Mobilizing Corporate Finance for Nature, Climate, and People Through High-Integrity Carbon Credits

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

October 30, 2024
3:00 pm-3:45 pm COT

Location

Cali, Colombia

This event is for BSR members only. Members, please log in to register.

The preservation of tropical forests is critical to stabilizing our climate, preserving biodiversity, and supporting sustainable development, especially for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). Investment in high-quality credits such as JREDD+ programs can help mobilize and scale sources of finance—especially corporate finance—that contribute to multiple sustainability goals. Not all carbon credits are created equal, so please join us to hear from IP&LCs, forest governments, corporate buyers, and credit developers to learn:

• What constitutes ‘high-integrity’ for carbon credits?
• How can investment in high-integrity approaches like JREDD+ contribute to climate, biodiversity, and social objectives?
• Explore some of the barriers and solutions for mobilizing corporate finance at scale. 

If you have any questions, please contact Erin Leitheiser, Associate Director, Nature and Climate, BSR at web@bsr.org.

Only individuals with a Blue Zone pass are eligible to attend; register to express your interest.

Scheduled Speakers

• Matthias Berninger, EVP, Head of Public Affairs, Sustainability and Safety, Bayer
• Erin Leitheiser, Associate Director, Nature, BSR
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Erin Leitheiser
Associate Director, Nature, BSR
Copenhagen
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Erin helps lead BSR’s nature team where she focuses on the climate/nature nexus, including credits, nature-based solutions (NbS), and beyond value chain mitigation.
She leads engagements with companies to evaluate their nature impacts, devise nature positive strategies, and implement operational and supply chain solutions that further both biodiversity and decarbonization goals. She also works closely with companies on supplier engagement for Scope 3 emissions reductions and nature action, helping to develop resources like the Supplier Engagement Guide and the Climate Fit: Net Zero Training course on the SME Climate Hub. 
Erin brings more than 18 years of experience, including remaining on the faculty at Copenhagen Business School following her prior role as an Assistant Professor. Before academia, Erin worked in CSR and sustainability at Target, where she built external partnerships and developed strategies to drive both business resilience and community impact. She began her career in sustainability consulting, working on public policy and social impact projects for nonprofit, public, and private clients.  
Erin holds a PhD in Sustainability Governance from Copenhagen Business School, a MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in Honors History from Gustavus Adolphus College. 
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• Inés Manzano, Minister of Environment, Ecuador
• Onel Masardule, Co-Chair of Indigenous Peoples and local communities VCM Engagement Forum
• Rocio Sanz Cortes, Executive Vice President, Global Origination, Emergent – Coordinator of the LEAF Coalition