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Day 1 - Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 30, 2021
9:30 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Nora Lovell Marchant ![]() Sarah Altschuller |
9:45 |
What makes a “Best-In-Class” ESG Program: ESG as an Organizational PriorityPart I — Defining and Creating Value Through ESG and Your Strategy: The Key Pillars and Priorities Needed for an Effective, Enterprise-Wide Program![]() Reagan R. Demas ![]() Lisa Tanzi Successful ESG Strategy and Operations is not about financials, disclosures, climate change and diversity alone. Identifying the right frameworks, material issues and the key metrics to focus on must be an organizational priority to create value through your ESG principles. Join us in this interactive session as we discuss key considerations for developing an effective ESG strategy, such as:
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10:30 |
Part II — Identifying the Key Data, Metrics and Risk Factors to Prioritize in Your Program![]() Brooke Hopkins ![]() Christine Riley Miller We will gain insight from the panel, and open the floor for our faculty members and attendees to benchmark with other companies and discuss strategies for implementing a viable ESG program, such as:
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11:15 |
Part III — You Have Your Program; Now What? “Operationalizing” ESG
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1:00 |
Networking Luncheon |
2:00 |
Perspectives on SEC Reporting RequirementsVarying Interpretations, Grey Areas, and “Scoping” Your Disclosure for Regulatory and Strategic Purposes![]() Mark Mendelsohn ESG reporting typically included “non-financial” data, and varied significantly between different industry verticals. This in turn presents unique challenges as to what type of information to collect, and how to identify where that data lives – particularly since there is no single framework that works for all industries. Regardless of industry, the focus on ESG ratings is driven largely by investor demand for ESG data. Lacking definitive ESG regulations, investors rely on ESG ratings to pressure companies to disclose corporate data, with the intention of standardizing criteria and providing that information to investors. In this session speakers and participants from a variety of different industries will have the opportunity to share how they navigate the grey areas of reporting. We will examine the need to closely and continually monitor evolving disclosure requirements and guidance, to assess whether business activities require reporting under evolving state, federal, and global standards. |
3:00 |
Getting the Ear of the Board, Your C-Suite, and Other Key Stakeholders Demonstrating the Value and ROI of ESG Initiatives![]() Lisa Tanzi ![]() Zachary Huey ![]() Victoria Lipnic This session will address how to communicate with and secure the buy-in of your C-suite and Board of Directors. We will discuss best practices for highlighting the necessity, value, and ROI of ESG initiatives and reporting by: Showcasing environmental protection; social responsibility and treatment of employees; respect for human rights; anti-corruption and bribery; and diversity on corporate boards |
4:00 |
Networking Break |
4:15 |
Audience Polling - ESG and Human Rights Due Diligence in PracticeScoping, Evaluating and Mitigating Evolving Legal and Reputational Risk Factors![]() Sarah Altschuller ![]() Jim McWeeney The clarion call for greater corporate accountability on the ESG human rights front is accelerating concerns about new legal and reputational liabilities for business. It also raises urgent, practical questions about how human rights due diligence is scoped, evaluated, and integrated into existing risk management processes. What constitutes rigorous care in this new era of enhanced scrutiny of enterprises’ efforts to mitigate human rights abuse risks? Join us for takeaway tips and informed insights designed to:
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5:15 |
Translating Reporting into Action: Embedding ESG into the Corporate Strategy![]() Paul White ![]() Stephen Zumbrun ![]() Asha J. Palmer ![]() Ulysses Smith ESG is no longer a siloed concept but is something that needs to be embedded in a company’s entire strategy and operations. Companies are facing growing pressure from investors, regulators, shareholders, customers and employees to transform their business with an ESG lens in everything they do. To embed ESG into the operating model, it’s necessary to understand requirements for workforce, supply chain, operations, controls, technology, infrastructure, and governance. In this session our faculty members will discuss all aspects of reporting in the ESG spectrum, with real world examples of the metrics and key data points that are needed for your reporting to satisfy investors, regulators, board members and talent. |
6:00 |
Welcome Cocktail Reception and Pre-Registration for FCPA Main Conference |