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  • Harvard Climate Forum 2023

    Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Science and Engineering Complex 150 Western Avenue, Allston, MA, United States

    Sponsored by The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard and the Harvard Professional and Lifelong Learning Committee, the Harvard Climate Forum will bring together faculty and participants across all disciplines – business, policy, health, education, law and beyond – in a one-day, on-campus event. Led by a multi-disciplinary team of faculty, you’ll work...

  • Fourth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

    United Nations New York Headquarters 405 E 42nd St, New York, NY, United States

    Background The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement are intrinsically linked, and one cannot be achieved without the other. In the same spirit, the Secretary-General in a recent address on his 2023 priorities stressed that “Climate action is the 21st century’s greatest opportunity to drive forward all the Sustainable Development Goals.” As...

  • 2023 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum

    United Nations New York Headquarters 405 E 42nd St, New York, NY, United States

    The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is an open partnership between several United Nations entities and the higher education community launched in the lead-up to the Rio+20 Conference in 2012. It is currently chaired by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Sulitest Association - a non-profit organization and...

  • 2023 SDG Global Business Forum

    Virtual Event

    Turbocharging the 2030 Agenda with business impact As we approach the halfway mark to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the world has been confronted with a complex web of interconnected crises that have put the achievement of the 2030 Agenda at serious risk. What needs to change to get back on track to achieve the 2030 Agenda? Who...

  • Sustainability Focus Series – Water Stress and Climate Variability Credit Impact Across Sectors

    Virtual Event

    The challenges of climate variability and water stress may have short and long term influence on credit quality absent adaptation efforts. Please join S&P Global Ratings’ credit rating analysts for a live webinar presenting our views on how water stress could affect our credit ratings across corporate and government sectors. Read the research: Agriculture Industry Is...

  • World Bank Tokyo Online Morning Seminar #172 “The Effect of Multinational Enterprises on Climate Change: Supply Chain Emissions, Green Technology Transfers, and Corporate Commitments”

    Virtual Event

    Multinational enterprises (MNEs) provide both a fundamental risk to and an opportunity for climate change mitigation. The climate ambitions of MNEs will affect the environmental performance of countries around the world. As a leading actor, proactive MNEs can impose sustainability standards or encourage green technology transfers that, in some cases, could affect millions of producers...

  • Financing Industry Decarbonization For Just Transition

    Virtual Event

    The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) is delighted to co-host with LeadIT and the Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI) this official side event of the 14th Clean Industry Ministerial and the 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8), in Goa, India. Narrowing the financing gap for deep decarbonization efforts in hard-to-abate sectors (For example, iron and steel, cement and...

  • 2023 APAC Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit

    Shangri-La Singapore 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore

    The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summits bring together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance. Amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical challenges and ever-changing regulations, companies are under pressure to drive business value and meet their ambitious ESG goals. Join us in Singapore for a day of solutions-driven...

  • USAID & Climate Change: a Conversation with USAID’s Climate Leadership

    Virtual Event

    Join for a conversation with USAID’s climate leadership team. We are excited to welcome Gillian Caldwell, USAID Chief Climate Officer, and Colleen Allen, USAID Chief Sustainability Officer, to discuss USAID’s Climate Strategy. We will cover a wide range of topics, including both climate funding for USAID projects, as well as USAID’s internal climate objectives and progress.

  • How ISO standards and guidelines can solve your ESG reporting and data challenges

    Virtual Event

    Most companies are coming to terms with the fact that ESG reporting is increasing exponentially, with more and more countries mandating some form of reporting. Mandatory ESG reporting requirements now extend well beyond detailing greenhouse gas emissions, and include disclosure of other key environmental issues, safety, human rights, modern-day slavery, supply chain and overall third-party due diligence,...

  • Managing the Carbon Footprint of Government Facilities

    Virtual Event

    Carbon emissions from buildings and facilities are estimated to be responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, posing a challenging timeline for these properties to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. How can you better estimate the current carbon emissions and also devise a comprehensive plan to update the buildings and facilities to be more...

  • Taking Action with your ESG and Climate Data – APAC Edition

    Virtual Event

    As most major financial hubs in Asia are stepping up regulations over ESG and climate disclosure as well as target-setting, companies in the region – whether they are listed or planning to go public – will need to have a better grasp of their ESG performance and emission footprints. MSCI’s enhanced visualization and analysis solution...