Upcoming Member Meetings


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.  

September 2025

CSO Huddle +1: Strategic Repositioning in Response to the OBBB with Jigar Shah

September 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM Eastern (8:30 AM Pacific)

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) in the US will impact corporate sustainability strategies and global goals. Join energy strategist, entrepreneur, and former Department of Energy Director of Loan Programs, Jigar Shah, for a lively discussion about the OBBB’s implications for business in the short, medium, and long term and the actions you can take both within and outside of your organization.


This roundtable will focus on the actions our members can take to advance their sustainability strategies in response to the OBBB, not on the details of the OBBB itself. A pre-read of the Norton Rose Fulbright summary of Effects of OBBB on Projects (or this podcast if you’d prefer) is recommended.


In a rare CSO Huddle deviation, you may bring a +1! Please ask a Public or Government Affairs colleague to join you for this conversation, as always, bringing your thoughtful questions to fuel the important discussion and further help you prepare for engagement at NY Climate Week. Contact Laura Keenan for more information.

October 2025

CEF Member Exchange on Scope 3 Market-Based Approach 

Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00 Noon to 12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific) 

Join this members-only meeting to share and discuss positions and perspectives related to scope 3 market-based accounting. Among the questions we’ll cover are: 

  • Where do CEF members stand on supporting the scope 3 market-based approach? 
  • How are companies taking into account a scope 3 market-based approach in their current/future reporting efforts? 
  • What efforts are currently underway from other organizations to advocate their views on the scope 3 market-based approach? What are recommended ways to engage on the topic? 

Register here and please send specific questions for discussion to Margaret Zamoyta.

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CSO Huddle: Demonstrating Business Value Part 1: Current Refinements to Top-down Strategy and Approach

Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM Eastern (8:30 AM Pacific)

Join your peers to discuss how they are adjusting their approach to demonstrating business value through their sustainability strategy, goals, and metrics in response to the current rate of change and uncertainty, while staying focused on the long-term nature of this work.


Based on recent member discussions at our retreat and since then, this session is the first part of a two-part CSO Huddle series. The first Huddle will focus on your approach to top-down strategy and business value. The second Huddle, on October 30th, will cover bottom-up strategies for specific sustainability initiative business cases and financing strategies. Contact Laura Keenan for more information.

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CEF Member Exchange on COP30 Plans & Debrief from Climate Week
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12:00 Noon –12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific)
We’re excited to offer another opportunity to exchange plans for the upcoming COP30 with your peers. For this session, “everyone is a speaker,” so we’re counting on attendees to come prepared to share:

  • How are you currently thinking about your organization's engagement approach for COP30? 
  • Is your organization organizing events or planning formal announcements during COP?
  • Which COP events are you/your staff prioritizing and why? 
  • Top recommendations for other senior leaders participating for the first time? 
  • Any “asks or offers” to other members related to COP, including possible collaboration opportunities?

This meeting will also have time for members to debrief from Climate Week, share their impressions on how the week went, what was most valuable, and how the event could be improved in the future. 


Register here and please contact Laura Keenan with any questions.

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Scope 2 Carbon Accounting Standards

Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern (8:30 AM Pacific) 

Expanding on recent member discussions about Scope 2 carbon accounting, this session leverages CEF as a trusted space for peers to share, exchange, and learn from each other's diverse perspectives and understandings of the anticipated GHGP proposed refinements, while also collaboratively exploring the development of common language and possible solutions for company use in GHGP public consultation responses this fall.


Reference material:


Register here and please contact Laura Keenan with ideas or questions.

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Q4 ESG Controller Peer Exchange 

Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 Noon –12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific) 

We welcome all ESG Controllers to join peers, exchange insights, compare notes, and offer each other support on all things related to ESG controllership. From measurement and reporting, to setting up internal and external controls and working with third parties, all topics are on the table for discussion. This meeting is intended for ESG Controllers or those with similar positions and takes the place of previously held CSRD monthly meetings. 

Register here and please send specific questions for discussion to Margaret Zamoyta.

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CSO Huddle: Demonstrating Business Value Part 2: Making the Business Case to Finance Sustainability Initiatives

October 30, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM Eastern (8:30 AM Pacific)

Join your peers to discuss the more tactical, bottom-up business case aspects of successful sustainability initiative financing. Consider which aspects most commonly bolster support and which give you agita. Discuss how to align business language, incentives, and ROI expectations.


Based on recent member discussions at our retreat and since, this session is the second in a two-part CSO Huddle series. This firstHuddle in September focused on your approach to top-down strategy and business value. This second Huddle will focus on bottom-up strategies for specific sustainability initiatives and financing strategies. Contact Laura Keenan for more information.



November 2025

Scope 2 Carbon Accounting Standards

Monday, November 3, 2025, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern (8:30 AM Pacific) 

Expanding on recent member discussions about Scope 2 carbon accounting, this session leverages CEF as a trusted space for peers to share, exchange and learn from each other's diverse perspectives and understandings of the anticipated GHGP proposed refinements, while also collaboratively exploring the development of common language and possible solutions for company use in GHGP public consultation responses this fall.


Reference material:


Register here and please contact Laura Keenan with ideas or questions.



In-Person Meetings

September 2025

Climate Week New York

Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6 PM – 9:00 PM  (Dear Irving on Hudson)

As Climate Week winds down, CEF invites you to join this (in-person only) event to decompress with trusted CEF peers. Enjoy good company and food, reflect on the week's most inspiring experiences, and groove to some tunes while watching the sun set over Manhattan while comparing notes about the week's themes.

Reach out to Laura for more information.


June 2026

CEF Annual Leaders Retreat - Tamaya Resort, just north of Albuquerque, NM

June 15 - 18, 2026

The CEF Retreat is an invitation-only, not-for-attribution meeting limited to a select number of executives from CEF’s diverse membership, designed to inspire breakthrough thinking, deepen

trusted relationships, and generate actionable insights to accelerate sustainable business problem-solving and innovation. The executive sponsor from each member company determines whom to invite from within their organization. Each CEF member company’s delegation may include up to 3 senior executives. At their discretion, sponsors may wish to invite a younger, high-potential “rising star” to join the delegation. Contact Executive Director, Amy O’Meara, with ideas or to learn more.