Bringing Sustainability to the Bottom Line

The sustainability movement has hit the business world with force and from many directions, evidenced most recently by the Obama administration’s newly created White House Coordinator of Energy and Climate Policy. Whether through shareholder pressure or from recognition that certain green practices can, in fact, improve the bottom line, businesses are already moving in a “green” direction.

In this session, panelists shared the best practices they’ve implemented, separating the hype from the substance in the dialogue of climate change and sustainability.

Speaker topics included:

• The Obama Environmental Standards: Predictable, Flexible. Enforceable? Bankable?
  
• From Field to Shelf: Supply Chain Sustainability and Foot-printing
  
• The Carbon Footprint: Every cloud has a silver lining. This one may translate into cash.
  
• Accounting for Change: Tax Treatment and Tax Enhancements (or other funds) for Sustainability Measures

Foley Partner Bruce A. Keyes moderated this panel discussion along with panelists Kim Marotta, Director Corporate Social Responsibility, Miller-Coors, Clay G. Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc., and Christopher Park, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP.