The heat is on. Over 60% of the world’s largest companies have set carbon reduction targets and now need to figure out where to invest. With climate-related business opportunities in emerging markets alone valued at $23 trillion between now and 2030 by the World Bank – how can companies find the quickest and most cost-effective routes to achieving their green transition advantage?
View our on-demand webinar to learn how company practitioners are meeting the challenge, including:
- Quantifying both the financial and green “returns” of investments in line with TCFD recommendations
- Prioritizing different capital investments to meet two-degree climate goals
- Engaging business managers on low-carbon opportunities
- Communicating the benefits of climate-smart strategies to investors
Libby is the Global Head of Corporate Business for Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices. Libby is responsible for product development, research and sales activities for Trucost corporate programs globally, including impact analysis of bonds and company ESG disclosure to investors. She has been a strategic advisor to global multinational corporations, development banks, investors, and foundations on environmental and social issues.
Libby is a regular speaker at international industry events and frequent commentator in the media on corporate sustainability and ESG disclosure issues.
She has worked for over 25 years integrating environmental information into business decision-making, and has led the development and implementation of numerous decision-support tools and programs. Prior to joining Trucost, Libby was Vice President, Sustainability Services for Underwriter’s Laboratory; previousroles included executive positions commercializing new greener products, environmental manager within a manufacturing facility, and managing water and air pollution programs at the US EPA.
Libby holds a M.A.S. in Civil (Environmental) Engineering and a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Delaware, and is a licensed Professional Engineer and LEED AP accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Dennis is the Director of CSR, Product Stewardship & Sustainability for Saint-Gobain in North America, the parent company of CertainTeed. Dennis joined CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain in 2007 and has since worked in a variety of operational EHS, product stewardship and sustainability roles. Dennis’ team leads Saint-Gobain North America’s process & product sustainability efforts including waste, water, energy, & greenhouse gas reduction as well as product life cycle assessment and evaluation. Dennis holds a BS in Applied Environmental Health & Safety Sciences (Safety Sciences) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Environmental Protection & Safety Management from St. Joseph’s University, an MBA from LaSalle University, and a certificate in Sustainable Engineering from Villanova University. Prior to his time at CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain, Dennis held a variety of operations, quality, and regulatory positions in the pharmaceutical, and paper and plastics industries. Dennis is a member of the United States Green Building Council, LEED Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group (MR TAG).
Mike joined The Climate Group in January 2017 and leads the organization’s portfolio of activity with business, including its programs on renewable power (RE100), energy productivity (EP100), electric vehicles (EV100) and LED lighting.
Mike has worked with companies across the world on climate and sustainability issues since 1988, spending more than a decade at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), most recently as Director of Executive Programmes, and previously as Director of Strategy and Communications. Before joining CISL, he was Chief Operating Officer of AccountAbility where he led the development of the AA1000 framework for sustainability accounting and reporting.
Mike started his career as a business consultant for the COBA Group, a strategy boutique since acquired by PricewaterhouseCoopers, following studies in politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford, and international relations at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
