Accelerating Action on Natural Climate Solutions #79

2020/26/09

It is clear that the world needs natural climate solutions enacted on a global scale, but as companies looking to invest in nature have found, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Leaders who understand this are tailoring approaches to natural climate solutions (NCS) that are bold and meaningful for their businesses. Even with the added pressures of the global health crisis, many companies are pursuing natural climate solutions with urgency.

This event had feature a moderated conversation with high-level representatives from the private sector and aims to share ways that the private sector has integrated NCS into their business strategies. It also aims to illuminate a pathway for companies to turn ambitions into tangible actions, scaling up NCS in a way that maximizes positive social and environmental outcomes.

Speakers: Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance; Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner, Global Optimism; Kristina Kloberdanz, SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, MasterCard; Kathleen McLaughlin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart, Inc. and President, Walmart Foundation; Johan Rockström, Chief Scientist, Conservation International and Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International; Geraldine Vallejo, Sustainability Programme Director, Kering

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