Just Transition: How Can Companies Enable an Inclusive Green Future?

BSR Members Only

Copenhagen

October 2, 2024

8:30 am - 12:30 pm CEST

It is clear that we need to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. At the same time, we need to ensure a just transition—one that is fair, equitable, and inclusive. Because a net-zero future requires a transformation of economies and societies, a just transition is relevant and essential for all sectors, and all businesses need to examine and address how climate change and climate solutions affect people across their value chains.

BSR invites companies, academia, and civil society to join us for an interactive in-person event where we will explore the drivers, methods, and scenarios of integrating just transition into business and sustainability strategies to enable a just and inclusive future for workers and communities. The event will include a Futures exercise for participants to explore different social implications and strategic approaches together with peers.

Tentative Agenda:

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM: Networking and Light Breakfast (optional)
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: BSR Welcome and Introductions
09:15 AM - 09:35 AM: BSR Opening: Just Transition for Business
09:35 AM - 10:30 AM: Panel Discussion on Just Transition
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM: Break
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM: Breakout Session: Using Climate Scenarios to Explore Just Transition Implications
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM: Report Out and Plenary Discussion
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM: Networking

BSR non-members may request a registration link by contacting vnuechter@bsr.org.

Scheduled Speakers

Cathrine Bloch Veiberg, Head of Human Rights & Social Sustainability, UN Global Compact Network Denmark

Geneviève Rose, Business and Human Rights Lead, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

Nicole Bjerler, IKEA Strategic Sustainability Topic Developer: Human & Children’s Rights, Inter IKEA

Alma García, Senior Advisor, Sustainability & Greening, Private Sector & Market Systems at Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (DanChurchAid)

Anine Bundgård, Former Associate Director, Climate and Nature, BSR

Renata Greenberg, Director, Transformation, BSR

Director, Transformation, BSR

Copenhagen

Renata leads BSR’s Nordic practice, working with a diverse range of sectors and sustainability topics, with primary focus on Value Chain Transformation and Tech.

She helps companies transition towards more ambitious goals and practices in adapting to the continuously more and more demanding regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations to create a Just and Sustainable World, via adopting more resilient practices, management systems, working collaboratively, and providing the necessary support and incentives to enable meaningful sustainable change.

Renata brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and sustainability in global value chains. Prior to joining BSR, Renata worked in A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Coloplast, Danske Bank, and The Conference Board. She has served on various boards, including Maersk, IKEA Industry, Organic Basics, and the Danish Initiative for Ethical Trade. She was a long-term member of the UN Global Compact Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability and participated in the shaping of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Renata is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society. She holds a professional degree in global trade; a BSc in Philosophy and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen; a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Organisational Leadership and Strategy from SAID Business School, University of Oxford. She speaks English, Danish, Russian, and intermediate French.