FORUM PROGRAM

MAR 13, 2025 | Investment Thursday

08:00-10:15
Session A: Best practices and benchmarks of sustainable approaches in industry
Details
45’
Sustainability trends that drive sustainable product development
- Consumer trends safer products
- Circularity/reparability/advanced recycling
- Human rights/Environmental Justice
- Absence of substances of concern/safer chemicals
- Sustainable supply chain
- Investor awareness
- ...
    ▸Moderator: Michael Siebold, Merck
    ▸Panel members:
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     NN, NN*
     NN, NN*
     NN, NN*
    45’
    Best practices on sustainable approaches and experiences
    - Supply chain transparency
    - Sustainability assessment
    - Company commitment
    - Organise, manage and skills
    - Result focus (adverse events, ...)
    - Hazard based vs risk based chemicals management
    - ...
      ▸Moderator: NN*, 3E
      ▸Panel members:
       Beth Uhlhorn, Dow
       Jerker Ligthart, ChemSec
       Caroline Boden, Mercy Investment Services, Inc.
       Molly Blessing, HCPA
      45’
      Double Materiality matrix: Which aspects of sustainability are relevant in maintaining global value chains
      - How is sustainability monetized (brand value, risk mitigation or ...)
      - Product portfolio risk assessment
      - ...
        ▸Moderator: Alexandra McPherson, Investor Environmental Health Network for Clean Production Action
        ▸Panel members:
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         NN, NN*
         NN, NN*
         NN, NN*
        10:15-10:45
        Coffee break
        10:45-13:15
        Session B: Investment and innovation opportunities
        Details
        50’
        Follow the money - who has the money and where is the eagerness to invest in a sustainable industry
        - Safety vs carbon
        - Environmental justice
        - Long-term vs short-term
        - Investor relation departments
        - ...
          ▸Moderator: Rui Resendes, Change Chemistry
          ▸Panel members:
           NN, NN*
           NN, NN*
           NN, NN*
           NN, NN*
          50’
          Authority inspired innovation and investments in sustainability
          - Pilot projects – case studies
          - Aviation fuel
          - Financial incentives
          - ...
            ▸Moderator: Anahita Williamson, US EPA
            ▸Panel members:
             Javier Sanfelix*, European Commission DG RTD
             NN, NN*
             NN, NN*
             NN, NN*
            50’
            Sustainability as accelerator for industrial transition and competitiveness
            - How to create a new business rational via sustainability
            - Carbon Capture Utilisation
            - Green bonds and investments
            - Innovation via new digital tools
            - ...
              ▸Moderator: Bart vander Velpen, Royal HaskoningDHV
              ▸Panel members:
               Kevin Norfleet, Celanese
               NN, Dow
               Amit Rosner, Clearya
               NN, NN*
              13:15-14:15
              Lunch break
              14:15–15:45
              Session C: De-risking investments in sustainability
              Details
              45’
              Sustainability and de-risking tools
              - Sustainability objectives
              - Emerging policy frameworks
              - Science based approaches
              - ...
              ▸Moderator: Sonja Haider, ChemSec
              ▸Panel members:
               Angela Pinilla, Chemical footprint project
               Stacy Glass, ChemFORWARD
               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
              45’
              Building blocks for a resilient sustainability investment
              - Sustainable investing requirements
              - Procurement perspective
              - ...
              ▸Moderator: NN, NN*
              ▸Panel members:
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               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
              15:45-16:15
              Coffee break
              16:15–17:45
              Session D: Key drivers to create a resilient and sustainable investment
              Details
              45’
              How to create the desired changes!
              - tbd
              ▸Moderator: Caroline Boden, Mercy Investment Services, Inc.
              ▸Panel members:
               Alexandra McPherson, Investor Environmental Health Network for Clean Production Action
               Amit Rosner, Clearya
               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
              45’
              How to implement a sustainable investment roadmap
              - tbd
              ▸Moderator: Michael Siebold, Merck
              ▸Panel members:
               Sonja Haider, ChemSec
               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
               NN, NN*
              17:45
              End of ChemCon The Americas 2025’s Inspire Investment in Sustainable Growth Forum