Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases (Americas/EMEA)

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October 22, 2025

11 am - 12 pm EDT

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AI is rapidly transforming how the world operates, and sustainability teams are no exception. From streamlining compliance reporting to identifying climate risks and accelerating stakeholder engagement, the potential use cases are plentiful and overwhelming.

To understand the challenges and opportunities posed by AI, BSR interviewed representatives across 20 corporate sustainability teams in August 2025.

Dive deeper into these findings and hear directly from our BSR experts, drawing key takeaways from our latest report, Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases.

Key Objectives:

Understand the latest findings from BSR’s new research, Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases
Learn how different companies are experimenting with AI to drive greater productivity within their sustainability teams
Engage BSR experts in follow up questions and indicate general interest in further exploring these opportunities

Scheduled Speakers

Laura Gitman, Chief Impact Officer, BSR

Chief Impact Officer, BSR

New York

Laura is a global expert on corporate sustainability, with two decades of experience in strategy consulting and has advised senior executives at global companies across a range of industry sectors and sustainability issues.

As Chief Impact Officer (CIO), the first in the organization’s 30-year history, Laura focuses on maximizing the impact of BSR’s work with its network of over 300 members, both through direct engagement on project work and as a mentor for teams throughout the organization. She also oversees BSR’s Collaborative Initiatives and Membership, and is a recognized thought leader and innovator in strategic business.

She has been an instrumental leader in BSR’s organizational growth and impact. She launched BSR’s financial services practice and New York office, and she served as Chief Operating Officer for five years, leveraging her strengths in strategy, organizational change, and people management. Laura works with leading global companies to develop and enhance their sustainability strategies to maximize value for business and society, and she is sought after to facilitate senior-level strategy workshops and multi-stakeholder collaborations.

She previously worked for Deloitte Consulting, where she acquired extensive strategy experience advising multinational financial services companies. She also worked on several community and economic development projects in Latin America.

Laura holds a MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. She is an adjunct professor in the Bard MBA in Sustainability program, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a member of the UN Global Compact Expert Network.