Informal Q&A with the CDP Investor Initiatives team about the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure including why it’s important, what are its goals, and how you can align your reporting with its recommendations.

Len DeCandia will discuss Johnson & Johnson’s supply chain sustainability evolution and share his wisdom on how other companies can bring their suppliers on a path toward a sustainable future.

A discussion with Wellington Management on the importance of environmental disclosure from an investor perspective and how procurement decisions contribute significantly to your company’s ESG impact.

In this workshop, you will learn how companies leverage their procurement function to drive action in their supply chain and fully integrate environmental performance into the supplier-customer relationship.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will outline the target setting process, best practices for target submissions, setting scope 3 targets, as well as highlight upcoming criteria and new technical resources (to be released in 2019). Companies will also learn from one another’s experiences setting SBTs and how they are driving emissions reductions in their value chains.

Hear how internal expertise, external resources, and collaborating across industries accelerate suppliers’ sustainability journeys. Join CDP Supply Chain members to better understand how they not only set expectations for their suppliers – but build supplier capacity to help them meet these goals.

Companies will discuss the strategy and steps they are taking to move us closer to a circular economy, and crucially, how supplier engagement is a vital part of this transformation.

Explore how companies are using supplier data to identify water risk “hotspots” across their supply chains, build resilience to mitigate disruptions in water quantity and quality, and track progress toward UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Effective communication plays an essential role in creating value for your company and encouraging continuous improvement from your suppliers. Join this session to explore how companies are strategically celebrating their achievements and successes to drive action.

Companies will discuss the complexities associated with engaging suppliers of distinct regions and cultures to realize their global environmental goals.