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As 2020 approaches and many organizations update their goals for the coming decade, the management challenge for EHS and Sustainability professionals is reading the "tea leaves" and deciding how to put goals in place that will advance their companies' strategic sustainability and ESG initiatives. As the global business landscape changes, and the urgency to address climate change intensifies, how are expectations for companies changing? How is this playing out in the targets and commitments being set for the next 3, 5 or 10 years? Are companies moving towards more science-based targets, toward "impact-based" goals, or staying the course with incremental reductions? What goal-setting tactics are part of the new expectations for sustainability and which are just passing fads? Attend this session and learn about the new ways companies are thinking about goals as well as get a better understanding of what their internal goal setting process looks like.

• Stephanie Bertels, Director, Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability; Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business - Bio
• Paul Narog, Manager, Environmental Operations; 3M - Bio
• Beth Wytiaz, Senior Vice President, Global Environmental Operations Manager; Bank of America Corp. - Bio
• Moderator: Keith Marhefka, Director, EHS Governance & Product Stewardship; Abbott - Bio

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Reducing the plastic footprint is an issue that can easily slip through your materiality analysis. For the most impacted industries – those with single-use plastics and/or single-use packaging – understanding the risk associated with plastics that end up in our oceans and other waterways is imperative. RobecoSAM plans to include single use plastic in their future questionnaires and Greenpeace has already sent out a questionnaire to industry in the U.S. this year. This session will bring participants up to speed with the magnitude of the underlying problem, regulatory changes already happening and those that are on the horizon, risks for industry (regulatory, reputational, supply chain disruptions); and the corporate response to date and outlook.

• Robert Dornau, Director, Senior Manager ESG Benchmarking; RobecoSAM - Bio
• John Hocevar, Oceans Campaign Director; Greenpeace - Bio
• Judy Panayos, Senior Director, Sustainability, Supply Management; Sodexo SA - Bio
• Moderator: Nicole Wilkinson, Director, Corporate Environmental; CVS Health Corp. - Bio

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Many companies are becoming more cognizant of how their presence and operations affect the communities in which they operate and the communities where people who buy and use their products live. These savvy companies are taking steps to protect their privilege to operate within those communities. More and more, an organization's brand and ability to attract new and maintain shareholder value are dependent on how they are perceived in the public eye, and whether they are regarded as having a positive impact on those communities. This session will provide best practices to starting or advancing an active community partnership program. It will address questions including "where do you start?" and "what are the strategies and tactics for effective community engagement?" Speakers will discuss their efforts and share the positive outcomes they have generated.

• Rob Currie, Director Environment Health & Safety; Baxter Healthcare Corp. - Bio
• Paul Narog, Manager, Environmental Operations; 3M - Bio
• Dan Schibel, Global Sustainability Manager; Aveda Corp. - Bio
• Moderator: Monica Torres, Senior EHS&S Technical Manager; Baxter Healthcare Corp. - Bio

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From swapping in energy efficient lighting to achieving 100% renewables to executing a virtual PPA, this session will examine case studies from corporations in different phases of implementing energy reduction strategies. Through case studies, insights and strategies, attendees will learn the role that EHS & Sustainability professionals can play in helping their corporations meet energy reduction and renewables targets. It will also highlight strategies to achieve and demonstrate cost-savings associated with renewables and energy reduction.

• Mark Dhennin, Director, Energy & Environment; Cummins Inc. - Bio
• Andrew Hejnar, Energy Manager; 3M Canada Co. - Bio
• Eli Levine, Program Manager, Better Plants & TIR Programs; United States Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office - Bio
• Moderator: Gary Nasta, Director, Global Environmental Affairs & Safety; The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. - Bio

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How are companies addressing the demands of a circular economy? What are actual steps they can take to get started down this path and what program areas are getting the most focus? How are they communicating and connect the dots between traditional EHS and Sustainability program efforts (like waste, water, packaging and energy reductions) to a circular economy effort?

• Felix Böck, Founder & CEO; ChopValue - Bio
• Meaghan Davis, Acting Manager; City of Toronto’s Unit for Research, Innovation, and a Circular Economy (UFRICE) - Bio
• Michelle Redfield, North American Director for Environment and Safety Environment Process Improvement; Schneider Electric SE - Bio
• Moderator: Jay Thakkar, Principal Consultant, Circular Economy SME; Environmental Resources Management (ERM) - Bio