Just Transition: How Can Companies Enable an Inclusive Green Future?

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

October 2, 2024
8:30 am-12:30 pm CEST

Location

Copenhagen

It is clear that we need to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. At the same time, we need to ensure a just transition—one that is fair, equitable, and inclusive. Because a net-zero future requires a transformation of economies and societies, a just transition is relevant and essential for all sectors, and all businesses need to examine and address how climate change and climate solutions affect people across their value chains.

BSR invites companies, academia, and civil society to join us for an interactive in-person event where we will explore the drivers, methods, and scenarios of integrating just transition into business and sustainability strategies to enable a just and inclusive future for workers and communities. The event will include a Futures exercise for participants to explore different social implications and strategic approaches together with peers.

Tentative Agenda:

• 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM: Networking and Light Breakfast (optional)
• 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: BSR Welcome and Introductions
• 09:15 AM - 09:35 AM: BSR Opening: Just Transition for Business
• 09:35 AM - 10:30 AM: Panel Discussion on Just Transition
• 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM: Break
• 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM: Breakout Session: Using Climate Scenarios to Explore Just Transition Implications
• 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM: Report Out and Plenary Discussion 
• 11:55 AM - 12:30 PM: Networking

BSR non-members may request a registration link by contacting vnuechter@bsr.org.

Scheduled Speakers

• Cathrine Bloch Veiberg, Head of Human Rights & Social Sustainability, UN Global Compact Network Denmark
• Geneviève Rose, Business and Human Rights Lead, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
• Nicole Bjerler, IKEA Strategic Sustainability Topic Developer: Human & Children’s Rights​​​​​​​, Inter IKEA
• Alma García, Senior Advisor, Sustainability & Greening, Private Sector & Market Systems at Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (DanChurchAid)
• Anine Bundgård, Manager, Climate Change, BSR
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Anine Bundgård
Manager, Climate Change, BSR
Copenhagen
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Anine works with BSR member companies across industries on sustainability management with a focus on the intersection of climate change and people, namely climate justice, just transition, and climate and human rights. She supports this work through one-on-one advisory engagement with companies, through facilitation of cross-sector collaborative initiatives like Transform to Net Zero, and through grant-funded resource development.
Prior to joining BSR, Anine worked at Operate A/S, a Danish consulting company, specializing in stakeholder analysis, stakeholder mapping, and stakeholder engagement.
Anine holds a MSc in Business and Development Studies from Copenhagen Business School with a focus on sustainable development and cross-sector collaboration. She also holds a BSc in Business, Language, and Culture, also from Copenhagen Business School.
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• Renata Greenberg, Director, Transformation, BSR
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Renata Greenberg
Director, Transformation, BSR
Copenhagen
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Renata leads BSR’s Nordic practice, working with a diverse range of sectors and sustainability topics.
She helps companies transition towards more ambitious goals and practices in adapting to the continuously more and more demanding regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations to create a Just and Sustainable World.
Renata brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and sustainability in global value chains. Prior to joining BSR, Renata worked in A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Coloplast, Danske Bank, and The Conference Board, helping companies improve their sustainability practices, strategic impact, ESG reporting, and human rights policies and practices. She has served on various boards, including Maersk, IKEA Industry, Organic Basics, and the Danish Initiative for Ethical Trade. She was a long-term member of the UN Global Compact Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability and participated in the shaping of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Renata is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society. She holds a professional degree in global shipping and logistics; a BSc in Philosophy and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen; a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Organisational Leadership from SAID Business School, University of Oxford; and a Diploma from the Executive Board Programme from INSEAD. She speaks English, Danish, Russian, and some French.
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