomimicry Institute
The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute created AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of how they could be used in design. It also hosts a Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education, supports startup innovation through the Launchpad and Ray of Hope Prize® to bring designs to market, and connects innovators through the Global Biomimicry Network. To learn more about Biomimicry Institute, visit biomimicry.org
REBA
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is a membership association for large-scale energy buyers seeking to procure renewable energy across the U.S. Today, our membership of over 200, includes stakeholders from across the commercial and industrial sector, non-profit organizations, as well as energy providers and service providers. Learn more at https://rebuyers.org.
B Lab
B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the Best for the World® and as a result society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity.
ReFED
ReFED is a multi-stakeholder nonprofit, powered by an influential network of the nation’s leading business, nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders committed to reducing U.S. food waste. ReFED takes a data-driven approach to move the food system from acting on instinct to insights to solve our national food waste problem. Learn more at refed.com
BSR
BSR works with its global network of more than 250 member companies to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit bsr.org to learn more about BSR's more than 20 years of leadership in sustainability.
Rocky Mountain Institute
RMI’s vision is a world thriving, verdant, and secure, for all, for ever. Our mission is to drive the efficient and restorative use of resources. RMI's style is non-adversarial and trans-ideological, emphasizing integrative design, advanced technologies, and mindful markets. Our strategic focus, executed through specific initiatives designed to take our work rapidly to scale, is to map and drive the transition from coal and oil to efficiency and renewables.
Capitals Coalition
The Capitals Coalition unites the Natural Capital Coalition and the Social & Human Capital Coalition to transform the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people & society Learn more at: https://capitalscoalition.org/
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and recognize purchasing leadership that accelerates the transition to a prosperous and sustainable future.
Carbon Trust
Established in 2001, the Carbon Trust works with businesses, governments and institutions around the world, helping them contribute to – and benefit from – a more sustainable future through carbon reduction, resource efficient strategies, and commercialising low carbon businesses, systems and technologies. Learn more at https://www.carbontrust.com.
- We work with corporates and governments, helping them to align their strategies with climate science and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- We provide expert advice and assurance, giving investors and financial institutions the confidence that green finance will have genuinely green outcomes.
- We provide independent insight and support the development low carbon technologies and solutions, building the foundations for the energy system of the future.
The Rainforest Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. We are building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
Carbon180
We are a new breed of climate-focused NGO on a mission to fundamentally rethink carbon. We partner with policymakers, scientists and businesses around the globe to develop policy, promote research, and advance solutions that transform carbon from a liability to an asset. Our vision is to build a prosperous, carbon-conscious economy that removes more carbon from the atmosphere than we emit. Learn more: https://carbon180.org/
The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a global organization transforming the consumer goods industry to deliver more sustainable consumer products. We are dedicated to improving the sustainability of consumer products. Our Members and partners include manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, service providers, NGOs, civil society organizations, governmental agencies and academics. Each member brings valuable perspectives and expertise. TSC convenes our diverse stakeholders to work collaboratively to build science-based decision tools and solutions that address sustainability issues that are materially important throughout a product’s supply chain and lifecycle. TSC also offers a portfolio of services to help drive effective implementation. sustainabilityconsortium.org
CDP
CDP works to transform the way the world does business to prevent dangerous climate change and protect our natural resources. We see a world where capital is efficiently allocated to create long-term prosperity rather than short-term gain at the expense of our environment. Learn more at https://www.cdp.net.
UN Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the mandate of the UN Global Compact is to guide and support the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at www.unglobalcompact.org.
Ceres
Ceres is a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. We mobilize a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is dedicated to strengthening America’s long-term competitiveness and educating the public on how our free enterprise system improves society and the economy. The Foundation conducts research and produces events on issues facing business now and in the future. Through its initiatives, the Foundation builds skills, drives innovation, and encourages growth. For more information on U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation, visit uschamberfoundation.org
Closed Loop Fund
The Closed Loop Fund is a social impact fund investing $100 million to increase the recycling of products and packaging. The Fund aims to harness the power of its network to influence the market to increase capital investment and demand for recycled content. Their network of brands, retailers, recycling companies, and cities afford a unique view of the full system and opportunity to influence the markets that will support their investment strategy. Learn more at closedlooppartners.com
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. We help make our member companies more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.
Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. Since 1995, WBCSD has been uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.
Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability: united by our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people are all living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050. Learn more at wbcsd.org
Forum for the Future
Forum for the Future is one of the world’s leading sustainability non-profits. For over 20 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future. We specialise in addressing critical global challenges by catalysing change in key systems, from food to apparel, energy to shipping. We do this by convening transformational collaborations to drive change, by partnering with organisations to help them lead by example, and by building a global community of pioneers and change makers. Together we are reinventing the way the world works. Find out more at forumforthefuture.org or by following @Forum4theFuture on Twitter.
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