How Global Businesses Incorporate Cutting Edge Strategies that Promote the Development of Renewables

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

National Program:

Moderators:
Roger Feldman, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP (Live in DC)
Robert S. Faron, Esq. - Project Performance Corporation, Energy Practice Leader (live in Washington, DC)

Speakers:
G. L. (Lee) Edwards, BP Solar, President and Chief Executive Officer
Randall M. Overbey, Alcoa, President, Primary Metals Development, Chair World Wide Climate Change Strategy Team, formerly President Energy Division
Dan Bakal, Ceres, Director of Electric Power Programs (live in Boston)

Table of Contents and Agenda:

Q & A: Please e-mail questions to ghopkins@velaw.com, Please start sending in questions in advance of the program.

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1. Speaker Biographies

2. Roger D. Feldman, partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Global Business - Cutting Edge Strategies

3. G. L. (Lee) Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, BP Solar
Alternativenergy: Powered by BP

4. Randall M. Overbey , Alcoa, President Primary Metals Development;
Alcoa Climate Change Direction And Accomplishments

5. Dan Bakal, Ceres, Director of Electric Power Programs
Corporate Governance ad Climate Change: Making the Connection

Local New York City Speaker:

6. New York City: Mark Townsend Cox, Managing Partner, New Energy Fund LLP
A Sustainable Energy Technology Equity Hedge Fund

Additional Suggested Reading:

Corporate Sustainability Reporting:

Ceres, Corporate Governance and Climate Change, Making the Connection, March 2006,

http://www.ceres.org/news/news_item.php?nid=154
http://www.ceres.org/pub/publication.php?pid=84

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): is a multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
http://www.globalreporting.org/

Sample Corporate Reports:
Alcoa: sustainability and environment
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/sustainability/env_overview.asp
http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/sustainability/rnp_overview.asp

BP: sustainability http://www.bp.com/productlanding.do?categoryId=4520&contentId=7014704

GE: Imagination at Work
http://ge.ecomagination.com/@v=051905_1833@/index.html

Swiss Re: Sustainability Report
http://www.swissre.com/

Walmart Stores: Sustainable Energy
http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=347

HSBC: Corporate Social Responsibility Report
http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/csr/csr-reports-and-updates

Goldman Sachs: Environmental Policy

Staples: Corporate Responsibility Report
http://www.staples.com/soul

Additional sources:
Making the Business Case for Sustainable Value Development to the Attorneys in the Company: How to Best Use Your Counsel Robert S. Faron

World Business Council for Sustainable Development http://www.wbcsd.org

Ceres Principles http://www.ceres.org/coalitionandcompanies/principles.php

The Equator Principles: A framework for financial institutions to manage environmental and social issues in project financing
http://www.equator-principles.com/

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com

http://www.greenbuzz.com

Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service http://www.csrwire.com

Reference Materials also found at http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/renewableenergy/home.html

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