Keynote Address

Mayor Richard M. Daley *

Expert convener:
Laura Flanigan, Director, Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance

Business leaders seeking regulatory certainty

Under USCAP, a coalition of companies and NGOs are urging the Bush administration to enact mandatory carbon caps that will cut CO2 emissions by at least 60% by 2050. These companies see national emissions targets as a way to avoid a patchwork of potentially costly and opposing state regulations that will hamper their companies’ ability to compete globally. In this opening session, we will hear why these organizations think national carbon reduction goals make strong business sense.

Chair: Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute
John Disharoon, Director of Sustainable Development, Caterpillar Inc.
Bill Gerwing, Director of Environmental Policy, BP America
Melissa Lavinson, Director for Federal, Governmental and Regulatory Relations, PG&E
Alice LeBlanc, Director of the Office of Environment and Climate Change, AIG

Illinois’ climate initiatives – impact for the corporate community
Doug Scott, Chair of Climate Change Advisory, Illinois EPA

10.20

National climate change policy update

• When will national targets for greenhouse gas reduction become a reality?
• How will the Supreme Court’s decision to enforce the EPA’s role in regulating transport emissions affect national policy?
• How will California implement its Global Warming Solutions Act?
• Will this become the template for other states?
• How will federal legislation affect state and regional initiatives?
• How will a national cap-and-trade system function?

Chair: Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program, National Resource Defense Council
Karen Hobbs, First Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago's Department of Environment
Michelle Manion , Climate & Energy Team Manager, NESCAUM
Jim Sullivan, Director, Climate Leaders Program, EPA
Howard Learner, Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center

11.00

Carbon footprint and life-cycle analysis 101

While with the Heinz Centre, Anthony Janetos directed a study to analyse the life-cycle footprints of individual product chains for The Home Depot, Stora Enso, Time Inc., and Canfor Corporation. Here he discusses those findings as well as how companies can initiate their own carbon life-cycle studies.

Anthony Janetos, Director, Joint Global Change Research Institute

Case study: Greener miles: Helping customers track their emissions
John Viera, Director of Sustainable Business Strategies, Ford Motor Company

Case study: The next step: Product life cycle analysis
David Refkin, Director of Sustainability, Time Inc.

Carbon management solutions
Dimitri A. Shanin, Senior Consultant, Carbon Management, Pace Global Energy Services

Expert convener:
Audra Jones, Senior Director of Partnership Development, UN Foundation

Energy Efficiency

Case study: Corporate-wide energy and GHG reduction strategies
Paul Vitello, Director of Environmental Programs, United Technologies

Case study: Saving energy across various locations
Steve DePalo, Energy Manager, McDonald’s USA

Discussion with expert panel

• What are the most practical solutions to reduce electricity consumption?
• How much energy can an organization hope to save?
• How can you cut energy use across various locations?
• What is the key to getting employees involved in cutting down on energy use?

Chair: Kara Saul Rinaldi, Director of Government and Public Affairs, Owens Corning
Betsy Dutrow, Program Manager, Energy Star for Industry
Peter Garforth, Principal, Garforth International
Todd Brady, Corporate Environmental Manager, Intel Corporation

Case study: Waste management issues

How to make waste management and recycling cost effective and even profitable while reducing GHG

Tom Costantino, Asset Management and Resource Recovery Manager, PSEG

4.10

In this session, we will hear from some of the nominated companies of this year’s Metafore Innovation Awards. These awards recognize product and service innovations that reduce or offset climate change through new methods and processes. Past finalists include Columbia Forest Products, Time Inc. and Starbucks.

Chair: David Ford, CEO, Metafore
Lyn Brown, Vice President Corporate Relations & Social Responsibility, Catalyst Paper Corporation
David Quigg, Director of Marketing/Owner, Grays Harbor Paper
James T. McDonald III, Environmental Health & Safety Operations Manager, International Paper Company
Michael Luehrs, Director of Operations, Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
Lucía Delfina Ruiz Ostoic, Executive Director, Center for Research, Conservation and Management of Natural Areas
Glen Johnson, Environmental and Technical Department Manager, Myllykosky North America – Alsip- Mill Company
Steven C. Smith, VP Operations/ Resident Manager, Myllykosky North America – Alsip- Mill

5:30-7:00

Day 2 Wednesday, September 26

Expert convener:
Emily Barton, Corporate EHS Manager, Motorola and President, NAEM Lake Michigan Chapter

Green Power and RECs 101
All you need to know about choosing renewable energy sources and purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs)
Steve Fine, Vice President, ICF International

Case study: Investing in green electricity and onsite generation
Menno Enters, Manager of Utilities, Walgreens

Case study: Innovative green power solutions
Dean Pusch, Manager of Environmental Affairs, Anheuser-Busch

Discussion with expert panel

• What are the feasible and cost effective green energy options?
• Does it matter where your green energy comes from?
• Does it always cost more than non-renewable sources?
• How can you ensure RECs are not double sold?
• How can you verify the carbon reduction impact of RECs?

Chair: Emily Barton, Corporate EHS Manager, Motorola and President, NAEM Lake Michigan Chapter
Richard Munson, VP of Strategic Planning and Public Affairs, Recycled Energy Development
Helen Howes, Vice President, Corporate Environment Health & Safety, Exelon
Rob Threlkeld, Manager of Supply Contracts and Green Initiatives, GM

Everything you wanted to know about offsetting but were afraid to ask

• Is offsetting just a “get out of jail free card” - does it count?
• How can you be certain your offsets are removing GHGs from the atmosphere?
• What is additionality and do I need to worry about it?
• Why do offsetting costs vary so much across suppliers?
• What are the merits of different kinds of offsets?
• What questions should I ask my offset provider?
• Are offset standards converging?

Chair: Laura H. Kosloff, Senior Counsel, EcoSecurities
Caitlin Sparks, US Marketing Representative, The Gold Standard
Anne Hambleton, Managing Director, Native Energy
Jim Sullivan, Director, Climate Leaders Program, EPA
George Milner, SVP Energy/Environmental, Mohawk Fine Papers

Emissions trading for the corporate community

• How useful are the carbon markets for corporates responding to climate change?
• Is the voluntary (or potential legislative) approach the best method to obtain large emissions reduction?
• How will the regional markets develop and what is the likely involvement or impact for mid-west firms?
• What options are available for the corporate community?
• What do you need to consider before getting involved in emissions markets?

Chair: Andrew Kruger, Vice President, Greenhouse Gas Markets, Evolution Markets
Thomas M. Cushing, Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange
Rick Adcock, Senior Vice President of Environmental Markets, World Green Exchange
Michael Loreman, Vice President, DTE Energy
Dr. Ronald E. Meissen, Senior Director of Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Expert convener: Peter Knight, President, Context America Inc.

Climate Pioneers: Why sustainability is strategic

Case study: Executing a business sustainability strategy
James Stanway, Director of Project Development, Wal-mart

Case study: Turning climate risk into a business opportunity
Rich Wells, Vice President of Energy, Dow

Discussion with expert panel

• What works and what doesn’t when companies go ‘green’?
• Top ten tips for turning a green strategy to gold
• How reducing your carbon footprint can lead to higher revenues, lower operational costs and a boost in customer loyalty
• What are these climate pioneers doing to take their response to the next level?
• How can you identify the best ‘next step’ for your business?

Chair: Peter Knight, President,Context America Inc.
Victoria Mills, Project Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense
Dick Marklein, Energy Services Director, Kimberly Clark
Matthew Banks, Senior Program Officer, Climate Change Program, WWF
Lori Duvall, Eco Responsibility Program Manager, Sun Microsystems
Malin Jennings, Senior Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard Sustainability Communications

Today, 54% of consumers say they’re willing to make personal sacrifices to prevent global warming. But only 10% trust the guidance they receive from companies and government on this issue. In this panel discussion, we will hear from companies and organizations that are developing the latest tools to communicate climate change issues directly to consumers and the broader public. We will get direct insight from members of the public on this topic to answer the fundamental question: Which climate change messages resonate with the public?

Chair: Peter Knight, President,Context America Inc.
Wood Turner, Project Director, Climate Counts
Don Carli, Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Communication
Iciar Vaquero, Project Director, Carbon Footprinting and Labelling initiative, The Carbon Trust

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Gold Sponsor:

IBM Big Green Innovations

IBM always has been an innovation company focused on creating new technology and business capabilities that tackle important problems. There are few, if any, areas where the key IBM value, "Innovation that matters -- for our company and for the world," is more relevant or timely than it is with the environment. IBM recognizes that solutions to global warming and climate change represent both an opportunity for innovation and an imperative for corporate action. “Big Green Innovations” is a portfolio of environmentally-focused initiatives created to act on this passion. Through collaboration with our business partners and clients we will use information technology, system integration, and business consulting experience to optimize the use of energy and water at the local, regional, state, and national level for communities, enterprises, industries and countries. Leveraging our deep computational, scientific and technological expertise, initial offerings from Big Green Innovations will focus in four principle areas: (1) Advanced Water Management; (2) Green Operations & Supply Chain; (3) Alternative Energy, and (4) Computational Modeling.

Silver Sponsor

The UN Foundation

The UN Foundation advances UN leadership and activities by supporting emerging climate change policies and promoting public-private partnerships with UN agencies that advance innovative sustainable energy programs, both in developed and developing countries. Through partnership building and advocacy, the UN Foundation supports strategic UN activities that expand energy access for the poor, promote economic development, and develop catalytic partnerships both within and outside the UN system. These activities support national clean energy policies and regulatory programs, promote clean energy technologies and energy efficiency standards, design innovative financing mechanisms, and build capacity to expand clean energy enterprise development.

Other sponsors

Fleishman-Hillard

The Corporate Sustainability Movement. Natural Capitalism. The Triple Bottom Line.

Whatever you call it, it's being hailed as the most important business development since the Internet. Leading companies – including some of the best-known brands in the world – are simultaneously benefiting their profits, the planet and people in and outside of the company, by integrating sustainability with their corporate strategy. Fleishman-Hillard’s team of experts in Asia, Europe and North America are pioneering new approaches to understand and manage stakeholder perceptions of sustainability. We are uniquely qualified to help corporations consider, attain and communicate sustainable growth.

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