Global climate regulation, and how companies should prepare to comply with it, steered most of the conversations that took place among C-suite leaders, executives and sustainability experts at Reuters’ Responsible Business USA event last week.
The conference brought over 650 attendees to New York City to discuss all things sustainability, just a few weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized its long-awaited climate disclosure rule. Panel discussions centered on several relevant topics, including decarbonizing supply chains, navigating a complex political climate, preparing emissions disclosures for a plethora of climate regulations and integrating an ESG framework into all parts of a company’s structure — from legal to procurement.
Executives took the stage to shed light on their respective company’s sustainability strategy and the roadblocks they face in terms of implementation, and the event also provided attendees opportunities to participate in roundtables and workshops to dissect burgeoning ESG issues. Debates during these sessions ranged from incorporating biodiversity into decarbonization strategies to finding solutions on how to simplify “the ESG message” in an increasingly polarized environment.
ESG Dive was on the ground to report on the conference’s discussions, unveiling sustainability leaders’ insights in industries from food and beverage to Big Pharma. Take a look at our coverage from Responsible Business USA 2024 below.
