Michele Wucker

Environment and climate are global, obvious, challenges with huge impact on supply chains, agriculture, property values, and finance. Yet progress in dealing with them has been painfully slow. That is changing, with huge implications for capital flows and investment strategies. Amid increasingly extreme weather and recognition that global supply chains depend on addressing climate change, calls are rising for action. Companies are waking up on environment, social, and governance (ESG) issues - not for political reasons, but because it's a business imperative.

What does the ESG rallying cry mean for your business? How do the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fit in? How do you sound the alarm loud enough to get your company and partners on board? What are the right change metrics to follow?   The audience will leave with:

• A dynamic systems understanding of climate risks

• Tools for analyzing key stakeholders and motivating them to move from denial or muddling to action

• An understanding of the rising debate over climate risk pricing

• Actionable ideas to help you apply ESG principles to employee and customer engagement

• Insights into the dangers of greenwashing

Michele jokes that she’s lost count of the number of questions from reporters about the climate change gray rhino: charging right at us, but only some people are responding. Experts at Davos debated green swans and gray rhinos in 2020. Michele’s network of industry connections gives her an inside track into some of the latest developments in ESG conversations, both positive and pitfalls. She has spoken to governments, companies, trade groups, and other non-governmental organizations about climate change and the transition to zero-carbon. The recent flood of investment using ESG criteria –and the rising ESG debates and new regulations— means this is a trend you cannot afford to ignore.

This program is perfect for:

• Policy makers

• Boards

• Risk managers and business continuity professionals

• Investors

Format:30-45 minute keynote with Q&A