Plotting the Path to Meet Net-Zero Targets: Energizing Efforts for Action
Date:
Monday, April 05, 2021
Location:
On-Demand
Duration:
1 hour
The global pandemic put a spotlight on the value of environmental, social and corporate governance considerations across all sectors. We saw an absolute explosion of net-zero commitments from companies and countries surrounding the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. With these new pledges, the United Nations estimated that by early 2021 countries representing around 65% of global CO2 emissions and around 70% of the world's economy will have committed to reaching net-zero emissions or carbon neutrality.
The new administration in the U.S. brings a significant change in tone on addressing climate risk. On Day 1 in office, President Joe Biden took steps to rejoin the Paris agreement on climate change and pledged to set the U.S. on the path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with an interim target of decarbonizing the U.S.
Join S&P Global Market Intelligence for this webinar discussion, bringing together diverse perspectives from three of the world’s largest corporation within retail, energy and technology: Walmart, Duke Energy and AT&T on the challenges of meeting net-zero targets.
Lindsey HallHead of ESG Thought Leadership, S&P Sustainable1
Lindsey Hall is Head of ESG Thought Leadership at S&P Global Sustainable1, where she co-hosts the ESG Insider podcast and is a Full Bio
Lindsey Hall is Head of ESG Thought Leadership at S&P Global Sustainable1, where she co-hosts the ESG Insider podcast and is a steering member of S&P Global's Diversity Research Lab.
She got her start in financial journalism writing for various Financial Times publications in London before joining SNL Financial in 2010, where she spent a decade covering financial news and regulation as a reporter and editor.
Lindsey holds a Masters from the London School of Economics. Minimize
Speakers
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Kathleen McLaughlinExecutive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer; President, Walmart Foundation, Walmart Inc.
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart Inc. and president of the Walmart Foundation. Full Bio
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart Inc. and president of the Walmart Foundation.
Kathleen is responsible for programs that help Walmart create economic opportunity through jobs and sourcing; enhance the sustainability of food, apparel and general merchandise supply chains; and strengthen the resilience of local communities. Through business initiatives and philanthropy, her teams work with Walmart associates, suppliers, nonprofit organizations and others to drive significant and lasting improvements to economic, social and environmental systems. Last year, the company awarded more than $1.4 billion in cash and in-kind donations, including over $975 million of food donations.
Before joining Walmart in 2013, she spent more than 20 years with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
Kathleen serves on the boards of the Council on Foundations and World Resources Institute and is a member of NatureVest and the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose’s Strategic Investor Initiative Advisory Boards.
Kathleen earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Boston University, as well as a master of arts in politics, philosophy and economics from Balliol College at Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She also has a diploma in theology from Oxford. She is married with three children and divides her time between Bentonville, Arkansas, and Toronto, Ontario. Minimize
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Katherine NeebeChief Sustainability Officer, Duke Energy
Katherine is an ESG executive with 20+ years of experience leading initiatives across multiple sectors within social and environmental sustainability, encompassing Full Bio
Katherine is an ESG executive with 20+ years of experience leading initiatives across multiple sectors within social and environmental sustainability, encompassing topics such as climate change, natural capital and human rights.
Katherine currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of National Engagement & Strategy at Duke Energy as well as President of the Duke Energy Foundation. In these capacities, she leads Duke Energy’s stakeholder engagement efforts to develop solutions to meet customer needs for continued reliable and affordable energy - while simultaneously working to achieve the company’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Katherine joined Duke Energy in 2020 from Walmart, where she led ESG for the enterprise and oversaw stakeholder engagement on behalf of the sustainability program. As part of her role, she led Walmart’s work on human rights and engagement in COP21 & COP23.
From 2007-2013, Katherine was at the World Wildlife Fund where she managed one of the world’s largest corporate-NGO partnerships, a $97M sustainability-driven initiative with the Coca-Cola Company focused on water, agriculture and climate. Work was active in more than 45 countries.
Katherine is a First Movers fellow through the Aspen Institute, received her MBA from The Darden School at UVa and has a BA in English from Colorado College. In 2021, she was named to both the Power50 and Top 100 Diverse Leaders in Energy awards by the National Diversity Council.
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