The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to partner with Reuters Events for the upcoming Responsible Business USA 2021 conference. On November 16-18, Reuters will convene 4,000+ business, policy, investment and sustainability leaders who are driving change to share new strategies and solutions on how businesses can innovate, invest and collaborate to lead a new business future.
President Biden has put an ambitious $2 trillion plan on the table to reach a zero carbon economy by no later than 2050. Join ACORE President and CEO Gregory Wetstone and SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on November 17 at 9:45 a.m. ET for a discussion on how government regulation of corporate climate disclosures can play a key part of the whole-of-government approach to the climate crisis.
Hear from the leaders driving change this 2021. ACORE members can receive a free corporate pass during registration.
- Nov 17th 9:45AM–10:00AM (EST) New Administration, New policies, New Regulations: Leading Business to a Zero Carbon Economy: Hear how these new policies, regulations and investments will impact certain industries, and the opportunities they present with Caroline A. Crenshaw, Commissioner, SEC and Gregory Wetstone, President & CEO, ACORE
- Nov 16th 2:15PM–3:00PM (EST) Nature Based Solutions: Accelerating Partnerships and Investments that Benefit both Nature & Business: Learn how companies are putting a Nature-Based approach at the heart of future strategies, and the business benefits of doing so with Ricky Silver, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Daily Harvest; Jenny McColloch, Chief Sustainability Officer, McDonald’s; and Kathleen McLaughlin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart
- Nov 17th 9:00AM – 9:45AM (EST) Financing Net Zero Keynote: The Implications of COP26 on the Future of Finance: Hear how companies, investors and governments will collaborate post COP26 to replace incumbent systems and reach Net Zero with Magnus Billing, CEO, Alecta and Hazel Henderson, CEO, Editor-in-Chief, Ethical Markets Media
- Nov 18th 9:30AM – 10:15AM (EST) DE&I Keynote: The Business Imperative of Delivering an Equal Society: Learn how companies and investors can transparently communicate a program that’s ambitious, realistic and has clear impacts with Alicia Petross, Chief Diversity Officer, Hershey USA and Celia Ouellette, Founder & CEO, Responsible Business Initiative
- Nov 18th 11:30AM – 12:15PM (EST) Corporate Activism: Taking the Lead on Both National and Local Issues: Hear how to navigate this challenging approach and the benefits of doing so with Frank Cooper, Global Chief Marketing Officer, BlackRock and Matthew McCarthy, CEO, Ben and Jerry’s