Many companies have climate goals, but far fewer advocate for the policies necessary to achieve them. This disconnect is dangerous, because the net-zero targets that are increasingly being set in the private sector can’t be met without supportive public policies. What’s more, companies face growing pressure from investors, employees and customers to put their lobbying muscle behind their public commitments on climate.

Join us to explore what’s driving corporate engagement in climate policy and what leadership looks like today. Our experts will discuss why climate policy advocacy is a strategic business imperative, how companies can engage effectively and what climate policies are top priorities in the coming year. You’ll come away with a framework for action, real-world examples and insight into how you can elevate climate as an advocacy priority within your company.

Get the inside scoop on how some of the world’s largest companies are tackling hard-to-abate emissions.

Announced just under a year ago, the First Movers Coalition is an ambitious cross-sector effort to bring down emissions from seven sectors where decarbonization is particularly challenging: aluminum, aviation, chemicals, concrete, shipping, steel and trucking. In parallel, coalition members are also investing hundreds of millions in emerging carbon removal technologies.

Come learn about the range of commitments made by coalition members, including pledges to use low-carbon fuels in shipping networks, purchases of specific quantities of near-zero emissions steel and contracts for tens of thousands of tons of carbon removals.

A rapid-fire tour of emerging solutions that leverage the power of nature to draw down carbon.

The market for carbon credits is diversifying at a dizzying pace, in no small part to a proliferation of innovation and potentially impactful nature-based solutions. Entrepreneurs are developing credits based on everything from carbonate compounds in the ocean and biochar in soils to large-scale restoration of degraded landscapes. We’ve invited leaders from five of the most exciting new approaches to deliver lightning talks, after which you’ll have the opportunity to connect with each of the founders and learn about how you can get involved in their work.

Investing in value-chain communities across a jurisdiction can produce multiple benefits.

Carbon credits can be a powerful tool for reducing emissions, but the approach has inherent limitations. Many credits focus solely on carbon, when a more holistic strategy would consider benefits to local communities and ecosystems. Investing in credits that originate outside of an organization’s value chain can also miss opportunities to tackle what’s often the most challenging component of a company’s carbon footprint: Scope 3 emissions.

This session will explore landscape-level investing, an innovative alternative to conventional carbon markets. Pioneers of the approach will explain how companies can fund projects within their supplysheds that deliver broad-ranging goals — from biodiversity and food security to improved health and gender equality — as well as reductions in Scope 3 emissions.

Scope 3 emissions often make up the largest single component of an organization’s carbon footprint — and are just as often the most difficult to reduce.

For many companies, emissions associated with raw materials, transport, product use and other Scope 3 categories are the most daunting obstacle on the journey to net zero. But innovative solutions are emerging as companies experiment with new ways of working with value-chain partners. You’ll hear from leaders who have created incentive programs for suppliers, technology solutions for managing the complexity of supply networks and legal agreements that require suppliers to cut emissions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is about to mandate disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions. Are you ready?

Experts agree that the SEC’s plan is a critical component of climate strategy, but the consensus is less clear on exactly how the process should work. Which companies have to disclose, for example? Should all categories of Scope 3 emissions be included, from the production of raw materials right through to product use? And who, if anybody, should audit these disclosures?

As the SEC consultation moves toward a conclusion, experts who have been tracking the process will share their thinking on the likely shape of the final rule and the implications for your company.