Coming soon: MindShare 2020

Past Events

Accelerated Ambition: WRI Resources for Apparel Companies: July 18, 12-1 pm, webinar

3 billion people are projected to join the global middle class in the next 15 years, placing extraordinary stress on the planet’s resources. The linear model of buying, wearing, and quickly discarding clothes is negatively impacting people and the planet’s resources. Making a pair of jeans produces as much GHGs as driving a car more than 80 miles and it takes 2,700 liters of water to make one cotton shirt, enough to meet the average person’s drinking need for two and a half years. For all to enjoy healthy, prosperous lives, we need to use fewer resources more effectively.

In this webinar, WRI experts will address:

• Science-based targets and GHG emission reductions

• Policy barriers and enablers affecting circularity

• Renewable energy use for suppliers in developing countries

• Monitoring and managing supply chain water risk

• And more!

Moderator: Liz Cook, Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Development; Board Member, Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Speakers:

• Cynthia Cummis, Director of Private Sector Climate Mitigation

• Alex Perera, Deputy Director, Energy

• Paul Reig, Senior Manager, Aqueduct and Corporate Engagement

• Eliot Metzger, Director, Sustainable Business and Innovation

CCG Ask Me Anything: David Rich on Planned GHGP Guidance on Carbon Removals and Land Use: July 8, 12-1 pm, teleconference

Accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon removals from land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) is important for companies to meet their climate goals. Yet many companies are unsure of how to account. A recent survey revealed a clear need for Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) guidance on how companies can include these activities in their GHG reporting and targets.

David Rich from WRI’s Climate Program will brief participants on

• Survey results and current business practices in accounting for carbon removals, land use, land use change, and bioenergy in GHG inventories

• The opportunity to help develop new accounting guidance, building on the GHGP Corporate Standard and Scope 3 Standard

• How the guidance will apply to companies’ science-based targets (SBTs)

CCG Ask Me Anything teleconferences leave at least half of the time for open discussion among members and feedback for the presenter. Please bring questions and share your thoughts! If interested in participating, email Emily Neagle.

MindShare 2019: May 14-15, Washington, DC

MindShare is the flagship corporate sustainability gathering for members of the Corporate Consultative Group (CCG). This exclusive and highly interactive meeting is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow members, business leaders, strategists and technical experts on the toughest sustainability challenges and most exciting business opportunities of today.

The agenda features the latest findings and insights from WRI’s research programs: Climate, Energy, Food, Forests, Water, Cities and Ocean. The slate of discussions, workshops, presentations and informal conversations is designed to grow a community of sustainability professionals who are focused on finding breakthrough, transformative solutions. Participation is free for all CCG members and is a key member benefit.

To attend or learn more about the Corporate Consultative Group, contact Emily Neagle at emily.neagle@wri.org.