The Climate Governance Initiative, Egon Zehnder, and the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence held a webinar discussion on how boards can drive effective climate governance through successful oversight of their organization’s corporate strategy, governance structures, disclosures and compensation, during Climate Week New York 2024.
The webinar, available below, empowers board directors to step up as stewards of sustainability by exploring the crucial enablers of effective climate governance from the board. It answers the questions: How can you as a chair or board director exercise your role as a steward of sustainability in your company? How can you nurture the knowledge, capabilities and mindset you need to move from ambition to concrete action?
The discussion was moderated by Alexandra Bolton, Director of the Climate Governance Initiative, who was joined by an expert panel of speakers:
- Zachary Pomerantz, US Head of Hospitality and Leisure, Egon Zehnder
- Kenna Baudin, Global Head of Private Capital and Board Specialist
- Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO, Stewardship Asia Centre and Founder President of the Leadership Energy Consulting
- Lourdes Melgar, Ph. D., Corporate Board Member & Former Deputy Secretary of Energy of Mexico