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 2025

It’s ESG Controller Time! Connect & Exchange with Fellow ESG Controllers 

Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:00 Noon –12:55 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific) 

Join fellow ESG Controllers to exchange insights, compare notes, and offer peer-to-peer 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. 

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

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Diving into SBTi’s Draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2

Thursday, May 8th, 2025, 11:00 – 11:55 AM Eastern (8:00 AM Pacific)


The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) initial draft of its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard is open for consultation until June 1st. Join members to compare notes and share initial insights, as well as to discuss improvements made and remaining areas of concern.

https://sciencebasedtargets.org/consultations/cnzs-v2-initialdraft?cookies=yes


Register here and please send specific questions for discussion to Laura Keenan.

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Monthly CEF Peer Exchange on CSRD - May

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

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

 

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

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Expert Views: The Business Case for Democracy with Vanessa Williamson from Brookings  
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 11:00 AM –12:15 PM* Eastern (8:00 AM Pacific) 

We’re honored to welcome Vanessa Williamson, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, to share her insights and views on democracy, the economy, and the role that business can play. After keynote remarks, CEF members will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with Dr. Williamson, followed by a members-only exchange. To prepare for the meeting, we suggest as a pre-read Democracy is good for the economy. Can business defend it? 

 

*NOTE: This special session will last 1 hour and 15 minutes to ensure ample time for discussion. Register here and please send specific questions for discussion to Margaret Zamoyta. 

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Climate Risk is Business Risk – CEF Members discuss approaches to measure, manage, and mitigate climate risk across the value chain 

Thursday, May 29, 2025, 11:00 AM –11:55 AM Eastern (8:00 AM Pacific) 

We’re excited to welcome CEF Members Liberty Mutual and Pepsi Co to kick off a members-only exchange on approaches to managing climate risk. In this discussion we’ll cover questions including: 

  • How is climate risk managed at your company? Is it part of the overall risk function or is it looked at as a separate and distinct risk? 
  • What role does the sustainability team play when it comes to climate risk? How do sustainability teams interact with risk teams on climate issues? How do they help incorporate climate issues into business strategy? 
  • How do you assess physical climate risk as a thematic issue and distinct risk? 
  • How can you address the pervasiveness of physical climate risk, going beyond office buildings and factories to the entire value chain? 

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


In-Person Meetings

June 2025

2025 CEF ANNUAL EXECUTIVE LEADERS RETREAT

Sunriver Resort, Bend, Oregon (In person only)

June 9-12, 2025


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.