Responsible Business USA 2021 | Reuters Events | 16 November 2021 | Online

The climate emergency is being felt across the US and its effects are already apparent. From wildfires on the West Coast and flooding on the South and Eastern Coast, all of which are having a devastating impact on communities. Business must take action now.

It’s time for corporate executives to focus on a new business future with climate, social equality and racial issues front and center. This transition is the largest investment opportunity in history and the new Administration marks a critical change in our efforts to tackle generation defining issues. This renewed vision will only be achieved if business seizes the opportunity and leads action both within the US and further afield.

This is the new business imperative. It’s time we move beyond setting goals and move to enacting strategies that deliver change and action. We need a new business model, economic system and new definitive actions that create long-term value for business, its stakeholders and the wider society.

Reuters Events: Responsible Business USA 2021 will convene 4,000+ business, policy, investment and sustainability leaders, who are driving change, to share new strategies and solutions on HOW business can innovation, invest and collaborate to lead a new business future. Join us on November 16-18 as we ensure greater action and leadership in 2022 and beyond.

2021 Speakers

Javier Quiñones
CEO, IKEA USA

Noel Wallace
Chairman, President and CEO, Colgate-Palmolive

Frank Cooper
Global Chief Marketing Officer, BlackRock

Mike Schroepfer
Chief Technology Officer, Facebook

Audrey Choi
Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley

Brian Niccol
Chairman and CEO, Chipotle

Matthew McCarthy
CEO, Ben and Jerry's

Frans Muller
CEO, Royal Ahold Delhaize

Kristen Siemen
Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors

Richard Kidd
Deputy Assistant, Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, US Federal Government

Andrew Mayock
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer

Jenny McColloch
Chief Sustainability Officer, McDonald's

Carter Roberts
President and CEO, WWF USA

Lucia Athens
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Austin

Greg Spotts
Chief Sustainability Officer, Bureau of Street Services, City Of Los Angeles

Andrea Fuder
Executive Vice President Volvo Group Trucks Purchasing & Chief Purchasing Officer, Volvo Group

Carlos Cubia
Senior Vice President, Global Chief Diversity Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Ed Huber
Vice President, General Manager of Strategic Growth and Chief Sustainability Officer, Clorox Co

Ben Kellard
Director of Business Strategy, CISL

Ezgi Barcenas
Chief Sustainability Officer, ABinBev

Alicia Petross
Chief Diversity Officer, Hershey USA

Magnus Billing
CEO, Alecta

Erin Meezan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Interface

Anne Simpson
Managing Investment Director for Board Governance & Sustainability, CalPERS

Halide Alagöz
Chief Product and Sustainability Officer, Ralph Lauren

Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer, P&G

Gina Mastantuono
Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow

Caroline A. Crenshaw
Commissioner, SEC

Hazel Henderson
CEO, Editor-in-Chief, Ethical Markets Media

Andrew Behar
CEO, As You Saw

Priscilla Lu
Managing Director, Sustainable Investments Alternatives, DWS

Amit Bouri
CEO and Co-Founder, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)

Ricky Silver
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Daily Harvest

Ashish Gadnis
CEO, BanQu

Esi Eggleston Bracey
EVP and COO of Beauty and Personal Care, Unilever

Ion Yadigaroglu
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Capricorn Investment Group, LLC

David Drew
Sustainability Director of Africa, Coca-Cola

John Doorley
Former Head of Corporate Communications, Merck

Helle Bank Jorgensen
CEO & Founder, Competent Boards Inc

Elizabeth S. Culliford
Digital Editor, Reporter, Reuters

Kathleen McLaughlin
Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart

Gregory Wetstone
CEO & President, Acore

Celia Ouellette
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Responsible Business Initiative

Carmel Giblin
CEO, Ethical Toy

Amy Hepburn
CEO, Investor Leadership Network

Gina Chon
Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews

David Wei
Managing Director New York, BSR

Billy Gridley
Director Investor Network, ceres

Carmel Gibling
CEO, Ethical Toy

Meaghan Parker
Executive Director, Society of Environmental Journalists

Charlotte Bancilhon
Director, BSR

Kirsten Spalding
Senior Program Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Ateli Iyalla
Managing Director, North America, CDP

Cliodnagh Conlon
Associate Director, BSR

Whitney Kakos
Director, Supply Chain Sustainability, Keurig Dr Pepper

Steven M. Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Ceres

Pam Fitzpatrick
Head of ESG Center of Excellence, OneTrust

Terry Slavin
Editor in Chief, Reuters Events Sustainable Business

2021 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Accenture

INSIGHT SPONSOR:
• BQ

GOLD SPONSORS:
• DWS
• OneTrust ESG

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Orsted
• SeviceNow
• Keurig Dr. Pepper
• Fitch Ratings

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Scneider Electric
• S&P Global

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Audible
• PCA

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Governance & Accountability Institute, INC
• IFC Media
• Sustainability Consortium
• Centre for Sustainability and Excellence
• ASP
• ICTI Ethical Toy Program
• EventBrowse
• CIO Applications
• SMP
• Elemental
• Applied Technology Review
• ACORE
• Finn Partners