Demystifying Sustainability: Who Do We Impact?
Join us for a seminar exploring how we define and implement corporate sustainability that benefits everyone. In this session, we will delve into the concept of materiality and the significance of stakeholder engagement. Learn how to identify the most critical environmental and social issues. Discover how this approach drives impactful sustainability practices, creating shared value for both the company and its stakeholders.
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Janice Lao, Co-Founder, Project Eleven and 3X Head of Sustainability
Dr. Janice Lao is an internationally awarded environmental scientist and economist working in the field of corporate sustainability for 20 years. In the past decade, she has led the sustainability agenda for multinational companies worldwide such as Peninsula Hotels, MTR Corporation, Cathay Pacific, Swire Group, and Helen of Troy, in industries spanning conglomerates, real estate, hospitality, transport, and consumer goods. She has extensive knowledge and deep practical experience in global corporate sustainability programs, having worked in China, Australia, UK and US. She was named in Forbes Magazine in 2018 as one of the world’s most influential female sustainability leaders and by Greenbiz in 2019 as one of the most influential women working in climate. She graduated from the University of Oxford and completed her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education at Prescott College.
About the course:
Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator
This 8-week course equips you with the essential skills to excel in a corporate sustainability team. Learn from sustainability expert Dr. Janice Lao, drawing on her two decades of experience leading sustainability efforts in multinational corporations. Network with professionals and gain the skills to break into the corporate sustainability sector and drive sustainability initiatives within your organization. Learn more.
The Climate Impact of AI
The first step in reducing AI's climate impact is understanding its key sources and the most significant contributors. Join François Burra, Climate Product Leader, and 3X... Read more
The first step in reducing AI's climate impact is understanding its key sources and the most significant contributors. Join François Burra, Climate Product Leader, and 3X Product Lead, alongside Pascal Joly, AI, and Data Solutions Expert, as they dive into the primary drivers of AI emissions and explore strategies to mitigate them.
About the speakers
François Burra
François is a sustainable digital and low-carbon product consultant, mentor, and speaker with several successful turns as a Product Lead and UX Designer and 13 years of experience working with startups and agencies in Canada and the US. He helps digital companies reduce their digital emissions by delivering training, measuring digital emissions, and creating low-carbon experiences. François teaches a complementary course, Digital Product Decarbonization, which has received excellent reviews.
Pascal Joly
Pascal is an experienced product manager with 25 years of experience in IT services and digital product development for large companies. He is a sustainability consultant at IT Climate Ed and an experienced digital collage facilitator. He holds a Coursera certification in Machine Learning, is a graduate of the INRIA Environmental Impacts of Digital Technologies program, and is certified in GHG Scope 3 measuring.
The first step in reducing AI's climate impact is understanding its key sources and the most significant contributors. Join François Burra, Climate Product Leader, and 3X... Read more
The first step in reducing AI's climate impact is understanding its key sources and the most significant contributors. Join François Burra, Climate Product Leader, and 3X Product Lead, alongside Pascal Joly, AI, and Data Solutions Expert, as they dive into the primary drivers of AI emissions and explore strategies to mitigate them.
About the speakers
François Burra
François is a sustainable digital and low-carbon product consultant, mentor, and speaker with several successful turns as a Product Lead and UX Designer and 13 years of experience working with startups and agencies in Canada and the US. He helps digital companies reduce their digital emissions by delivering training, measuring digital emissions, and creating low-carbon experiences. François teaches a complementary course, Digital Product Decarbonization, which has received excellent reviews.
Pascal Joly
Pascal is an experienced product manager with 25 years of experience in IT services and digital product development for large companies. He is a sustainability consultant at IT Climate Ed and an experienced digital collage facilitator. He holds a Coursera certification in Machine Learning, is a graduate of the INRIA Environmental Impacts of Digital Technologies program, and is certified in GHG Scope 3 measuring.
Open House: Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator
Join us for a live Q&A session to learn more about our course, Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator, from its creator, Dr. Janice Lao. Take a deeper look at the course... Read more
Join us for a live Q&A session to learn more about our course, Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator, from its creator, Dr. Janice Lao. Take a deeper look at the course content to determine if it is the right course for you and your climate journey.
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Janice Lao, Co-Founder, Project Eleven and 3X Head of Sustainability
Dr. Janice Lao is an internationally awarded environmental scientist and economist working in the field of corporate sustainability for 20 years. In the past decade, she has led the sustainability agenda for multinational companies worldwide such as Peninsula Hotels, MTR Corporation, Cathay Pacific, Swire Group, and Helen of Troy, in industries spanning conglomerates, real estate, hospitality, transport, and consumer goods. She has extensive knowledge and deep practical experience in global corporate sustainability programs, having worked in China, Australia, UK and US. She was named in Forbes Magazine in 2018 as one of the world’s most influential female sustainability leaders and by Greenbiz in 2019 as one of the most influential women working in climate. She graduated from the University of Oxford and completed her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education at Prescott College.
About the course:
Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator
This 8-week course equips you with the essential skills to excel in a corporate sustainability team. Learn from sustainability expert Dr. Janice Lao, drawing on her two decades of experience leading sustainability efforts in multinational corporations. Network with professionals and gain the skills to break into the corporate sustainability sector and drive sustainability initiatives within your organization. Learn more.
Join us for a live Q&A session to learn more about our course, Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator, from its creator, Dr. Janice Lao. Take a deeper look at the course... Read more
Join us for a live Q&A session to learn more about our course, Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator, from its creator, Dr. Janice Lao. Take a deeper look at the course content to determine if it is the right course for you and your climate journey.
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Janice Lao, Co-Founder, Project Eleven and 3X Head of Sustainability
Dr. Janice Lao is an internationally awarded environmental scientist and economist working in the field of corporate sustainability for 20 years. In the past decade, she has led the sustainability agenda for multinational companies worldwide such as Peninsula Hotels, MTR Corporation, Cathay Pacific, Swire Group, and Helen of Troy, in industries spanning conglomerates, real estate, hospitality, transport, and consumer goods. She has extensive knowledge and deep practical experience in global corporate sustainability programs, having worked in China, Australia, UK and US. She was named in Forbes Magazine in 2018 as one of the world’s most influential female sustainability leaders and by Greenbiz in 2019 as one of the most influential women working in climate. She graduated from the University of Oxford and completed her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education at Prescott College.
About the course:
Corporate Sustainability Leadership Accelerator
This 8-week course equips you with the essential skills to excel in a corporate sustainability team. Learn from sustainability expert Dr. Janice Lao, drawing on her two decades of experience leading sustainability efforts in multinational corporations. Network with professionals and gain the skills to break into the corporate sustainability sector and drive sustainability initiatives within your organization. Learn more.
Digital. Sustainability. Do these words belong together?
In this session, Scott Stonham will explore both sides of digital sustainability - how digital technologies are helping achieve tremendous good, but also the unintended consequences. Scott will give examples of both,... Read more
In this session, Scott Stonham will explore both sides of digital sustainability - how digital technologies are helping achieve tremendous good, but also the unintended consequences. Scott will give examples of both, providing practical suggestions to help participants begin to address their negative digital impacts, particularly digital carbon footprints.
Speaker bio:
Over the last 25 years, Scott has helped bring to life innovations we take for granted today, from the Mobile Internet to Smartphone Navigation. His experience spans senior technology and marketing roles for multi-nationals, including Vodafone, Qualcomm and IHS Markit, to edgy technology start-ups in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Today Scott focuses his energy on driving positive impacts for people, nature and the planet. He channels his work through two ventures: Leading an accelerator for Impact Startups, helping companies understand and address their digital carbon footprints.
Scott is an innovator, advisor, speaker, author of the Exploring Digital Carbon Footprints report, contributor to the Open University and the founder of Digital Carbon Online.
In this session, Scott Stonham will explore both sides of digital sustainability - how digital technologies are helping achieve tremendous good, but also the unintended consequences. Scott will give examples of both,... Read more
In this session, Scott Stonham will explore both sides of digital sustainability - how digital technologies are helping achieve tremendous good, but also the unintended consequences. Scott will give examples of both, providing practical suggestions to help participants begin to address their negative digital impacts, particularly digital carbon footprints.
Speaker bio:
Over the last 25 years, Scott has helped bring to life innovations we take for granted today, from the Mobile Internet to Smartphone Navigation. His experience spans senior technology and marketing roles for multi-nationals, including Vodafone, Qualcomm and IHS Markit, to edgy technology start-ups in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Today Scott focuses his energy on driving positive impacts for people, nature and the planet. He channels his work through two ventures: Leading an accelerator for Impact Startups, helping companies understand and address their digital carbon footprints.
Scott is an innovator, advisor, speaker, author of the Exploring Digital Carbon Footprints report, contributor to the Open University and the founder of Digital Carbon Online.
2024: The Year Corporate Climate Reporting Takes Off
Join Katherine Markova as she discusses a major shift that is underway in the world of corporate sustainability - from the alphabet soup of voluntary reporting to a... Read more
Join Katherine Markova as she discusses a major shift that is underway in the world of corporate sustainability - from the alphabet soup of voluntary reporting to a common global standard for mandatory disclosure.
Related course:
Mastering Corporate Climate Reporting
Determine regulatory climate reporting requirements for your company and practice building scaffolding for sustainability reports. Learn more about our four-week online Mastering Corporate Climate Reporting
Join Katherine Markova as she discusses a major shift that is underway in the world of corporate sustainability - from the alphabet soup of voluntary reporting to a... Read more
Join Katherine Markova as she discusses a major shift that is underway in the world of corporate sustainability - from the alphabet soup of voluntary reporting to a common global standard for mandatory disclosure.
Related course:
Mastering Corporate Climate Reporting
Determine regulatory climate reporting requirements for your company and practice building scaffolding for sustainability reports. Learn more about our four-week online Mastering Corporate Climate Reporting