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Most CEF meetings (in-person and virtual) are conducted on a not-for-attribution basis, often covering sensitive matters where written summaries are not appropriate. For many sessions, we  produce redacted, anonymized notes capturing key ideas for off-the-record discussions. 

Below are notes and recordings from a select number of recent meetings. Please email Amy O'Meara for details on CSO huddles and other past meetings not included below.

• Private Meeting with John Kerry and Team. Meeting Highlights. FMC slides. CEDI slides. CCE slides. (January 2022) 
• Trends in Asia Shaping the Global Sustainability Landscape with Dr. Parag Khanna. Recording link. (January 2022)
• Carbon Offsets in Corporate Climate Strategies: The State of Play and Emerging Leading Practices (July 2021) Meeting Summary
• How to Monetize the Business Case for Sustainability with Tensie Whelan (July 2021)  Meeting Summary 
• Investing in Nature-Based Solutions: Behind the Scenes of a Forest Restoration Fund (May 2021) Meeting Summary
• "Lessons for Sustainability Leaders in Driving Transformational Change Across the Enterprise" Guest Leith Sharp (May 2021) Meeting Slides
• "The Lost Art of Connecting" (April 2021), Advice from Susan McPherson Summary
• Getting “Time Smart” in 2021 for Greater Impact (and Happiness) (Jan 2021) Summary
• Roundtable: Comparing Notes on Corporate Sustainability Training Programs (November 2020) Summary

• Leaders Network on Excellence in Employee Sustainability Engagement

1. CEF's Employee Engagement in Sustainability Reference Book, Vol.3
2. Launch meeting, "Unlocking the Value in Employee Sustainability Engagement" (August, 2021)

• Leaders Network on Advancing a Circular Economy:

1. Influencing Upstream Suppliers to Enable Closed-Loop Solutions (May 2021)
2. Refocusing on the “E” in Circular Economy: Making the Economic Case for Circular Business Models and Products (Nov 2020)
3. Launch Meeting notes (Sep 2020)

• Collating CEF Member Feedback on RE100 Confidential notes

1. Private Member Dialogue with RE100-Presentation (November 2020)
2. October 2020
3. August 2020

• Leaders Network on Net Zero & Reducing Scope 3 Emissions:

1. Launch Meeting notes (Sep 2020)
2. Meeting on Supplier emissions (Oct 2020)
3. Member-recommended service providers (v 1.0)
4. Updates from “Scope 3 Peer Group” and “SustainCert Value Change” program (March 2021)
5. Confidential memos to SBTi: 2018 and 2019 memos; and the 2021 memo to SBTi on Net Zero draft guidance 

• Leaders Network on Advancing ESG Performance Measurement and Reporting

1. Comparing Notes on the Rapidly Evolving ESG Reporting Landscape (June 2021) Meeting Notes
2. Mapping the ESG Harmonization Landscape
3. Comparing Notes on TCFD Scenario Analysis (March 2021) Summary
4. Views from the Financial Sector on TCFD Reporting (March 2021) Summary
5. Making ESG Reporting Work for Companies, special guest Dan Esty (January 2021) Key Ideas; "Identifying Obstacles to Broader and More Actionable ESG Reporting)  

• Leaders Network to Advance Racial Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice

1. Systemic Approaches to DEIJ-Getting Beyond Well-Meaning Programs to Create Real Change (May 2021)
2. Connecting DEIJ to Health Inequities (April 2021)
3. Environmental Justice (March 2021)

• Peer-to-Peer Huddles: Reflections on Climate Week and UNGA Meetings (October 2020) Notes
• Foresight Forum: 

1. Building a Business Compass for Transformational Change with Sally Uren. Presentation Slides
2. Pathways for US Energy Innovation--A Conversation with David Sandalow and Dr. Varun Sivaram- Report Key Findings | Sandalow/Sivaram Slides (October 2020)

• Dismantling Sexism in the Workplace (CEFNext, July 2020) Summary
• Working Group: NextGen Goal-Setting 

1. Session 1 Summary (March 2020)
2. Session 2 Summary (April 2020)
3. Session 3 Summary (May 2020)
4. Sessions 4 and 5 Summary (June 2020)
5. Session 6 Summary (July 2020) 

• Steering Sustainability in the Era of COVID (March 2020) Notes
• Driving Better Business Travel Practices  (February 2020) Notes
• Comparing Notes on Voluntary Carbon Offsets (March 2019) Notes
• Collating Member Feedback for SBTi on Scope 3 Emissions Confidential Memos (Nov 2018-Feb 2019)   
• Aligning Your Company’s Retirement Plans and Sustainability Commitments (December 2018) Presentation recording | Slides
• Measuring ROI+ and Building More Effective Business Cases, John Platko (February 2018) Presentation recording | Slides
• BASF approach to Impact Valuation (November 2017) Presentation recording | Slides 
• Building the Business Case for Sustainable Business Decisions (Special in-person meeting, November 2017) CEF Pre-read, "Measuring ROI+ and Building More Effective Business CasesSummary of Lessons Learned to Date" | Meeting Notes
• Green Bonds 101: Inspiration and How-to from the Apple and Starbucks Bond Offerings (October 2017) Slides

CEF's primary research mission is to curate and synthesize voluminous amount of corporate sustainability-related information to: (1) help members track important news and research; (2) provide a basis for more productive discussions among members; (3) lay the groundwork for sound decisionmaking around collaborative action that builds on existing work and avoids wheel reinvention.

As most of this work is unpublished, please contact P.J. Simmons and Mike Rama if you have research-related questions -- we will assemble everything we have compiled on any specific question(s) you may have.

Selected research for members' internal use:

• Advancing Sustainable Value Chains: An Ecosystem Map of Notable Standards, Initiatives, and Resources *Note this is an interactive map. For a PDF version, click here.
• CEF Member Recommendations for Service Providers, V2, last updated 7.11.22
• July 2021 Survey of ESG Ratings (with ESG Navigator)
• "Organizing for Sustainability" 2021 CEF Member Survey: Sustainability-related organizational structures, capabilities, and investments
• Mapping the ESG Harmonization Landscape v6, last updated 8.24.22
• Sustainability-related Professional Development, Training & MBA Programs v1.3
• Measuring ROI+ and Building More Effective Business Cases
• "Employee Engagement in Sustainability" 2021 CEF Member Survey: Employee engagement aspirations, structures, and strategies

Selected external CEF publications:

• Sustainability and the Modern CMO: A New Ball to Juggle--or a Key to Juggling Smarter?
• Sustainability and the CFO: Challenges, Opportunities and Next Practices
• The New Business Imperative: Valuing Natural Capital

Anonymized notes capturing highlights of key insights and questions raised by topic:

2022 Annual Executive Leaders Retreat

2021 Annual Executive Leaders Retreat

2019 Annual Executive Leaders Retreat

Contact Amy O'Meara  for previous retreat summaries