A4S Summit 2023

Monday 27 November 08.00 – 17.00 (GMT)

THE A4S SUMMI 2023

About the event:

  • The annual A4S Summit is a unique global gathering to catalyse action on sustainability by the finance and accounting community.
  • Taking place ahead of COP28, the A4S Summit brings together leaders in finance for discussion, insight, and action. Participants will explore the trends shaping our world and the practical actions that can be taken to build a resilient, sustainable economy.

    All sessions will be available on demand shortly after broadcast for all registered participants. 

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By joining the Summit you will be able to:

  1. Hear from global CEOs, CFOs and other leaders exploring current trends and the biggest opportunities to drive sustainable impact
  2. Gain insights from change makers on the practical actions you can take to create a sustainable future
  3. Learn how you can embed sustainability and resilience within your organization

Agenda

8:00AM - 9:00AM GMT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

10:00AM - 11:00AM GMT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

12:00PM - 1:00PM GMT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief Financial Officer, Caterpillar Inc.

2:00PM - 3:00PM GMT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

4:00PM - 5:00PM GMT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of Sustainable Finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board Chair, Eurosif

9:00AM - 10:00AM CET

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

11:00AM - 12:00PM CET

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

1:00PM - 2:00PM CET

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

3:00PM - 4:00PM CET

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

5:00PM - 6:00PM CET

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

3:00AM - 4:00AM EST

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

5:00AM - 6:00AM EST

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

7:00AM - 8:00AM EST

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

9:00AM - 10:00AM EST

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

11:00AM - 12:00PM EST

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

12.00AM -1.00AM PT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

02.00AM - 03.00AM PT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

04:00AM - 05:00AM PT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

06:00AM - 07:00AM PT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

08:00AM - 09:00AM PT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

4:00PM - 5:00PM SGT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

6:00PM - 7:00PM SGT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

8:00PM - 9:00PM SGT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

10:00PM - 11:00PM SGT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

11:00PM - 12:00AM SGT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

7:00PM - 8:00PM AEDT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

9:00PM - 10:00PM AEDT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

11:00PM - 12:00AM AEDT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

1:00AM - 2:00AM (30th) AEDT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

3:00AM - 4:00AM (30th) AEDT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

9:00PM - 10:00PM NZDT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

11:00PM - 12:00AM NZDT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

1:00AM - 2:00AM NZDT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

3:00AM - 4:00AM NZDT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

5:00 AM - 6:00 NZDT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

5:00AM - 6:00AM BRT

Positive tipping points: opportunities to tackle the climate and nature crises

As we head into COP28, this session will focus on some of the most exciting opportunities to catalyse meaningful action giving hope for a sustainable future.

Jon Creyts,Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Professor Tim Flannery

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Green Finance Institute

7:00AM - 8:00AM BRT

Financing solutions: achieving a nature positive, just transition to net zero

To achieve a nature positive, just transition to net zero, trillions will need to be invested in infrastructure, technology and skills, shifting from brown to green. Explore how banks, asset managers and pension funds are creating the financing solutions we need.

Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America

Nicholas Goodman, President and Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Corporation

Maarika Paul, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial and Operations Officer, CDPQ

9:00AM - 10:00AM BRT

Innovating to account for scope 3

Scope three often represents the greatest portion of organizations’ greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is also the most difficult to measure and reduce. This session will examine innovations to make accounting for scope three easy and explore steps companies are taking in practice.

Professor Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, Harvard Business School

Professor Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a fellow at St. John’s College

Andrew Bonfield, Chief financial officer, Caterpillar Inc.

11:00AM - 12:00PM BRT

ISSB as a global baseline: interoperability and adoption

One of the biggest barriers to transitioning to sustainable economy is the lack of comparable, robust and decision-useful information. This session will examine how the ISSB can be used as a global baseline, compatible with regional requirements.

Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, ISSB member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Susanne Swaniker-Tettey, Chief Financial Officer, De Beers Diamond Trading

Koushik Chatterjee, Group Executive Director, Finance and Corporate, Tata Steel Limited

1:00PM - 2:00PM BRT

Implementing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards: challenges, solutions and available resources

With the ESRS impacting both EU companies and those with significant operations in Europe, this session will explore practical insights into how to take a strategic approach to adoption and capitalize on resources designed to help you to implement them.

Melanie Kreis, Chief Financial Officer, DHL Group

Laura Palmeiro, Head of sustainable finance, Danone

Will Oulton, Board chair, Eurosif

Frequently Asked questions


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To access the live event, please use the email address you registered with – no password is required. In the case you experience any difficulties, please contact events@a4s.org

You can log on to the live event at any time. A recording of each session will be available on demand for 30 days following the end of the Summit. Therefore, you can access all event content whenever it’s convenient for you during this period of time. We do understand your schedule may not allow you to attend all of the live sessions of the event.

This is the virtual aspect of the event. You do not have to travel to any specific location. You can participate anywhere that you have internet access. The event is accessible from desktop, mobile and tablet devices.

Global finance community professionals ranging from CFOs, CIOs, pension fund chairs, regulators and business schools.

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