Advancing Sustainability Amid 2024 Elections

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April 23, 2024

11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT

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In 2024, countries representing more than half of the world’s population will host major elections, all with profound implications for efforts to advance sustainable business. The elections themselves are fraught with risks of misinformation, disinformation, civil unrest, election irregularities, and more. The outcomes of the elections will play an important role in determining the future of global commerce and cooperation.

Amid this uncertainty, how can companies prepare for and respond to election processes and outcomes in a way that helps them continue and extend progress on just and sustainable business and manage risks emanating from the elections? And how can they support stable, free, and fair elections and political systems that enable economic growth and progress on sustainability?

This session aims to help BSR members:

Understand and navigate the complexities of these elections and their potential impacts on just and sustainable business,
Prepare their companies for multiple potential outcomes and uncertainties and take appropriate steps to ensure stable and far democratic processes,
Maintain commitments to sustainable business amid potential disruptions and changes resulting from elections.

Join us as we provide actionable insights for businesses seeking to promote sustainability in the face of a turbulent political landscape.

Scheduled Speakers

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, BSR

President and CEO, BSR

San Francisco

Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on just and sustainable business. In addition to leading BSR, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at BSR’s 300+ member companies and other global businesses and partners on the full spectrum of environmental, social, and governance issues.

Aron joined BSR in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights program. He later opened BSR's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron has served on advisory boards to CEOs at AXA, Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Recruit Holdings, SAP, Shell, and he serves as a director of the We Mean Business Coalition and RISE.

Aron speaks frequently at leading business and public fora and is widely quoted in top-tier media, such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, and Politico. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.

Prior to joining BSR, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Jen Stark, Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

New York

Jen serves as a director for BSR's Inclusive Business practice.

She is a strategy development and implementation expert at complex health and humanitarian organizations with 20+ years of experience. At BSR, she relaunched the Inclusive Business practice to meet the needs of companies navigating shifting regulation, policy, and litigation, alongside evolving business needs in the U.S. and around the globe.

Prior to joining BSR, Jen directed investments at the Tara Health Foundation to advance gender and racial equity through the private sector, including historic progress on paid family and medical leave, reproductive health, and other workplace protections. Before working in philanthropy, she founded the corporate relations program at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She also managed the disaster fundraising team at the American Red Cross, coordinating large scale efforts to responsibly raise and deploy hundreds of millions of dollars. She is frequently cited in business press on flashpoint topics and is an advisor to Gauge.ai, the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, and GoFundMe’s Compassion Leadership Network. 

Jen holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is based in the greater Boston area with her family, where she also plays cello in a community orchestra.