This conversation for corporate sustainability practitioners drills down on the evolving and emerging landscape of carbon footprint and GHG emissions-related standards. The core question: How can businesses best address the barriers to decarbonization and genuinely reduce GHG emissions?
Join us to review the current state of affairs, participate in an honest conversation about where the field should go and engage in breakouts to share your perspective.
Featured speakers:
Moderator: Elaine Hsu, Executive Director of UC Berkeley Haas Center for Food Systems Innovation, former Head of Operations for Planet FWD. David Jaber, Founder of Climate Positive Consulting, GHG Protocol practitioner and SBTi Certified Expert (confirmed)Stephen Lezak, researcher and policy advocate based at University of Oxford and UC Berkeley who has written extensively on carbon markets and is a regular climate policy advisor.Carolina Leonhardt, Director of Climate, Packaging, and Environment at Mondelez US, and former sustainability manager at CLIF Bar
Rough agenda:
2:00p - 2:15p Mingling and Networking
2:15p - 3:00p Panel Discussion
3:00p - 3:15p Breakouts: Whatβs really needed for businesses to more effectively reduce emissions?
3:15p - 3:30p Report Back
3:30p-4:00p Final Networking and Close Out
Please join us if you work on decarbonization within a company or companies.
Note this is an intermediate-level conversation for existing practitioners. Attendees are assumed to have a solid grasp of the GHG Protocol (scopes 1/2/3) and science-based targets, so we will not spend significant time explaining those.
We will follow Chatham House rules so you can speak freely. After the event, you may discuss in generalities what was discussed, but not attribute specific statements to individuals. Breakouts and report the back will not be recorded
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Robust Responses for Business Carbon Emissions Reduction: It's A Dynamic Time is a free independent taking place on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 220 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA, San Francisco, United States. Attendance is free β register to secure your spot. Currently 74 people have registered out of 74 spots. The event runs for approximately 2 hours.
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