09.10

Climate Change Business Sense
This leading US company will discuss the drivers, strategy, implementation and communication of their response to the challenges and opportunities of climate change. From management processes impact assessment and practical implementation options through to stakeholder communications and brand value.
Jim Stanway, Director of Project Development, Wal-Mart

Carbon, Companies and the Bottom Line
How is “The Street” responding to the implications of climate change and what will they soon be expecting from the corporate community. Is this the issue dragging CSR in to the mainstream?
Robert Monks, pioneering activist, Founder ISS, Founder Lens Governance Advisors

Discussion with Expert Panel: The Right Climate for a Corporate Response?

In our first expert panel of the conference we discuss some of the major opportunities and obstacles that climate change will bring to the corporate community – where are the pressures coming from, has the so called “tipping point” been reached, what pressures can we expect from regulators, investors, consumers and the media?

Chairman:
Truman Semans, Director for Markets and Business Strategy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Panelists:
Mindy Lubber, President, CERES
Jim Sullivan, Director, Climate Leaders Program, EPA
David J. Van Hoogstraten, Partner, Hunton & Williams
Jim Stanway, Director of Project Development, Wal-Mart
Robert Monks, pioneering activist, Founder ISS, Founder Lens Governance Advisors

What gets Measured gets Managed – Determining Impact
Dr. Mike Bertolucci, Senior VP (Emeritus), Interface, President, Interface Research Corporation

Case Study: Creating and Maintaining a Sustainable Business Culture
Mary Tkach, Executive Director, Environmental Sustainability, Aveda

Case Study: Licking Global Warming – Turning an Ethos in to a Response
Andrea Asch, Manager, Natural Resource Use, Ben & Jerry’s

12.30

Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Mark Brownstein, Managing Director, Business Partnerships, Climate Program, Environmental Defense

Panellists:
Dr. Mike Bertolucci, Senior VP (Emeritus), Interface, President, Interface Research Corporation
Mary Tkach, Executive Director, Environmental Sustainability, Aveda
Andrea Asch, Manager, Natural Resource Use, Ben & Jerry’s
Bjorn Fischer, The Climate Trust

Case Study: AMD’s Global Climate Protection Plan
Heather O'Cleirigh, Senior Environmental Engineer, AMD

Case Study: Developing Innovative Approaches to Combating Global Warming
Mark Buckley, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Staples

14.35

Case Study: Sustainable Growth Through Market Based Approaches to Climate Action
Eugenio Meschini, Managing Director, Cargill Emission Reduction Services

Discussion with Expert Panel
Chair: Bob Sheppard, Corporate Program Director, Clean Air Cool Planet

Panellists:
Heather O'Cleirigh, Senior Environmental Engineer, AMD
Mark Buckley, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Staples
Eugenio Meschini, Managing Director, Cargill Emission Reduction Services
Tom Arnold, Chief Environmental Officer, TerraPass

Case Study: The Carbon Neutral Super Bowl
Jack Groh, Environmental Program Coordinator, NFL

Case Study: Whole Foods – Renewable Energy Case Study
Kathy Loftus, National Energy Manager, Whole Foods Markets

Discussion with Expert Panel

• Is there enough green power to go round?
• Is offsetting just a “get out of jail free card”, does it really count?
• What are the best approaches for combined strategies?
• What other examples of energy efficiency best practice are out there?

Chair: Eric Carlson, Executive Director, Carbonfund.org

Panellists:
Jack Groh, Environmental Program Coordinator, NFL
Kathy Loftus, National Energy Manager, Whole Foods Markets
Dave Douglas, Vice President Eco-Responsability, Sun Microsystems

09.00

Chicago Climate Exchange: North America’s Only Legally Binding GHG Reduction and Trading Market
Rafael Marques, Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange

Emissions Trading – Global Developments and Opportunities
Stefan Reichenbach, Head of Environmental Markets, Reuters

Carbon Market Investing, Just Hot Air or the New Frontier?
Mitch Feierstein, Head of Emissions Products, Cheyne Capital Management

Discussion with Expert Panel – Emissions Trading

• Development of cap and trade schemes in the US and elsewhere
• Prospects for commercial market developments
• Opportunities for the US corporate community – how to prepare for future legislation
• Current and future opportunities for the corporate community with emissions trading

Chair: Eron Bloomgarden, Country Director, EcoSecurities

Panellists:
Rafael Marques, Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange
Stefan Reichenbach, Head of Environmental Markets, Reuters
Ronald E. Meissen, Senior Director, Sustainability, Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Mitch Feierstein, Head of Emissions Products, Cheyne Capital Management
William Thomas, Head of US Environmental Practice, Clifford Chance

Climate Change, Valuation and Shareholder Value
Bijan Foroodian, Managing Director, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

Corporate Reporting on Greenhouse Issues: Is it Useful to Investors?
Julie Fox Gorte, Vice President and Chief Social Investment Strategist, Calvert Group

A Sell Side Response to Climate Change
Greg Gordon, Equity Analyst, Citigroup Investment Research

12.30

Discussion with Expert Panel

• Is carbon a material issue?
• What, how and where to disclose your climate impact
• What do investors want to hear about your response activities and your environmental impact
• The benefits or otherwise of sustainability indices

Chair: Cary Krosinsky, Director, CapitalBridge

Panellists:
Dr. Helena Barton,  Senior Ratings Assessor, CoreRatings, DNV Certification
Bijan Foroodian, Managing Director, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Julie Fox Gorte, Vice President and Chief Social Investment Strategist, Calvert Group
Greg Gordon, Equity Analyst, Citigroup Investment Research

Brand Value at Risk through Climate Change
Simon Glynn, Senior Partner Lippincott Mercer

Case study: Brand Positioning and Climate Change
Peter O’Toole, Public Affairs Director, GE

Discussion with Expert Panel: Getting Beyond the Sustainability Report

• Integrating climate change communications with IR and PR
• Avoiding the “green wash” label
• Communicating climate change credentials through the media
• Getting employees involved in the response

Chair: Malin Jennings, Senior Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard

Panellists:
Anne Hambleton, Senior Manager, Business Development, NativeEnergy
Peter Comey, Vice President, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters 
Timothy Rhone, Store Manager, Patagonia

Close of Conference

EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and industrialising countries to create carbon credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. EcoSecurities has experience with projects in the areas of renewable energy, agriculture and urban waste management, industrial efficiency, and forestry. With a network of offices and representatives in over 20 countries on five continents, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry’s largest and most diversified portfolios of carbon projects. Today, the company is working on 273 projects in 27 countries using 17 different technologies, with the potential to generate more than 146 million carbon credits.

EcoSecurities Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (ticker ECO.L). Additional information is available at www.ecosecurities.com.

Event Emissions Offset by:

Reuters, 3XSQ, New York, USA