Since the inception of the SDGs, CSOs have grappled with how best to address these goals in their sustainability strategies. This conversation will explore emerging trends, best practices, standards, and stakeholder expectations, highlighting the efforts that both corporates and investors are making to integrate the SDGs into their strategic thinking. In addition, SDG metrics are becoming increasingly material to the investor community. How are investors working to integrate the SDGs into their analysis – and what trends are we likely to see moving forward? Are companies giving stakeholders, including investors, the information they need on the SDGs? And how should companies be communicating their efforts to fully capture their impacts and give an accurate and comparable demonstration of their efforts? Hear how businesses and investors can come together to most effectively advance this agenda.

When done strategically, the alignment of a corporate's sustainability program with its foundation and philanthropic efforts can be a powerful driver of change. Hear from Tiffany & Co. Chief Sustainability Officer and Foundation Chairman & President Anisa Kamadoli Costa on the company's innovative and synergystic strategy to enable maximum impact.

Former NFL fullback Ovie Mughelli's entrance into environmental advocacy came after the realization that the environment is about people, and environmental and human health are inextricably linked. Since then, he has made it his mission to educate youth on environmental stewardship, fusing his passion and career to use sports as a catalyst to excite young people about the environment. In addition to building enthusiasm and awareness, his foundation is also focused on educating youth about the career opportunities available in fields where they can have a positive impact on the environment. Hear from Mughelli on his efforts to empower kids to take an active role in the improvement of their society and community, and how to help the next generation expect something different.

During a 15-minute personalized one on one coaching session with ICF-certified leadership coach and GreenBiz columnist, Shannon Houde, you will have time out to get perspective on what you personally want to be achieving in your work and life. You could:

A new report developed by Business Fights Poverty demonstrates how organizations can play a vital role in helping professionals gain the skills and knowledge required to meet sustainability challenges, improve lives and contribute to long-term prosperity and wellbeing. Learn more about the five recommendations encompassed in this report that was completed in partnership with Pearson, the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education and Arizona State University.

During a 15-minute personalized one on one coaching session with ICF-certified leadership coach and GreenBiz columnist, Shannon Houde, you will have time out to get perspective on what you personally want to be achieving in your work and life. You could:

Diversity continues to be a top priority for leading companies, but it’s much easier to identify the issue than to implement an effective strategy. What is the role of the corporate sustainability professional in advancing diversity? How do you tailor your strategy to vastly varied global regions and cultures across your company? And how do you measure the impact and business value created as a result of these efforts? Hear from Dr. Rohini Anand, SVP Corporate Responsibility and Global Chief Diversity Officer at Sodexo on how she has developed and driven a global diversity strategy, not just in the workplace but throughout the company’s supply chain and the communities in which it operates.

Decades of studies indicate that serious health issues (including but not limited to asthma, cancer, and infertility) are on the rise and are due in some part to our ongoing exposure to toxic chemicals—whether it's in the shower, on our commute, while we eat lunch at a local restaurant, or when we clean our kitchens at home. There are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market today. Many don't have any safety data. This is particularly true of those used in the skin care and beauty industry. Hear from Beautycounter Founder & CEO, Gregg Renfrew, on her mission to get safer products into the hands of everyone.

Corporate managers have long heralded people as their companies’ most important assets and research confirms the vital role of human capital in long-term value creation. In recognizing the importance and value of social and human capital many corporations, their investors, stakeholders and business partners are seeking to integrate consistent, standard, and widely accepted valuation and decision making tools. This session will discuss the evolution of the Social & Human Capital Coalition.  The Coalition and key stakeholders will delve into the latest trends around valuing social and human capital, as well as the application of the Social & Human Capital Protocol.

Join this session to hear two leading companies discuss the close link between purpose and sustainability. For Kohler, embracing sustainability led to a company-wide transformation — inspiring and engaging employees, activating partners they’d never considered, and leading to the development of new revenue-generating products. Thanks to these successes, realizations and paradigm shifts, the company discovered its ability to be a catalyst for change, and purpose is now a major tenet of corporate strategy. By contrast, at Steelcase, the process worked in reverse: the company’s focus on driving a sense of purpose in the workplace drove its commitment to sustainable business practices. Join this session to explore the steps, milestones and benchmarks that you can use to develop a strategy for your organization, whether you start with purpose to drive sustainability or start with sustainability to drive purpose.

During a 15-minute personalized one on one coaching session with ICF-certified leadership coach and GreenBiz columnist, Shannon Houde, you will have time out to get perspective on what you personally want to be achieving in your work and life. You could:

At Steelcase, we apply human-centered design to help transform work, workers and workplaces so people can reach their full potential. We call this “unlocking human promise” — but it isn’t unique to our company. In fact, people throughout history have been searching for better, more meaningful ways to live and achieve their purpose. In this talk, Laurent Bernard will share how Steelcase is reimagining social innovation to provide tools and create experiences for people to connect to their purpose and create scalable, systemic, sustainable change in the communities where they live and work. 

Hear from Dream Corps President Vien Truong on what it will take for corporates to be part of the solution in advancing equity and social justice, both the steps they can take immediately and the long term aspirational vision for the future.