Making Climate Transition Plans Work: Cross-industry Takeaways

Date and Time

September 24, 2024
9:00 am-10:30 am EDT

Location

New York

As more companies commit to ambitious climate goals, the focus is shifting to how they can best design, deliver, and manage these plans to drive real business transformation. In this closed-door, interactive session, Transform to Net Zero (TONZ) member companies will share their experiences and strategies for developing Climate Transition Plans. Hear first-hand how they are addressing challenges such as setting climate goals, securing internal buy-in, engaging suppliers, and integrating a just transition.

The program will include:

• Lightning talks from TONZ members
• Breakout discussions on specific challenges
• Tools and resources for Climate Transition Planning

This event is designed for corporations which are considering or pursuing Climate Transition Plans. To request an invitation, please register.

BSR members who would like to learn more about the essential elements of Climate Transition Plans, including the current landscape of regulations and voluntary frameworks, please register for the Unpacking Climate Transition Plans: A Private Roundtable with Experts and Peers taking place on September 26 from 8:15-10 a.m. EDT.

Scheduled Speakers

• Matthew Cullinen, Vice President of Global Sustainability, HSBC
• Susan Kenniston, Global Head and VP Sustainability, Wipro Limited
• KT Michaelson, Senior Manager, Climate, Starbucks Corporation
• Ellen Shenette, Director, Net Zero Action Accelerator, EDF
• Rachel Fleishman, Managing Director, Consumer Sectors and Business Transformation, BSR
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Rachel Fleishman
Managing Director, Consumer Sectors and Business Transformation, BSR
New York
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Rachel leads BSR’s Consumer Sectors team in the US, focusing on topics related to business transformation. She helps companies across a range of consumer-facing industries leverage sustainability insights and tools to drive innovation, create impact and build resilience in the face of market turbulence and disruptive global trends.
For the past 20 years, Rachel has worked at the intersection of sustainability and innovation, business development, advocacy, and cross-sectoral partnerships in the US, Europe and Asia. She has held leadership positions at the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU, the Clinton Global Initiative, the Hong Kong-based Climate Change Business Forum, and BASF. Rachel has advised the US and allied governments on the impacts of climate change on national security and has created sustainability crisis simulations for government, business and academic use.
Rachel has a BA from Tufts, a Masters in Public Policy from the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland and an MBA from Kellogg, Northwestern University.
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• Nina Hatch, Associate Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR
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Nina Hatch
Associate Director, Energy, Extractives, Transport, and Industrials, BSR
New York
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Nina works with BSR member companies across industries, on climate topics such as climate scenarios, TCFD, and decarbonization and net zero transformation.
Nina also works with companies across industries on developing robust sustainability strategies and conducting materiality assessments, among other topics.
Prior to joining BSR, Nina worked with a mission-driven consumer products company that makes menstrual products for women. There, she helped to create a long-term strategy to establish its leadership in sustainability, social impact, and health. In her early career, Nina worked at an environmental health advocacy firm in Maine and collaborated with industry leaders to remove harmful chemicals from food products. She also worked at a landscape architecture firm, promoting climate resilience through parks in New York City. 
Nina holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences from the Yale School of Public Health, and a B.A. in Environmental Policy from Colby College.
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