Climate Disclosure: Transparency as a Corporate Strategy

Communicating exposure to climate risk as well as providing transparency around decision-making and mitigation efforts is key to building positive relationships with customers, employees, communities, and investors and to inspiring ambitious action by others. This webinar will cover what disclosure data points are in demand, the latest developments of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, and how organizations are responding to challenges and leveraging opportunities to meet internal climate goals.

Speakers

Michael LeMonds
Vice President, Environment, Land and Government Affairs, LafargeHolcim

Michael LeMonds is Vice President of Environment, Land and Government Affairs of LafargeHolcim. Since joining the company in 2000, Mr. LeMonds has been directly responsible for implementing business development improvements across both the US and Canada. He reports directly to the US Cement CEO and sits on both Executive Committees.

Sharon K. Basel
Senior Manager, Global Sustainability & ESG, General Motors Company

Sharon Basel is the senior manager of global sustainability and ESG at General Motors. She leads the global reporting and non-financial disclosure strategy for the company’s sustainability and ESG initiatives worldwide, including development of the company’s annual sustainability report and its investor rating, ranking and assessment responses.

Mackenzie Huffman
Vice President, Sustainable Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mackenzie Huffman is a Vice President in JPMorgan Chase’s Sustainability group, which collaborates across the firm and with clients to advance best practices in sustainability, develop strategies and financing opportunities, and share knowledge and insights on trends in sustainability and finance.

Tom Erb — Moderator
Policy Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

From 2020 to 2021, Tom Erb was a Policy Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) where he focuses on market-based policy development at the state, national, and international level.