MBS Breakfast Series Online - Climate Change: Unpacking Net Zero
From the impact of devastating bushfires to the existential threat posed by COVID-19, sustainability and business are top of mind for governments and communities worldwide. Our new Centre for Sustainability and Business aims to bring together the brightest minds to advance the practice of sustainability in business.
Is absolute zero the next horizon?
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Watch as the Centre for Sustainability and Business' Director, Professor Glenn Hoetker, and a panel of experts discuss 'Climate Change: Unpacking Net Zero’ by exploring the following areas:
- What 'zero targets' might mean for different sectors
- How this is changing, and how fast
- Whether absolute zero is the next horizon
Our Panel
Tony Wood AM
ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, GRATTAN INSTITUTE
Tony has been Director of the Energy Program since 2011 after 14 years working at Origin Energy in senior executive roles. In January 2018, Tony was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his significant service to conservation and the environment, particularly in the areas of energy policy, climate change and sustainability.
Don Henry AM
MELBOURNE ENTERPRISE PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTALISM
Don's role is to stimulate and enhance public debate and policy by working with researchers, government, civil society, global institutions, and business. He provides leadership in the fields of environmental policy development and reform, climate change, and sustainability. In 2018 Don was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his work in protecting Australia's native wildlife and environment.
SENIOR ANALYST, ESG - AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SUPPERANNUATION
Jodie is a Senior ESG Analyst with five years' experience working in company engagement and proxy voting, as well as undertaking stock and market research on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in listed equity. Her role at ACSI is leading the climate change engagement program and leading engagement meetings with Australia's most carbon-intensive companies in the building materials, energy & utilities, oil & gas and transport sectors.
Professor Glenn Hoetker (Moderator)
CENTRE DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND BUSINESS
Glenn Hoetker is the MBS Foundation Chair in Sustainability and Business and Professor of Business Strategy at Melbourne Business School. He is also a Fellow of the Melbourne Energy Institute and a member of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute's executive committee, both at the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining the school, he was a professor of strategy at Arizona State University with affiliate positions in supply chain management and law.
About the Centre
The Centre for Sustainability and Business helps leaders develop a strategic understanding of how to make sustainability a core part of their business, as a way to improve financial and social performance. We bring together business and sustainability leaders to develop the networks and comprehensive skill-sets needed to advance the practice of sustainability in business. We believe that bridging sustainability and business will lead to better business and social outcomes for everyone.
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