Meeting Title: GRI Reporters’ Summit North America

Location: ASU Memorial Union, Tempe, Arizona

Date: Monday, February 25, 2019

This full-day event offers practical solutions to improve your sustainability reporting. Learn how to make the most of the GRI Standards for your organization, share your knowledge and contribute to building a stronger network of sustainability reporters in North America. The program includes tracks for reporters at all levels of experience. New reporters will benefit from a masterclass on the core principles of GRI Reporting, which includes detailed information on Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement, while more seasoned reporters will dive deeper into advanced topics in Management Approach Disclosures, Assurance and Investor-Focused Reporting. Learn more about Supply Chain Engagement, SDGs, Ratings and Rankings and Communicating the Right Messages to the Right People. Get to know the new GRI Standards on Water & Effluents and Occupational Health & Safety, and meet with GRI experts from around the world.

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Meeting Title: Business Leadership in Accelerating the Transition to a Sustainable World

Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

Date & Time: Monday, February 25, 2019, 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will hold its annual Member Meeting in North America. This event brings together over 100 company executives and industry experts to learn about the newest business solutions that drive long-term value creation and that improve Environmental, Social and Governance practices.

During the event, members and other businesses active in North America will have the opportunity to learn more about WBCSD’s global actions to accelerate the pace and scale of systemic transformations. Attendees will also gain a better understanding of how WBCSD member companies collaborate to advance sustainable business solutions that reduce risk and improve the bottom line.

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Meeting Title: CDP Global Supply Chain Report Launch and Science-Based Target Workshop

Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

Date & Time: Monday, February 25, 2019, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Managing climate risk and mitigating the impacts of climate change requires companies to reduce emissions in their own operations and their global supply chains. Recognizing this, companies have transformed their approach to environmental management by moving from a low-level of visibility and short-term internal goals to setting forward-looking public targets and collaborating on ambitious climate action with their suppliers. Join CDP as we discuss 10 years of emissions management in supply chains and hold an in-depth workshop on science-based targets where we will share the latest updates to SBTi criteria and resources. We will also explore how ambitious climate commitments like RE100, EP10 and EV100 are essential in achieving these ambitious climate goals and in driving the economy wide low-carbon transition.

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Meeting Title: BSR’s CoLab: Designing Effective Approaches for Corporate Advocacy on Carbon Pricing

Location: JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

Date & Time: Monday, February 25, 2019, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

BSR's CoLab will convene private-sector sustainability leaders and select NGOs in an interactive, engaging workshop designed to scale collective advocacy for an economy-wide carbon price.

Using CoLab's "Ideate, Design, Explore, Accelerate, Scale" (IDEAS) process, participants will share the opportunities and challenges of creating a viable carbon pricing scheme at the regional, national, and global levels—including internal company efforts which empower them to be effective advocates. At this invite-only event, participants will start to build a business case for action and share stories of their aspirations, concerns, and experiences as corporate advocates in a time of both uncertainty and renewed hope. Join Eric Olson, Senior Vice President of BSR, and Anne Kelly, Senior Director, Policy and BICEP Network at Ceres, to collaborate, co-create, and network.

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