Two new international standards will be launched at events in New York and London to enable corporations to measure and manage greenhouse gas emissions across their entire value chain and product lifecycle.

OVERVIEW AGENDA: LONDON

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

  • Ms. Janet Ranganathan, Vice President, Science and Research, World Resources Institute (WRI)
  • Mr. Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Key Note Speech

  • Mr. Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL

GHG Protocol Animated Video

High-Level Moderated Panel Discussion

Moderator: Ms. Kavita Maharaj, former Anchor, CNBC Europe Closing Bell

Speakers:

  • Mr. Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL
  • Mr. Paul Simpson, CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Mr. Gary Crawford, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Veolia Environnement
  • Dr. Monika Betz, Senior Vice President, Environment & Permits, BASF SE
  • Ms. Helen Fleming, Climate Change Director, Tesco/CoChair, Sustainability Pillar, Consumer Goods Forum
  • Senior UK Government Representative (TBD)

Concluding Remarks, Mr. Björn Stigson, WBCSD

 

OVERVIEW AGENDA: NEW YORK

Opening remarks

  • Manish Bapna, Acting President, WRI
  • Thierry Berthoud, Managing Director of Energy and Climate, WBCSD

Creating and Sharing the Value of Low Carbon

  • Linda Fisher, Vice President for Safety, Health & Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer, DuPont
  • Edwin Piñero, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Veolia Water, North America

Introduction to the standards

  • Pankaj Bhatia, GHG Protocol Director, WRI

Business Panel Discussion

Moderator: Ed Crooks, Environment and Energy Reporter, Financial Times

Panelists:

  • Jonathan Newton, Supply Chain Sustainability Strategy, Ford Motor Company
  • Sam Kwong, Group EHS Manager, Swire Beverages
  • David Spitzley, Product Sustainability Manager, Kimberly-Clark
  • Mark Scorsolini, Corporate Strategy Manager, PSEG

GHG Program Panel Discussion

Moderator: Eric Roston, Sustainability Editor at Bloomberg Businessweek

Panelists:

  • Jeff Rice, Director of Sustainability, Walmart, representing the Consumer Goods Forum
  • Zoe Tcholak-Antitch , Director of North American Operations, Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Bonnie Nixon, Executive Director, The Sustainability Consortium
  • Nancy Gillis, Director of the Supply Chain Emissions Program, U.S. General Services Administration