Upcoming Member Meetings

CEF’s 2024 Focus – From Goals to Implementation

We have heard you loud and clear: now that you have set your ambitious goals for the coming decade, you are challenged with how to get there. You know the answers will require you to step out of silos and connect the dots – but the pathways aren’t clear.

For 2024, CEF will focus on helping you take the critical next steps in your sustainability journey, uncovering interdependencies – in your organizations, society, and nature – to propel the implementation of scalable, systemic solutions. Collectively we will leverage the depth and breath of the CEF community to explore and work through these intersections and opportunities.

The CEF team will weave this through-line across upcoming programming, capturing many of your strategic priorities while maintaining nimbleness to address the rapid changes in this ever-evolving sustainability space. With so many possible conversation topics, as always, please reach out with ideas that you're hungry to talk about!

Upcoming Virtual Meetings

CEF Member meetings are driven entirely by your priorities and ideas. We stand ready to drive dialogue, support peer-to-peer learning, and spur collaborations to accelerate solutions on the topics you care most about. Please email Amy O'Meara or reach out to anyone on our team anytime with needs, questions, ideas for member dialogues—or simply to brainstorm ways in which we might be able to help you advance your objectives.

CEF virtual events adhere to the Chatham House Rule of non-attribution, unless stated otherwise. Each session is carefully curated for executives from CEF member companies to engage with peers that specifically work on, or have knowledge of, the topic being discussed. Sessions are designed to foster open dialogue, driven by active participation and a shared commitment to progress. To preserve CEF's distinctive culture of trust, openness and camaraderie, we appreciate your thoughtful consideration of the most appropriate colleague to engage in each meeting, and that you kindly avoid distributing invitations widely within the organization.

May 2024

CSO Huddle: Where's the Money: ESG Financial Materiality in Business Strategy Planning

May 10, 11:00 AM - 11:55 AM Eastern (8:00 AM Pacific)

Join your peers to discuss key questions and share insights: How are you approaching quantitative and qualitative financial valuation? How has double materiality changed your approach? How are you navigating critical intersections such as:

The business planning cycle vs. sustainability timelines/goals
The impact of business growth on sustainability targets
The integration of sustainability into product/service innovation
The integration of sustainability into company investment strategy
The work that informs internal strategy vs. what can be shared publicly

This meeting series is intended to provide a neutral space for executives with the title or rank of top sustainability or environmental executive within each CEF member company to discuss strategic current or forthcoming business opportunities and challenges candidly. With this convening, CEF endeavors to help executives proactively “get on the balcony” with peers to discuss the big-picture issues that will enable them to look around the corner to prepare more effectively and lead continued evolution in the sustainability space.

Email Laura for more info.

The SEC Climate Rule: CEF Members Compare Notes

May 16, 2024, Noon-1:00 PM Eastern (9:00am Pacific)

Join peers in a virtual roundtable exchange on the SEC new rule on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”. Share and learn how member companies are approaching the final rule and discuss topics including:

What changes might be needed to the reporting process and governance structures,
How to approach materiality in the context of the rule,
What it will take to bring financial and climate data together, and
How to align with other requirements such as CSRD and California’s climate disclosure law.

Special Briefing: Key Findings and Discussion on new Real Economy Climate Transition Planning report from C2ES

Thursday, May 23, 12 Noon - 12:55 Eastern

Join Nicholas Franco, Director of Corporate Low-Carbon Transition Planning at Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), to discuss C2ES’ research into the state of real economy low-carbon transition planning. C2ES conducted a review and crosswalk of transition planning and credibility guidance, and interviews with real economy companies across seven industry sectors. Nick will share key findings from the research and upcoming report including insights on transition planning guidance commonalities and differences, transition planning challenges, knowledge gaps, and best practices identified during the corporate interviews. CEF members will have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss the insights/findings and provide feedback to inform ongoing research.

Monthly CEF Peer Exchange on CSRD - May

May 30, 2024, 11:00 – Noon Eastern (8:00 am Pacific)

This standing monthly series is for members to exchange insights and offer peer-to-peer support on all things CSRD.

In-Person Meetings

June 2024

2024 CEF ANNUAL EXECUTIVE LEADERS RETREAT

The Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont (In person only)
June 9 - 12, 2024

Who Can Attend?

The executive sponsor from each member company determines whom to invite from within their organization.
Each CEF member company's delegation may include 3 senior executives-- usually the Chief Sustainability Officer or equivalent, plus other influential leaders on their team or from other functional areas at the VP and senior director level. At their discretion, sponsors may wish to invite a high-potential "rising star" to join the delegation.

June Monthly CEF Peer Exchange on CSRD
June 27, 2024, 12:00 Noon – 12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific)
Register here

July 2024

July Monthly CEF Peer Exchange on CSRD
June 24, 2024, 12:00 Noon – 12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific)
Register here

September 2024

CEF MEMBER HAPPY HOUR @ CLIMATE WEEK NYC

September 26, 2024 (In person only)

Join us for drinks and dinner on The Farm at the Javits Center for a CEF meet-up to share the week’s highlights and collectively exhale after a long and inspiring Climate Week NYC. A special thanks to Siemens for organizing and hosting this gathering!