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Watch live: Turning biodiversity risk into opportunity
TODAY AT 8 AM ET: Among the many challenges stemming from climate change: natural ecosystems and habitats are being destroyed.
Recognition of the link between business sustainability and a healthy, living planet has motivated businesses to incorporate nature into decision-making. But the private sector needs help – from policymakers, scientists, and communities – to measure impact and devise sustainable solutions.
In our live digital event on December 14, Tak Niinami, CEO, Suntory Holdings, will be joined by Eurasia Group & GZERO Media president Ian Bremmer, experts from Eurasia Group’s climate team, private and public leaders, scientists, and other experts on the world’s nature and biodiversity to address this challenge and chart a path towards reversing nature loss.
Time for nature: Turning biodiversity risk into opportunity
Wednesday, Dec 14 2022 | 8 am EST / 10 pm JST
Register to attend and receive the playback after the livestream concludes.
Speakers
- Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Holcim Technology
- Ko Barrett, Senior Advisor for Climate, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
- Katie Critchlow, CEO, NatureMetrics
- Rohitesh Dhawan, CEO, International Council on Mining and Metals
- Ingrid Kukuljan, Head of Impact & Sustainable Investing, Federated Hermes
- Eva Mayerhofer, Head of Environment Policy Unit, European Investment Bank
- Kathleen McLaughlin, EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc & President, Walmart Foundation
- Emily McKenzie, Technical Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
- Tak Niinami, CEO, Suntory Holdings
- Vian Sharif, Head of Sustainability, FNZ Group
- Shari Friedman, Managing Director, Climate & Sustainability, Eurasia Group (moderator)
- Franck Gbaguidi, Senior Analyst, Energy, Climate & Resources, Eurasia Group (moderator)
The livestream is part of the Sustainability Leaders Council, in partnership with Suntory Holdings, Fubon Financial, Gund Investment LLC, Indorama Ventures, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Sumitomo Corporation, Taiwan Mobile, Unison Capital, the Asia Business Council, and the International Council on Mining and Metals.
Business leaders & the environment post-pandemic
Kevin Sneader, global managing partner for McKinsey & Company, explains why businesses should continue to invest in the environment.
How should businesses think about the environment in a post-pandemic world?
For many, the environment was the issue at the turn of the year. Indeed, CEOs rushed back from Davos to proclaim that now there was really going to be action on the environment. But as stimulus packages have come and gone, as unemployment has soared to high levels, and as a depression has set in, the question must be asked, does the environment merit its place as a top priority?
I think the answer is yes. It may be different from the contagion risk that we've seen, but it is an accumulation risk. It's getting worse over time and ultimately it could kill. That's why many businesses have decided and continue to invest behind their environmental initiatives. That's why many governments have linked stimulus packages to investment in green efforts. It's why some call for a Green New Deal. It's why we do see that investors continue to underscore the E in ESG.
Business leaders will continue to find ways to invest in the environment, even if in the immediate term, their number one priority, of course, is to keep their businesses afloat and get their employees back to productive work.