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Program | The New Metrics of Sustainable Business 2013
Join your peers in Philadelphia to learn from over 60 of our current favorite change agents in 30 plenaries and breakout discussions. We'll share up to the minute trends, drivers and examples of the most successful ways businesses are creating and capturing entirely new forms of value, or quantifying previously-ignored existing economic, social and environmental impacts.
DAY 1 - Tuesday, September 24th
9:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
KoAnn Skrzyniarz
Founder & CEO, Sustainable Brands
Opening MC Remarks
Gil Friend
Founder & CEO, Natural Logic, Inc.
Measuring the Core Business Benefits of a Social Value Proposition
Mission Measurement
Jason Saul, Founder & CEO
Next-generation Differentiated Value: The Metrics behind the Meaningful Brands Index
Havas Media Group
10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00
A Sneak Peek: The Gold Standard for ESG Performance
Bob Willard
Thought Leader and Author, The New Sustainability Advantage
CFO-Approved: New Horizons in Modelling the ROI of Sustainability
Johnson & Johnson
Joseph Wolk, Vice President, Finance
Natural Selection: The Evolution of Social Impact Metrics
The Rainforest Alliance
From Metrics, to Tactics, to Strategy: Embedding Sustainability across the Value Chain
SAP
Thomas Odenwald, Senior Vice President
Shared AND Quantified: Model Social Innovation in Action
The Empowerment Plan
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Breakout Discussions
Product & Service Value
Organizational Value
Societal Value
Room
14:00 - 15:00
Overcoming Customer Confusion toward Mainstreaming Sourcing and Supply Chain Certification Standards
Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.
Bonnie Nixon, Senior Advisor
Fair Trade USA
Mary Jo Cook, Chief Impact Officer
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Kerry Coughlin, Regional Director, Americas
The Rainforest Alliance
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Two Tomorrows / DNV
Beyond Employee Engagement: Using New Metrics to Embed Sustainability throughout the Organization
SAP
UPS
Measuring Shared Value throughout the Value Chain
Shared Value Initiative / FSG
Greg Hills, Managing Director
Nestlé
InterContinental Hotels
Verizon
Cisco
15:00 - 15:30
Networking Break
Room
15:30 - 16:30
Supply Chain Scorecards, the Next Episode
PwC
Sprint
Microsoft
Benchmark, Localize, Divest: Emerging Trends in the Sustainable Investing Landscape
HIP Investor, Inc.
Paul Herman, Founder
Vancity
HSBC
350.org
RSF Social Finance
Getting Real with Thresholds: Updates on Incorporating Sustainability Context in Corporate Sustainability Strategies
Center for Sustainable Organizations
Mark McElroy, Founder and Executive Director
Climate Counts
Mike Bellamente, Director
Corporate Case Study 1
Corporate Case Study 2
16:45 - 17:30
Evening Plenary Discussion: New Metrics for Trust, Reputation and Green Brand Value
Havas Media Group
Edelman
CSRHub
Verdantix
CoreBrand
17:30 - 19:00
Cocktail Reception
DAY 2 - Wednesday, September 25th
9:15
Opening Remarks
HIP Investor, Inc.
Paul Herman, Founder
The Next Frontier in Holistic Understanding and Management of Environmental Impact Data
Energy Points
Ory Zik, Founder & CEO
Helping Us Help Ourselves: End-to-End Net Good
BT
Kevin Moss, Head of Net Good Program
Internal Carbon Fees to the Rescue
Microsoft, Shell, Disney
10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00
Rating the Raters: Bringing Order to the Clutter of Sustainability Performance Rankings
Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR)
Mark Tulay, Program Director
New Metrics in Communication with Politicians and Policy Makers
Future 500
Bill Shireman, President & CEO
Breakthrough: An Update in Valuation of Human Capital
Interface
Erin Meezan, Vice President of Sustainability
Reigning in Siloed Big Data
Enigma
An Alternative Macro-economic Framework: How, on Earth?
Post Growth Institute
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
Breakouts
Product & Service Value
Organizational Value
Societal Value
Room
14:00 - 15:00
Cognitive Science and Big Data toward a Better Understanding of Purchasing Behavior
GoodGuide
DarwinSF
Neurofocus
Compare and Contrast: Sustainability Performance Ratings and Rankings
Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR)
Mark Tulay, Program Director
Deloitte
The Global 100
Newsweek
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
BrandLogic
Best-in-Class in Methodologies for Putting a Monetary Value on Social Impact
Georgetown University
Bea Boccalandro, SROI Thought Leader
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Witold Henisz, Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management
15:00 - 15:30
Networking Break
Room
15:30 - 16:30
Brand Benefits of Ambitious Sustainability Goals and Evolving Levels of Data Transparency
HP
Saleem Van Groenou, Global Environmental Initiatives Manager
Diageo
Trials and Tribulations in a Cloud of Sustainability Reporting Standards
Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR)
Mark Tulay, Program Director
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
B Lab
International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)
Are We There Yet: The State of Natural Capital Valuation
Trucost
Libby Bernick, Senior Vice President, North America
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
16:45 - 17:30
Listening Session: What is Missing in the New Metrics Conversation?
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News & Views
Issues in Focus
• Brand Innovation • New Metrics • Behavior Change • Communications • Green Chemistry • Brand Leadership • Sustainable Design • Supply Chain • Social Enterprise • Employee Engagement • Beyond Waste • Food Systems • Retail Innovation
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