Join Drew Wilkinson for this one-hour webinar on how to make sustainability part of everybody’s job in large organizations – across all functions and levels.
Drew is a climate activist, community organizer, and co-founder of Microsoft’s 10,000-member employee sustainability community. He works for Planet Earth but provides consulting services on the people side of sustainability: employee engagement, culture and change management, community building, green skilling, and leadership development. In a past life, he was a singer of a touring punk rock band and an eco pirate with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Learn more on his website and connect with him on LinkedIn.
How can trustworthy data and AI accelerate climate action?
Join Dr. Karine Serfaty, 3-time Chief Data Officer, with comprehensive training in climate risks and solutions, as she discusses how trusted data at scale can accelerate the progress... Read more
Join Dr. Karine Serfaty, 3-time Chief Data Officer, with comprehensive training in climate risks and solutions, as she discusses how trusted data at scale can accelerate the progress of sustainability initiatives. This webinar will delve into leveraging data to embed your climate and nature initiatives within your organization, mobilize teams across departments, synchronize optimization algorithms with your sustainability objectives, and support innovation. Dr. Serfaty will introduce the '3 Is of Data Impact' framework and illustrate its application with industry examples, including corporates across various sectors and data and AI innovators.
About the speaker
Dr. Karine Serfaty
Karine is a seasoned strategy and data executive driving sustainability transformation. She is the founder of Shyftr, a consultancy and education firm dedicated to powering corporate sustainability initiatives with trusted data at scale. She previously held senior strategy and data roles at iconic media companies, helping The New York Times, ITV, and The Economist Group transform themselves and set new foundations for success in response to the twin digital and sustainability disruptions.
About the course
Leveraging Data and AI in Sustainability
This course will provide you with practical strategies for leveraging data and AI to fast-track sustainability goals. From maximizing existing data capabilities to utilizing specialized software solutions to facilitating data sharing (and more!), you’ll learn to harness tools that streamline reporting, inform decision-making processes, and optimize algorithms that work for the planet and advance the ecosystem. Learn more about our four-week online Leveraging Data and AI in Sustainability course.
Join Dr. Karine Serfaty, 3-time Chief Data Officer, with comprehensive training in climate risks and solutions, as she discusses how trusted data at scale can accelerate the progress... Read more
Join Dr. Karine Serfaty, 3-time Chief Data Officer, with comprehensive training in climate risks and solutions, as she discusses how trusted data at scale can accelerate the progress of sustainability initiatives. This webinar will delve into leveraging data to embed your climate and nature initiatives within your organization, mobilize teams across departments, synchronize optimization algorithms with your sustainability objectives, and support innovation. Dr. Serfaty will introduce the '3 Is of Data Impact' framework and illustrate its application with industry examples, including corporates across various sectors and data and AI innovators.
About the speaker
Dr. Karine Serfaty
Karine is a seasoned strategy and data executive driving sustainability transformation. She is the founder of Shyftr, a consultancy and education firm dedicated to powering corporate sustainability initiatives with trusted data at scale. She previously held senior strategy and data roles at iconic media companies, helping The New York Times, ITV, and The Economist Group transform themselves and set new foundations for success in response to the twin digital and sustainability disruptions.
About the course
Leveraging Data and AI in Sustainability
This course will provide you with practical strategies for leveraging data and AI to fast-track sustainability goals. From maximizing existing data capabilities to utilizing specialized software solutions to facilitating data sharing (and more!), you’ll learn to harness tools that streamline reporting, inform decision-making processes, and optimize algorithms that work for the planet and advance the ecosystem. Learn more about our four-week online Leveraging Data and AI in Sustainability course.
Understanding the Climate Impact of Supply Chains
Break down the surprising hidden impact of supply chains (~60% of emissions!) This event will discuss the various components and drivers of supply chain emissions that make it... Read more
Break down the surprising hidden impact of supply chains (~60% of emissions!) This event will discuss the various components and drivers of supply chain emissions that make it the majority of the carbon footprint of many companies. We'll introduce some real-world examples and identify critical areas that need climate intervention.
Meet the Speaker
Janice Lao, Co-Founder, Project Eleven and 3X Head of Sustainability
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 working with supply chains globally on sustainability and climate programs, having worked in China, Australia, UK and US. At the age of 30, she developed the initial mathematical and economic modelling that was the basis for international aviation’s climate change strategy. She also originated and led industry-first sustainable financial deals (green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, M&A).
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 change. She graduated from the University of Oxford and is completing her Ph.D. at Prescott College on governance practices in corporate sustainability.
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Supply Chain Decarbonization
A four-week course on strategies to measure and reduce carbon emissions and enhance the resilience of complex supply chains in collaboration with stakeholders. Learn more here.
Break down the surprising hidden impact of supply chains (~60% of emissions!) This event will discuss the various components and drivers of supply chain emissions that make it... Read more
Break down the surprising hidden impact of supply chains (~60% of emissions!) This event will discuss the various components and drivers of supply chain emissions that make it the majority of the carbon footprint of many companies. We'll introduce some real-world examples and identify critical areas that need climate intervention.
Meet the Speaker
Janice Lao, Co-Founder, Project Eleven and 3X Head of Sustainability
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 working with supply chains globally on sustainability and climate programs, having worked in China, Australia, UK and US. At the age of 30, she developed the initial mathematical and economic modelling that was the basis for international aviation’s climate change strategy. She also originated and led industry-first sustainable financial deals (green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, M&A).
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 change. She graduated from the University of Oxford and is completing her Ph.D. at Prescott College on governance practices in corporate sustainability.
Related course:
Supply Chain Decarbonization
A four-week course on strategies to measure and reduce carbon emissions and enhance the resilience of complex supply chains in collaboration with stakeholders. Learn more here.
Transforming Climate Anxiety into Workplace Action
Are you worried about the climate crisis and don’t know where to begin to take action? A good place to start is your workplace. Companies wield enormous influence,... Read more
Are you worried about the climate crisis and don’t know where to begin to take action? A good place to start is your workplace. Companies wield enormous influence, and they have an important role to play in reducing emissions and advocating for climate policy. When employees speak, companies act.
According to Kite Insights, 8 out of 10 employees say they are ready and willing to take action on climate change in their jobs, but fewer than half feel “very” or “quite able” to do so. Join ClimateVoice for a dynamic conversation about how employees can speak up to raise the bar on corporate climate advocacy.
Meet the speakers
Deborah McNamara, Executive Director of ClimateVoice
Deborah McNamara is the Executive Director of ClimateVoice, having worked for social change, environmental, and climate justice-focused nonprofits for over 20 years. Her most recent work includes leading climate-focused campaigns targeting fossil fuel finance, promoting climate solutions and a just transition away from fossil fuels, and enacting strong local climate policy. She studied Environmental Policy and Philosophy at Boston University and received a Master’s degree in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.
Jennifer Allyn, Director of Programs and Campaigns, ClimateVoice
Jennifer Allyn leads campaigns for ClimateVoice to mobilize companies to lobby for bold and equitable climate policy. In 2023, she earned a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s new Climate School with a focus on climatology, public policy, and environmental justice. Jennifer started her career leading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, most recently as a Managing Director at PwC.
About the course
Advocating for Climate Policy in the Workplace
The course draws on the expertise of ClimateVoice–a non-profit that leverages the power of corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win crucial power battles–to outline the importance of strong climate policy advocacy at work, regardless of your role.
Are you worried about the climate crisis and don’t know where to begin to take action? A good place to start is your workplace. Companies wield enormous influence,... Read more
Are you worried about the climate crisis and don’t know where to begin to take action? A good place to start is your workplace. Companies wield enormous influence, and they have an important role to play in reducing emissions and advocating for climate policy. When employees speak, companies act.
According to Kite Insights, 8 out of 10 employees say they are ready and willing to take action on climate change in their jobs, but fewer than half feel “very” or “quite able” to do so. Join ClimateVoice for a dynamic conversation about how employees can speak up to raise the bar on corporate climate advocacy.
Meet the speakers
Deborah McNamara, Executive Director of ClimateVoice
Deborah McNamara is the Executive Director of ClimateVoice, having worked for social change, environmental, and climate justice-focused nonprofits for over 20 years. Her most recent work includes leading climate-focused campaigns targeting fossil fuel finance, promoting climate solutions and a just transition away from fossil fuels, and enacting strong local climate policy. She studied Environmental Policy and Philosophy at Boston University and received a Master’s degree in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.
Jennifer Allyn, Director of Programs and Campaigns, ClimateVoice
Jennifer Allyn leads campaigns for ClimateVoice to mobilize companies to lobby for bold and equitable climate policy. In 2023, she earned a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s new Climate School with a focus on climatology, public policy, and environmental justice. Jennifer started her career leading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, most recently as a Managing Director at PwC.
About the course
Advocating for Climate Policy in the Workplace
The course draws on the expertise of ClimateVoice–a non-profit that leverages the power of corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win crucial power battles–to outline the importance of strong climate policy advocacy at work, regardless of your role.
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