Participating in Industry wide global events for People, Planet and Prosperity

GARP webcast in collaboration with Chapter Zero and Climate Governance Initiative

interactive online scenario game exploring nature-related risks, for 90-minutes, you will act on the board of a global food manufacturing company and time travel through to 2030 as you make real-time strategic decisions for the company over the next decade. 
panel includes Karen Ellis, Chief Economist at WWF-UK, Nigel Brook, Partner and Consultant at Clyde&Co, Roberto Silva Waack, Board member of multiple agribusiness, forestry and circular economy companies, and Tim Smith, Lead Investment Stewardship Manager - Climate Change at Norges Bank Investment Management. Julie Baddeley, Chair of Chapter Zero
Recording is 'TB uploaded'

In-person and webinar on 1st Oct 2024 - Guildhall London
In a complex landscape of risks and opportunities, technological innovation is moving at an unprecedented pace, resource availability and social instability are immediate challenges, and companies must navigate capricious policy conditions while competing versions of reality have destroyed trust. Nonetheless, stakeholders want businesses to address the pressure our planet and its population are under. panel discussions, fireside chats, hands-on practical workshops.
https://www.unglobalcompact.org.uk/summit-2024/

In person event at the Conduit London on 19th Sep 2024
09:05 Opening Keynote 
09:30 Spotlight on Renewables: Wind 
10:30 Radical Realist: How To Build It 
11:00 Spotlight on the Built Environment 
12:00 Spotlight on Nature Based Solutions: Food Systems 
14:00 Green Skills: Retraining a Nation 
16:05 Political Voice: The Impact of Democratic Innovation 
17:10 Closing Keynote Interview 
17:25 Key takeaways and closing remarks 

Online event on 24 sep 2024, UNGCN UK
It covered how businesses can implement and maintain a range of NbS including the restoration and conservation of marine habitats, wetlands, and freshwater ecosystems to advance their sustainability goals and help safeguard the quality and supply of water. there were interesting case studies discussed. Recording is here
Featured panel from - Mott MacDonald, RSPB, and Ørsted. Speakers

• Romie Goedicke den Horteg – Co-Head of Nature, UNEP-FI 

• David Donnelly, Senior Adviser – Finance for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), WWF UK  

• Greta Talbot-Jones, Director – Natural Capital, Aviva Investors 

online event from watershed on 25 sep 2024.
Recording is here

In-person conference on 26 sep 2024 - Imperial college, London
one-day conference presented on the latest innovations in financing, research and analytics to help the financial community address the challenges and opportunities of climate change.
Biodiversity, Carbon Accounting, Energy Transition, decarbonisation and green securities, carbon pricing, Insurance etc.




 

In person workshop with DROVA team, 27th September, London

Webinar on 30th April. Recording is here.

Webinar on 30th April from NET ZERO Banking Alliance.
What is it about?
Along with the NZBA Commitment Statement, the guidelines detail the commitment that each bank makes by being an NZBA member. NZBA member banks led a review of the guidelines from early 2023 to early 2024. Based on these consultations, NZBA sent a series of proposed updates to the membership in February 2024 that members voted to adopt. The updated version maintains the overarching ambition and all key principles of the original guidelines. Key updates include: - Including capital market activities in the scope of targets for the first time. For some banks, capital markets arranging and underwriting services provided in the issuance of new debt and equity instruments are their largest source of attributable greenhouse gas emissions. - Updating and clarifying technical language to reflect the evolution of practices, methodologies, and data availability in the last three years, for instance, by updating guidelines on stakeholder engagement and transition planning.
Speakers - Tracey McDermott, Chair of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and member of Standard Chartered’s management team - Sarah Kemmitt, Secretariat Lead, Net-Zero Banking Alliance - Simon Messenger, Implementation Lead, Net-Zero Banking Alliance - Ivan Frishberg, member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Steering Group, and Chief Sustainability Officer at Amalgamated Bank.
 
I wrote a high level summary that you can use.
Refer the Guidelines here.
Recording is here. 
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Online webinar on 29th April, organized by Terra do featuring Dr. Amol Phadke, lead author of the 2035 Report and senior scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, session discussed how  technologies can double transmission capacity, reduce costs, and accelerate the clean energy transformation. 
 
The New York Times featured this report in a recent article, calling reconductoring the “faster, cheaper solution” to “one of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the United States.” What is reconductoring, why is everyone talking about it, and how can we achieve it?
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Recording is here
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Online event on 25th April, organized by Chapter Zero with Chronos Sustainability and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG); for NEDs.
Important literature, click here 
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Recording is here
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Online event on 24th April, organized by UN GCN UK
What is the event about and why it matters?
Third-party trade associations or business coalitions are important actors in the corporate policy engagement landscape. By convening key industry players around collective issues, they have the power to mobilise the critical mass of stakeholders typically needed to drive regulatory change and they can advance certain policy agendas by demonstrating broad business buy-in. However, these industry groups can also play a negative role in corporate lobbying, serving as opaque forums through which businesses can block, delay, or water down progressive government policies behind closed doors. Many companies are part of industry associations, yet few have conducted internal assessments to understand their industry associations’ positions on climate change. This suggests a general lack of awareness around how businesses might be indirectly obstructing progressive climate-related policymaking through their third-party memberships, as well as the corresponding risks this exposes them to.
Discussion explored how companies can monitor their indirect climate-related corporate lobbying activities and positively engage in third-party coalitions to drive more ambitious government climate policies. 
speakers from Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Bankers for Net Zero, Volans, and Iberdrola.
Recording is here.

Online Event organized by Terra do on 23 April 2024.
Conversation with Dr. Karine Serfaty, 3-time Chief Data Officer, with comprehensive training in climate risks and solutions, as she discussed how trusted data at scale can accelerate the progress of sustainability initiatives. Delving into leveraging data to embed your climate and nature initiatives within your organization, mobilize teams across departments, expedite informed decision-making, and synchronize optimization algorithms with your sustainability objectives. Dr. Serfaty introduced the '3 Is of Data Impact' framework and illustrate its application with industry examples, including corporates across various sectors and data and AI innovators.

Online Event 19 April 2024.
Conversation with Christiana Figueres, architect of the landmark Paris Agreement and a powerhouse in the climate movement. She was Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and is now a founding partner of Global Optimism, and founder of the Climate Pledge.
Discussion included -

• How do you maintain stubborn optimism in the face of distressing climate news?

• Which areas of climate solutions (transportation, energy, agriculture, nature-based, etc) need the most new investment?

• How can policy makers help people overcome a fear of loss and understand they can gain more in a decarbonized economy than they will lose?

Recording is here.

 Online full day workshop (19 April 2024)
Explore the intersection of climate action, monetary policies, and financial strategies in online workshop co-hosted by the OECD Economics Department and the European Central Bank Monetary Policy Department!

Climate Policies: What role climate policies play in driving capital towards green investments? How can environmental disclosure requirements help us reach net-zero transition goals?

Monetary Policy: Should monetary policy catalyze the green transition? What shifts in central bank operations and toolkit are necessary? What macroeconomic effects can we expect and how should monetary policy respond?

Online presentation and fire side chat from Virtualnonexecs (18 April 2024).
You can access the recording here
Webinar explores- Dive into sustainability's vital role in governance. Presenter Michele Wong discussed ESG practice and used the sustainability board report of 2023.
Why does it matter?
Understanding ESG at board level, a must for the governance pillar to be strong and represents the G in ESG
(Apr 2024)

Online Webinar from UN global Compact network (17 April 2024).
You can access the recording on their website
Webinar explores corporate climate advocacy matters and the various ways in which businesses can influence climate-related policymaking. It highlights key principles and governance mechanisms that should be considered as part of devising an effective, Paris-aligned advocacy strategy, as well as how to create a culture of advocacy within the business.
Why does it matter?
Advocacy is increasingly being regarded as a leadership practice in business and is rapidly garnering attention from key stakeholders, ranging from investors to regulators and consumers. In 2022, a coalition of leading international investors released a new global standard on responsible climate lobbying, calling on companies to align their corporate lobbying activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Just last year, 71% of voters surveyed by GlobeScan stated that businesses should take a stance and actively support government action on climate change. Together, these developments highlight the growing pressure that companies are under to ramp up their climate policy engagement and contribute to driving an economy-wide transition to net zero.
Though an increasing number of companies are beginning to advocate for more ambitious climate policies, this is happening against a backdrop of unprecedented public scrutiny. When done wrong, corporate climate advocacy can expose companies to various reputational and legal risks – stemming from accusations of greenwashing to charges of corruption. To prevent these risks from materialising and drive meaningful impact, corporate climate advocacy strategies must be underpinned by robust governance mechanisms and form part of a wider culture of advocacy within the business.
(Apr 2024)

Online Webinar from UN global Compact network (16 April 2024).
You can access the recording here
how businesses can engage effectively with a variety of stakeholders - including local communities and Indigenous Peoples - to build business and broader environmental and societal resilience. The  importance of and how to ensure that business activities respect the principles of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). Supporting companies in understanding how to build robust mechanisms to address and remedy any potential harms caused by business operations. Speakers:
- Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
- Stacy Hope, Chairperson of the Advisory Board, Fair Cobalt Alliance
- Adele Tharani, Social Sustainability Manager, Ørsted
Why does it matter? Just transition must address local communities and Indigenous Peoples - to build business and broader environmental and societal resilience.
(Apr 2024)

Online Webinar from UN global Compact network (11 April 2024).
You can access the recording on their website here
Achieving a zero-carbon economy is one of the most significant challenges of our time. It is more clear than ever that businesses must fundamentally transform if they are to decarbonise, and those that do not will be left behind. To meet stakeholder needs, maintain competitive advantage, and limit the worst impacts of climate change, business-as-usual will become a thing of the past.
The webinar gave sustainability leaders the practical tools they need to implement meaningful change within their companies and an outline of step-by-step strategy for approaching the net zero transformation process (across seven interactive webinars). This first session: intro of the concept of ‘net zero transformation’, the critical reasons that businesses should wholeheartedly embrace transforming vs. transitioning, and what companies can hope to achieve with this webinar series. highlight the need for companies to reflect on their own values, people, and processes to determine what action needs to be taken to ready the organisation for transformation.
Speakers include: - Kate Wolfenden, Co-Founder, 103 Ventures
Why does it matter? the critical reasons that businesses should wholeheartedly embrace transforming vs. transitioning
(Apr 2024)

Online Webinar from Climate X (9 April 2024).
You can access the recording on their website here
The webinar was about showcasing data analytics solution, Spectra, and the company shared how to approach climate risk assessments using their multi-award-winning technology. solution covers:
• Frameworks and key metrics. • Overcoming hurdles & pain points. • Tour of our platform, Spectra
Why does it matter? Catered to executives within banking, insurance, and asset managers responsible for undertaking climate risk assessments and regulatory disclosures.
(Apr 2024)

Online Webinar from UN global Compact network (26 march 2024).
You can access the recording on their website
Discussion involved business case studies, investor representatives, and subject matter experts to demonstrate the business benefits of managing transition risks through due diligence. Interventions will explore the growing business responsibility to facilitate a just transition in the context of increasing legislation and expectations from investors and other stakeholders. Presentations of leading practice will also demonstrate how companies can build resilient supply chains through ongoing stakeholder engagement. Speakers:
- Barbara Wettstein, Human Rights Manager, Nestle
- Helen Meekings, Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights - Senior Advisor, Shift Project
- Joachim Roth, Climate Policy Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)
- Katie Frame, ESG Engagement and Stewardship at Schroders
- Federico Burlon, Deputy Director of Business Engagement at Shift
Why does it matter? Just transition must address a central pillar of impact on human life and communities.
(Mar 2024)

Live event attended in person (25 march 2024).
You can access the recording here
A Practical Guide for Companies and their Investors. A day full of immensely useful legal risk and litigation arising from Climate risk impact on businesses. Panel discussion on - Key trends in climate and ESG litigation, nature-impact and biodiversity loss-related litigation discussing tracing ownership structure, supply chain and money. Presentations on Directors’ duties, derivative claims and personal liability, Environmental ‘whistleblowing’ – having the correct processes in place, Managing potential exposure to human rights claims, UK company directors and nature risk: A new legal opinion, The role of the board: minimising the risk of ‘greenwashing’ claims through effective governance, Activism as a driver of change for business, Potential legal risks from reporting standards, such as the ISSB Sustainability Standards, The rise of litigation funding for environmental damage and climate-related claims.
Why does it matter? If you are on Board of a company or a NED you need a understand the developing nature of laws and impact of climate change on law and its application.
(Mar 2024)

Live Online webinar attended (21 march 2024).
Climate Stress Testing for Credit Risk (Team from Mathworks showcasing their talent and offering)
Why does it matter? Climate Stress Testing will help banks and FIs understand manifestation of Physical and transition risk on their assets and portfolio during extreme weather events. Linking climate system data points with actual £ impact on asset through PD, LGD and EAD
(Mar 2024)

Live Online webinar attended (21 march 2024).
Climate Stress Testing for Credit Risk (Team from Mathworks showcasing their talent and offering)
Why does it matter? Climate Stress Testing will help banks and FIs understand manifestation of Physical and transition risk on their assets and portfolio during extreme weather events. Linking climate system data points with actual £  impact on asset through PD, LGD and EAD helps in calculating RWA and reducing 
(Mar 2024)

Live Online webinar attended (8 march 2024).
This webinar gave an overview of ownership structures for business that are better aligned with Doughnut Economics. It also explored how change-makers could best engage with investors to pursue such transformations in ownership design. delves deeper into what type of 
Why does it matter? Alternative Ownership Enterprise Models is as the name suggests different to traditional extractive shareholder models. In order to question and change the deep design of business for impact investing and climate justice, doughnut economics models are highly useful
(Mar 2024)

In person attended 2 day event (6,7 march 2024).
discussion, presentations, debates and panel on Sustainability, net zero, transition finance, carbon credit, carbon removal , NZ buildings, ESG strategies, Energy traceability, sustainable aviation, decarbonising supply chain, How to empower NZ journey, circularity etc.
sustainability live net zero agenda
Why does it matter? Sponsored by Schneider electric, the event brought multi sector participants focused on how to achieve sustainability and act on NZ transition plan
(Mar 2024)

The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) was created to put finance at the service of People and the Planet. Peace, and the stability that comes with it, is a prerequisite for finance to achieve this goal; to help address the key challenges of our time, such as climate change and social inequity that are at the core of our work. There can be no peace and stability while financial institutions continue to fund the production of, and trade in, arms.
GABV  Milan declaration: A statement for Peace. 
The event recording. 
Why does it matter? Because Ethical investments and peace goes hand in hand.
(Feb 2024)

Online event- new report led by the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment on the growing threat of heat risk in the UK. The report discusses the impacts of extreme heat on health and wellbeing, the built and natural environment, infrastructure and the economy, and explores gaps in national policy on heat. It provides insights from first responders, local and national government and agencies, utilities and civil society organisations who had direct experience of the 2022 heatwaves in England.
Why does it matter? Climate inaction and insufficient national policy has led us to increased threat of Heat risk but the report discusses about way foreward and recommendation
(Feb 2024)

10th annual Forest 500 report, which assesses the most influential companies and financial institutions commitments and actions and human rights abuses on deforestation. The webinar highlights key learnings from the past ten years and actions we need to see going forward. The panel included speakers from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Global Canopy, ClientEarth and The Gaia Foundation. The webinar revealed 10 lessons from a decade of deforestation data, highlighted pockets of progress.
Here is the report.
Why does it matter?  Because market-driven deforestation is a solvable crisis, yet almost a quarter (23%) of the companies and financial institutions that have been in the Forest 500 for the past 10 years are still yet to publish a single deforestation commitment or policy. To avoid catastrophic consequences, we need to see significant progress, those who have not yet woken up to acting on this issue should finally pay attention.
(Feb 2024)

This session highlighted the importance of employees in the data collection process, particularly with regard to business travel, employee commuting, and homeworking. Companies discussed the tools they use to gather and track this information and other solutions for employee engagement in these areas.
Global Compact Network UK ran the webinar, recording is here.
Why does it matter? As Scope 3 emissions usually account for more than 70 per cent of a business’s carbon footprint, it is crucial that companies tackle Scope 3 emissions to meet stakeholder expectations for meaningful climate action.
(Feb 2024)

In person event at Central London Location-
CLIMATE TRANSITION PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LISTED COMPANIES 2024
BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TPT FRAMEWORK AND SECTOR GUIDANCE
Why does it matter? Discussion on Transition Plans as a key element of the Government’s Green Strategy, Moving from design to implementation of the TPT Framework and Sector Guidance, The TPT Framework in the context of other relevant international initiatives, such as the ISSB Standards, the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, TCFD and GFANZ guidance. How investors and other stakeholders will use transition plans going forward.
(Feb 2024)

session explored the different methodologies for collecting primary data associated with downstream emissions categories like processing, use, and treatment of sold products, transportation & distribution, leased assets, and investments.
Global Compact Network UK ran the webinar, recording is here.
Why does it matter? As Scope 3 emissions usually account for more than 70 per cent of a business’s carbon footprint, it is crucial that companies tackle Scope 3 emissions to meet stakeholder expectations for meaningful climate action.
(Feb 2024)

SUSXL is a new UK-based collective of action-led forward-thinking senior executives and thought leaders focused on sustainability
Online webinar discussion
(Feb 2024)

session focused on the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of data collection and explored methodologies for collecting primary data associated with upstream emissions categories like purchased goods & services, capital goods, transportation & distribution, leased assets, and waste.
Global Compact Network UK ran the webinar, recording is here.
Why does it matter? As Scope 3 emissions usually account for more than 70 per cent of a business’s carbon footprint, it is crucial that companies tackle Scope 3 emissions to meet stakeholder expectations for meaningful climate action.
(Feb 2024)

Webinar focused on how to set the foundation for meaningful stakeholder engagement in the value chain to collect accurate data. This included how to introduce questionnaires and approach difficult conversations with suppliers and service providers. It established a baseline for the initial steps companies can take to design internal policies and programmes that support sustainable procurement.
Global Compact Network UK ran the webinar, recording is here.
Why does it matter? As Scope 3 emissions usually account for more than 70 per cent of a business’s carbon footprint, it is crucial that companies tackle Scope 3 emissions to meet stakeholder expectations for meaningful climate action.
(Feb 2024)

Webinar focused on 'How to tell if a technology will serve humanity well'
Centre for human technology ran the session. here is the video
Why does it matter? The ever presence technological super powers around us are building crucial tech solutions but are they always serving the humanity well? how to identify the pitfalls? answers 8 key questions about humane technology
(Feb 2024)