Design 21: Social Design Network

Sustainability Practice Network Panel Discussion

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

6.30pm-8.30pm Hosted by RiskMetrics Group

Can 'Big Food' Embrace Sustainable Agriculture?

The sustainability of large-scale agriculture is increasingly being called into question. Food manufacturers and agribusinesses catering to global food markets are being challenged by the rising demand for sustainably grown food. What material impact will this have for the food sector?

The discussion will explore what companies are doing to drive both profitability and agricultural sustainability.

Panelists:

• Michael Doane, Agricultural Economics and Sustainability, Monsanto
• Ani Gulati, Assistant General Counsel and Sustainability, General Mills
• Chip Jones, SVP Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Dean Foods
• Jake Baker, Climate Change Investment Research, Deutsche Bank
• Tensie Whelan, President, Rainforest Alliance
• Josh Viertel, President, Slow Food USA

Moderator: Linda-Eling Lee, Sustainability Research, RiskMetrics Group

Date: Tuesday, December 8th, panel discussion starts promptly at 6:30, reception 8 - 8:30 pm

Venue: RiskMetrics Group, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, 44th Fl., New York, NY

RSVP Required: lindaeling.lee@riskmetrics.com

Questions to Panelists: Please email questions to panelists in advance to lindaeling.lee@riskmetrics.com

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.......................................................................................................................................... Lending to the Underbanked in the Aftermath of the Subprime Crisis .......................................................................................................................................... Co-host - Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College

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Date: November 17, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity - Newman Vertical Campus Room 14220 - 55 Lexington Avenue between 24 / 25 Sts.

Moderator: Ben Levisohn, Staff Editor, BusinessWeek

Panelists: Gina Harman, Chief Executive, Accion USA; Gregory Larkin, Senior Analyst, Banking and Diversified Financials, RiskMetrics Sustainability Solutions Group; Cathie Mahon, Executive Director and Assistant Commissioner, Office of Financial Empowerment NYC Department of Consumer Affairs

Panel Description:

While there is much uncertainty about the future of banking one thing is certain: lending to underserved/low income consumers will never be the same. On this panel we hear how it is ...

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.......................................................................................................................................... Smart Grid Technology – Enabling the Economy, Protecting the Environment .........................................................................................................................................

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$10.00 suggested donation at the door.

Date: October 20, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: New York University Law School, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, Room 204 (between MacDougal and Sullivan Sts)

Moderator: Ashley C. Brown, Executive Director, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Panelists: Dr. Martin Fleming, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, IBM Corp.; Katherine Hamilton, President, GridWise Alliance; David Gmach, Director NYC Public Affairs, Con Edison.

Panel Description:

According to the US DOE Office of Electrical Distribution, the US electricity grid is "aging, inefficient, and congested, and incapable of meeting the future energy needs of the Information Economy without operational changes and substantial capital investment over the n...

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.......................................................................................................................................... Copenhagen - Beyond the Kyoto Protocol ..........................................................................................................................................

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Date: September 16, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: New York Open Center - Grand Hall - 22 East 30th Street New York, NY

Moderator: Nat Keohane, Environmental Defense Fund, Director of Economic Policy and Analysis

Panelists: Doug Cogan, Director, Climate Change Research, Risk Metrics; Stephen Kass, Carter Ledyard Milburn;

Panel Description:

The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will end in 2012 and negotiations for a post-Kyoto agreement have been taking place since 2007. A final treaty is expected to be adopted in Copenhagen in December 2009. What improvements will be proposed to the Kyoto Protocol? What will be the major obstacles to an agreement? What lessons have been learned from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Joint Implementation JI), the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and other trad...

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Panel Discussion

.......................................................................................................................................... Innovative Business Models for Sustainable Value Creation ..........................................................................................................................................

Co-hosts:

Net Impact NYC Professional Chapter

NYCLA Environmental Law Committee

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Date: June 23, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: New York County Lawyers Association - 14 Vesey Street - between Church / Park Row (subway lines E, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Moderator: Cary Krosinsky, Vice President, Trucost

Panelists: Cameron O'Mara -- EarthWater Global, Viraj Puri - Gotham Greens LLC (winner of Green Business Competition), Derek Brand - NY Academy of Sciences; Otho Kerr, EKO Asset Management Partners

Panel Description:

Innovation creates opportunities to improve financial, environmental, and social performance, and companies and nonprofits are focusing on new business models to achieve this. A panel of entrepreneurs and sustainability leaders will discuss how their businesses and organizations are using innovation to drive sustainability. Some of t...

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.......................................................................................................................................... The Revolution in Environmental Finance .......................................................................................................................................... Co-host: Credit Suisse

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Date: May 19, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: Credit Suisse - 11 Madison Ave, level 2B Auditorium, NYC

Moderator: Gregory Larkin, Head Finance Sector Sustainability, RiskMetrics

Panelists: Don Reed, Director Climate Change and Sustainability, PricewaterhouseCoopers; John Tobin, Head of Public Policy-Sustainability Affairs, Credit Suisse; Tracy Wolstencroft, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Panel Description:

Environmental due diligence is becoming a critical risk management tool for banks where once it was viewed as an optional ethical screen. Even as the banking sector continues to cut jobs and cut budgets, many environmental risk teams are expanding . Banks are looking toward a future where carbon is more widely regulated, supply chains are globalized and harder to monit...

Sustainability Practice Network Panel Discussion

PlaNYC 2030: Progress and Lessons Learned

Co-host: NYU Social Enterprise Alliance

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Date: April 21, 2009

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: NYU Stern School of Business Henry Kaufman Management Center, 44 West 4th Street (at Greene Street) - Gardner Commons - 1st Floor

Moderator: Bob Yaro, President, Regional Plan Association.

Panelists: Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning and Director, Center for Community Planning & Development, Hunter College/CUNY, Steven Morgan, President, Clean Energy Solutions; Susan Leeds, Center for Market Innovation National Resources Defense Council; Carter Strickland, Senior Policy Advisor for Air and Water, Mayor's Office Long Term Planning and Sustainability

Panel Description:

Launched on Earth Day, 2007 Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030 promised to address the major environmental sustainability issues facing the city, with 127 initiatives on housing, open space, water, air quality, transportation, brownfields, and the city's impact on climate change. In its first year, PlaNYC launched 118 of these initiatives, and in 2008 issued a report on progress. Some programs (such as transitioning t...