The Third Annual Sustainability Summit

Opening keynote address: Redefining progress - visions for a sustainable global economy
• Can we create new models for economic growth?
• How do we change the definition of progress?
• What are the first steps towards realising the vision of a sustainable future?

Tim Smit, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Eden Project

Creating a framework for a sustainable society
• How do we build a political framework which encourages movement towards a low-carbon society?
• Incentivising and rewarding sustainable behaviour in industry

Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future

A level playing field for developing economies – what role will Copenhagen play?
• How can developed and developing economies work towards achieving a plan for putting global emissions on a sustainable trajectory?
• Challenges: political, economic and cultural

Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International

Redefining business success I
• Key challenges for business after Copenhagen
• What new priorities will emerge?

Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever

Redefining business success II

Sir Stephen Gomersall, KCMG, Chief Executive for Europe, Hitachi

Presentation and discussion of key findings from EIU report “After Copenhagen – Assessing the impact on business”

James Watson, Managing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit

The business case for carbon efficiency
A case study with The Carbon Trust

Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman, Alliance Boots
Tom Delay, Chief Executive, The Carbon Trust

Will Day, Chair, Sustainable Development Commission
Ulrike Sapiro, Corporate Responsibilty Director, Environment, Coca-Cola Europe
Julian Walker-Palin, Head of Corporate Policy for Sustainability and Ethics, ASDA

Panel II: Carbon reduction – playing the long game

A raft of initiatives is in place to reduce carbon output from business, from the EU’s ETS to the UK’s CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, but how do these align with long-term business strategy? This panel will offer diverse viewpoints from different business sectors and functions.

Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks & Spencer
Jon Bentley, Partner, Innovation, Energy and Environment Leader, Climate Change Centre of Excellence, IBM Global Business Services
Richard Tarboton, Director of the Energy and Carbon programme, BT

Debate: We should let the panda die

It’s not just about the panda. Should we focus our energy on building a viable sustainable planet for future generations? Or is the panda the thin end of a wedge where the loss of biodiversity could have grave consequences for our future?

For the motion: George McGavin, Honorary Research Associate, Oxford University Museum of Natural History 
Against the motion: Mark Wright, Conservation Science Advisor, WWF-UK

Closing keynote: Turning up the heat

Anthony Giddens, Member of the House of Lords  

Anthony Giddens

Member of the House of Lords

George McGavin

Honorary Research Associate

Oxford University Museum of  Natural History

Jeremy Hobbs

Executive Director

Oxfam International

Julian Walker-Palin

Head of Corporate Policy for Sustainability and Ethics

ASDA

Jonathon Porritt

Founder Director

Forum for the Future

Mark Wright

Conservation Science Advisor

WWF-UK

Paul Polman

Chief Executive Officer

Unilever

Stefano Pessina

Executive Chairman

Alliance Boots

Roger Harrabin

Environment Analyst

BBC

Richard Tarboton

Director of the Energy and Carbon Programme

BT

Sir Stephen Gomersall KCMG

Chief Executive for Europe

Hitachi

Tom Delay

Chief Executive

The Carbon Trust

Tim Smith

Chief Executive and Co-founder

Eden Project

Ulrike Sapiro

Corporate Responsibility Director, Environment

Coca-Cola, Europe

Jon Bentley

Partner, Innovation, Energy & Environment Leader, Climate Change Centre of Excellence

IBM Global Business Services

The Carbon Trust was set up by Government in 2001 as an independent company. The Carbon Trust’s mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. We provide specialist support to business and the public sector to help cut carbon emissions, save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies. By stimulating low carbon action we contribute to key UK goals of lower carbon emissions, the development of low carbon businesses, increased energy security and associated jobs.

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Hitachi is a leading global technological and industrial company with total revenues of ¥10,000 billion ($102.0 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. Hitachi’s business is highly diversified, encompassing operations in the following seven segments: Information; Telecommunication Systems; Electronic Devices; Power; Industrial Systems; Digital Media; Consumer Products; High Functional Materials; Components; Logistics, Services; Others; and Financial Services. The company employs approximately 400,000 people worldwide. Hitachi recognises that humankind faces global environmental challenges which need global-scale solutions. As part of this, the company has a long-term plan, Environmental Vision 2025, which sets the year 2025 as a goal to help reduce annual CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes through Hitachi products and services with high environmental performance.

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