BSR x ChangeNOW: Gathering Sustainability Leaders in Paris

By Invitation Only

Date and Time

October 24, 2024
6:00 pm-9:00 pm CEST

Location

Paris

BSR and ChangeNOW are pleased to invite their European members and partners for this exclusive gathering of sustainability leaders.

Hosted by Moët Hennessy, this networking event will bring together Chief Sustainability Officers and senior leaders from the ChangeNOW ecosystem, as well as BSR member companies across Europe.

Amid global political uncertainty, including the upcoming U.S. elections, we will share BSR insights from a new report on Sustainable Business in a Turbulent World. Our panelists will discuss key trends and pressing issues shaping the sustainable business landscape.

This event is part ouf our Sustainalibility Leaders event series and is by invitation only.

Event Partner

Scheduled Speakers

• Sandrine Sommer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Moët Hennessy
• Kevin Tayebaly, Co-Founder, ChangeNOW
• Véronique Toully, Global Head of Sustainability, Corporate Affairs and Risks, UCB
• Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030
• Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR
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Aron Cramer
President and CEO, BSR
San Francisco
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Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on just and sustainable business. In addition to leading BSR, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at BSR’s 300+ member companies and other global businesses and partners on the full spectrum of environmental, social, and governance issues.
Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights program. He later opened BSR's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron has served on advisory boards to CEOs at AXA, Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Recruit Holdings, SAP, Shell, and he serves as a director of the We Mean Business Coalition and RISE.
Aron speaks frequently at leading business and public fora and is widely quoted in top-tier media, such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, and Politico. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.
Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley.
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• Elisa Niemtzow, Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Membership, BSR
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Elisa Niemtzow
Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Membership, BSR
Paris
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Elisa leads BSR’s consumer sectors practice globally and oversees the BSR global membership network. She works with companies in the luxury, beauty, fashion, hospitality, retail, and food industries to better integrate sustainability into core business strategy, products, and operations.
She helps companies understand the world’s big disruptions, create resilient and inclusive business models and practices, and evolve brand strategy to integrate changing consumer expectations. Elisa also leads BSR’s Responsible Luxury Initiative and the Southeast Asia Reptile Conservation Alliance (SARCA).
Prior to joining BSR, Elisa was an account manager at CHANEL and a consultant at Accenture and Ernst & Young.
Elisa is French-American. She holds an M.B.A. in Luxury Goods Marketing and Management from Sup de Luxe, an M.A. in International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques Paris, and a B.A. in French from the University of Pennsylvania.
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