Event Description

Ceres 2020 in New York will mobilize the world's most influential capital market leaders to accelerate and scale up solutions to the most pressing global sustainability challenges. These leading executives will map out next steps for increased investor and corporate action on sustainability across diverse sectors of the economy.

The Investor Summit on Climate Risk and the Ceres Conference will converge for the first time to offer integrated programming at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City from March 23 to March 26.

The 2020 Investor Summit on Climate Risk will call on investors worldwide to accelerate and scale up actions that are critical to tackling the climate crisis and achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement with the aim of keeping average global temperature rise to no more than 1.5-degrees Celsius. The Summit will also showcase the investor leadership in global initiatives such as Climate Action 100+ and The Investor Agenda.

C-Suite executives from many influential Fortune 500 firms, consumer brands and other capital market leaders will take the stage at Ceres Conference 2020 to underscore that a just and sustainable net-zero emissions economy is possible, necessary and urgent. Sessions will focus on how every company in every sector — from oil and gas to transportation to agriculture — can and must transform their business in order to avoid the worst impacts of not only the climate crisis, but other growing threats such as water shortages, deforestation, and inequitable workplaces. Companies will also be called on to support and advocate for strong climate, clean energy and water policies.