Climate change impacts, growing concerns about environmental degradation, shifts in consumer attitudes and consumption patterns, and growing government oversight on the management of scarce natural resources are among the many challenges facing corporations today that are redefining corporate responsibility. These sessions will explore the growing importance of responsible resource management. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY IN A NEW AGE OF TRANSPARENCY In today’s age of instant media reporting and civil oversight, the need for responsible resource management is an unavoidable reality. Many companies have proven their worth in this regard, but often through costly trial and error. Learn from those on the front lines of a new age of accountability. Discover more here: http://2014.globeseries.com/home/conference/conference-program/responsible-resource-management/

1. Conference theme and Sessions
RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Climate change impacts, growing concerns about
environmental degradation, shifts in consumer attitudes and
consumption patterns, and growing government oversight on the
management of scarce natural resources are among the many challenges
facing corporations today that are redefining corporate responsibility. The
sessions in this theme will explore the growing importance of responsible
resource management.
ARCHITECTS OF A BETTER WORLD: CORPORATE
NATURAL Capital:
RESPONSIBILITY IN A NEW AGE OF TRANSPARENCY PAYING FOR WHAT WE TAKE FROM NATURE
The United Nations Global Compact, World Business
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) and other like-minded initiatives
have teamed-up to drive business engagement on
sustainable development worldwide. Highlighting the main
building blocks central to effective corporate responsibility
commitments and actions, this session will examine how
these building blocks can be strengthened through a
collective effort by business, government, investors, civil
society, and consumers. Learn about their strategy – and
how this will affect your business model.
EARNING THE SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE
National and local governments in many parts of the world
are demanding changes in long held relationships between
resource developers and host communities. Learn from the
successes and failures of companies who are dealing with
the new realities of earning the social license to operate.
Most industry sectors would be unprofitable if they
paid the full price for what they take from nature, or for
the environmental damage they cause. How will a true
accounting for natural resource use affect the economy and
corporate sustainability in the long-term? What tools have
been developed around ecosystem services to maintain the
value of the earth’s natural capital?
CLIMATE ADAPTATION – DELAY IS NOT AN OPTION
The impacts of global warming and the consequences of failing
to adapt to these realities are well documented. But many
governments and businesses are still slow to act. Some of the
world’s top experts on climate change will lay it on the line. Act
now or pay the price tomorrow.

2. Carbon Recycling: Turning Carbon from a
Waste into an Asset
After a century extracting carbon-based assets to power our
economy, we urgently need to manage carbon emissions while
ensuring affordable energy. Can we capture carbon and turn it
into something of significant societal and economic value? This
session will explore the emerging technological and economic
pathways – many pioneered in Canada – to turn industrial
CO2 emissions into fuels, fertilizers, feeds, chemicals, plastics,
building materials, and other valuable products.
THE BIO-ECONOMY –
HOW SUSTAINABLE IS YOUR BIO-FUTURE?
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS include
Helle Bank Jorgensen
CEO,
B Accountability;
UN Special Advisor,
Global Compact in Canada;
& Partner,
World Climate Ltd.
>> Canada
The allure of a bio-based economy has drawn a great deal
of attention, but is it the way of the future? From energy to
materials, chemicals, and other innovative products, the
opportunities and applications for bio-based feedstocks are
growing. In this session, leaders of the emerging bio-economy
will present their successes and answer your questions about
your bio-future.
Scott Vaughan
THE CHANGING ARCTIC –
MANAGING THE RISKS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
David Parker
The decline of ice cover in Arctic waters has made shipping
along the Arctic Sea Route an economic reality. But it exposes
this vulnerable region to potential ecological disasters from
transportation mishaps. Member nations of the Arctic Council
are working together to manage these risks. Find out more in
this special session on the Changing Arctic.
IS SUSTAINABLE MINING POSSIBLE?
Canada has been a world leader in greening the mining
sector. New technologies for mineral production and improved
management of mine wastes and water use have significantly
reduced the environmental impacts of mining. Learn how the
international mining sector is responding to demands for more
environmentally sensitive processes and practices. Hear from
the leaders who are making sustainable mining a reality.
Global Food and Water Megatrends –
Towards 2050
By 2050 the world’s population will reach 9 billion. Will
everyone have fair access to enough food and water? Five
Megatrends will affect food and water security: increases
in overall population, urban concentrations, energy use,
water scarcity, and lack of arable land. What policies,
technologies, and investments can help achieve global
food and water security? Are the solutions both fiscally and
environmentally sustainable?
The Competition for Water
The competition for water is constant. Many sectors actively
compete for secure access to dwindling supplies of clean
water. What must companies and governments do to ensure
there is enough water for all? Hear from competing water users
about how they are securing their own water supplies while
respecting the rights of others.
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President & CEO,
International Institute for
Sustainable Development
>> CANADA
Adjunct Professor & Executive in
Residence,
Norman B. Keevil Institute of
Mining Engineering
>> CANADA
Blair Feltmate
Chair, Climate Change Adaptation
Project,
University of Waterloo
>> CANADA
Gordon Lambert
Chair,
Carbon Management
Canada &
Executive Advisor, Sustainability &
Innovation,
Suncor Energy Inc.
>> CANADA
Jacques Benoit
Senior Vice President, Environment &
Water,
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
>> CANADA

3. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS include
Henrik Rosenberg
Seiding
Senior Director,
Ramboll
>> DENMARK
Janet Peace
Vice President, Markets and Business
Strategy,
Center for Climate and
Energy Solutions
>> USA
Alex Wood
Senior Director, Policy and Markets,
Sustainable Prosperity
>> CANADA
Nicholas Moore
Eisenberger
Managing Partner,
Featured GLOBE 2014 Speaker
Peter Bakker
CEO,
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD)
>> Switzerland
Peter Bakker joined the WBCSD in January 2012 after having been
involved as a member for a number of years in his role as CEO of
TNT NV, the Netherlands based holding company of TNT Express
and Royal TNT Post. Peter is a respected leader in corporate
responsibility. He is the recipient of Clinton Global Citizen Award
in 2009 and the SAM Sustainability Leadership Award in 2010,
and is a UN WFP Ambassador Against Hunger. Peter will join a
distinguished panel at GLOBE 2014 on “Architects of a Better
World” to highlight the main building blocks central to effective
corporate responsibility commitments and actions through a
collective effort by business, government, investors, civil society,
and consumers.
Pure Energy Partners
A SUSTAINABLE CHINA IN A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Kathy Bardswick
Repairing China’s damaged waterways, agricultural lands, and
urban areas will cost over $400 billion, straining the resources
of national and state authorities that might better be used to
move China toward the more resilient and ecologically sensitive
economy it desires. Learn why helping to green China is also a
way to green the entire world.
>> USA
President & CEO,
The Co-operators Group
Limited
>> CANADA
COMMODITIES & CORRIDORS:
INTEGRATING ABORIGINAL INTERESTS
One of the more challenging issues resource development
proponents face is ensuring that the economic, social,
and environmental interests of First Nation and Metis
communities are integral to any new infrastructure. This
session explores go-forward agreements that meet both
Aboriginal and business expectations.
Private Public Policy for a Sustainable
Economy
Climate-related risks and sustainability issues are becoming
increasingly important for today’s business. Can companies
and governments work together to develop policies that tackle
these growing challenges? Hear from the chief executives
of some of Canada’s largest companies as they discuss the
actions they are taking to grow a new class of clean capitalism.
Emerging Drivers of the Circular Economy
The traditional model of “take, make, dispose” is creating
stress on the world’s finite reserves. Applying resource
efficiency best practices in the marketplace is helping
companies large and small seize new opportunities and is
boosting productivity. Listen to those who are changing the
world as we know it and learn about the emerging drivers of
the circular economy.
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4. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS include
Christiana Figueres
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)
>> GERMANY
Featured GLOBE 2014 KEYNOTE Speaker
David Labistour
Christianna Wood
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Gore Creek Capital Ltd. &
CEO,
>> Canada
CEO,
Chairman,
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
>> NETHERLANDS
BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE
INTO FOCUS
Waste-to-Profit Strategies:
New Tools and Best Practices
Many companies work hard to reduce their environmental
footprints by implementing waste minimization or zero waste
strategies. But new tools can turn waste streams into profit
centers. This session will showcase leading edge practices and
provide new insights on transforming wastes into profits.
Using the Cleanweb to Solve Critical
Resource Challenges
Revolutionary technologies in mobile communications,
big data analytics, and other information technologies are
creating powerful new tools to address the world’s critical
resource challenges. This session will explore the emerging
“cleanweb” marketplace - the new frontier for advancing
sustainability, tackling resource challenges, and facilitating
a more circular economy.
Recent events – the economic recession and resulting
Dodd-Frank Act, Hurricane Sandy, worker safety struggles
in Bangladesh – all compel business to develop longerterm thinking and business strategies that transcend profit
alone. This requires a reexamination of everything from
strategic planning and corporate governance, to stakeholder
engagement and supply chain management. Find out from GRI
Chairperson Christy Wood about why embedding sustainability
into core business strategy is no longer a fringe pursuit, and
how GRI’s G4 Guidelines can help your company stay ahead of
the game.
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