How to Decarbonize 100 Million Tons of CO2? The Challenge of Decarbonizing the Value Chain

Date and Time

December 8, 2023
11:15 am-12:15 pm GST

Location

Dubai (Danish Pavilion, Blue Zone, B6 75)

To move from climate ambition to climate action, it is critical that companies start addressing and decarbonizing not only their operational CO2 footprint, but also the more challenging and greater chunk of emissions across the entire value chain.

In this session, speakers will dive into the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing the value chain, starting with TED Talk style presentations from different companies/stakeholders sharing their decarbonization journeys upstream and downstream. As a follow-up on the introductions, the event will feature a panel discussion focused on challenges and opportunities, key levers for decarbonization such as partnership, future technologies, and how new business models can drive decarbonization upstream and downstream. 

The session is hosted by Grundfos and will feature BSR Climate Director Ameer Azim. Join us for a dynamic session of learning, sharing and discussing decarbonization across value chains.

Scheduled Speakers

• Louise Koch, Group Head of Sustainability, Grundfos
• Ameer Azim, Director, Climate and Nature, BSR
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Ameer Azim
Director, Climate and Nature, BSR
Washington, D.C.
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Ameer leads BSR’s climate work in the US and works closely with BSR’s Technology sector companies.
Ameer helps BSR members develop strategies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and enhance business resilience through climate risk assessment using climate scenario analysis and planning. He also works with BSR member companies on developing resilient and sustainable value chains.
Ameer was previously working with BSR’s Financial Services sector companies and led the Business Alliance to Scale Climate Solutions, a BSR carbon markets collaborative initiative now known as the Beyond Alliance.
Prior to joining BSR, Ameer was the chief financial economist at Climate Advisers Trust and Orbitas, where he conducted research on climate scenario analysis and financial research for the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector and engaged institutional investors on deforestation risks in investment portfolios. Ameer also brings over a decade of capital markets experience at financial institutions like ABN Amro, Citi, and Barclays Bank.
Ameer holds a MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Economics and Government from College of William and Mary
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Recent Insights From Ameer Azim
• Charting the Course: Navigating the Climate Transition Plan Landscape / February 20, 2025 / Reports
• Climate Scenario Analysis: It’s about More than CSRD Compliance / July 3, 2024 / Blog
• The Environmental Impacts of AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
• A Business Guide to Responsible and Sustainable AI / March 27, 2024 / Insights+
• Scenario Analysis Learnings: Three Big Implications of Climate Risk to Business / December 7, 2022 / Blog
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