Organizing for Success in Corporate Sustainability

One of the key challenges facing companies around the globe is how to structure their internal sustainability function so that it is not operating in a silo but is helping to make the company’s entire business more sustainable. The Conference Board ESG Center recently fielded a survey, conducted in-depth interviews with 20 firms, and held a Chatham House roundtable discussion involving 116 executives from 86 companies to discuss where sustainability sits and to whom it reports; how to build and manage an effective sustainability function; and how to drive collaboration across a firm. In this webcast, we’ll provide you with an early look at the findings and insights: 

Join this webcast to learn about:

  • Whether it helps to have a Chief Sustainability Officer, should that person report to the CEO, and if not, where should that person work in an organization.
  • What it takes for an effective in-house sustainability function in terms of size, scope of responsibilities, skills, and structure.
  • How the sustainability function can evolve over time, including the pros and cons of centralized, decentralized, and hub-and-spoke models.
  • How to get the most out of internal sustainability steering committees, including their composition, focus, and effectiveness.
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Paul Washington Thomas Singer Ellis A. Jones Jessica Thurston
Organizing for Success in Corporate Sustainability
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SUSTAINABILITY WATCH

Organizing for Success in Corporate Sustainability

OCTOBER 14, 2021

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One of the key challenges facing companies around the globe is how to structure their internal sustainability function so that it is not operating in a silo but is helping to make the company’s entire business more sustainable. The Conference Board ESG Center recently fielded a survey, conducted in-depth interviews with 20 firms, and held a Chatham House roundtable discussion involving 116 executives from 86 companies to discuss where sustainability sits and to whom it reports; how to build and manage an effective sustainability function; and how to drive collaboration across a firm. In this webcast, we’ll provide you with an early look at the findings and insights: 

Join this webcast to learn about:

  • Whether it helps to have a Chief Sustainability Officer, should that person report to the CEO, and if not, where should that person work in an organization.
  • What it takes for an effective in-house sustainability function in terms of size, scope of responsibilities, skills, and structure.
  • How the sustainability function can evolve over time, including the pros and cons of centralized, decentralized, and hub-and-spoke models.
  • How to get the most out of internal sustainability steering committees, including their composition, focus, and effectiveness.

Speakers

Paul Washington (Moderator)

President and CEO
Society for Corporate Governan…

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Thomas Singer

Former Principal Researcher
The Conference Board

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Ellis A. Jones

former VP & Chief Sustainability Officer
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com…

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Jessica Thurston

Senior Director of ESG Strategy
Paramount Global

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