Exploring New Frontiers of Corporate Sustainability 2014 Program

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1 Exploring New Frontiers of Corporate Sustainability 2014 Program

2 A tumultuous global economy continues to send mixed signals to companies Energy, transportation, social license and product footprint issues heavily influence sustainability agenda Sustainability reporting and disclosure expectations heighten Sustainability s relevance to new and different sectors increases Companies with sustainability experience will be able to make significant improvements to communicating the value proposition.

3 EXCEL is a unique learning partnership of major Canadian corporations that are committed to sustainability leadership through continual improvement of environmental and social performance. The EXCEL Partnership was founded in 1996 by a group of forward looking corporate leaders, the Globe Foundation of Canada and the Delphi Group. The Partnership was created out of a desire to change the traditionally antagonistic relationship between environmental or social performance and financial expectations. Members come together to develop, integrate and improve sustainability in their corporate strategies, organizations and business models. The Globe Foundation and The Delphi Group provide the partnership with facilitation, cutting edge research, analysis and insight in to corporate sustainability. EXCEL is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development s (WBCSD) Regional Network

4 With the loyalty of existing members, plus the addition of one from a new sector, EXCEL retains its position as the inner circle for Canada s corporate sustainability leaders, and the country s longest standing business and sustainability partnership.

5 EXCEL Corporate Representatives Sandra Odendhal Director, Corporate Sustainability, RBC Barbara Reuber Vice President, Environment, OPG Doug Hietkamp Director, Sustainable Development Programs, Teknion Pat O Reilly Director, Sustainability, Suncor Energy Rod Perry Business Sustainability Lead, DuPont Canada Brian Messinger Director, Environment, Health and Safety, Graymont Helton Fan Director, Health Safety and Environment, Cameco James Gray-Donald Vice President, Sustainability, Bentall Kennedy Teresa Ehman Director, Environment, Air Canada Dan Gagné Director, Corporate Responsibility & Environment, Bell Normand Pellerin Assistant Vice President, Environment, CN Luc Robitaille Director, Environment, Holcim Lori Nickifor Director, Environment Services, Capital Power Don Wharton Vice President, Sustainability, TransAlta Corporation Helene Gagnon Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Bombardier Linda Coady Chief Sustainability Officer, Enbridge Bernie Herbert Vice President, EH&S and Social Responsibility, Nexen Jon Mitchell Director, Environment, Cenovus

6 Excellence in Corporate Environmental Leadership Canada s Business & Sustainability Partnership Since 1996 An Initiative of the Globe Foundation

7 THEME New Frontiers of Corporate Sustainability Examining the influence of sustainability on new sectors, on key factors influencing business success, on business information, and on strategy development Program Delivery at a Glance 1. Two Roundtable Workshops 2. Three Regional Roundtables (East and West Q2) 3. Quarterly in-depth EXCEL Spotlight Management Briefs 4. Sustainability Disclosure Best Practice Benchmarking 5. EXCEL On-Sight Advisory services 6. Tracking EXCEL Partner trending through the Annual Survey 7. EXCEL Teleconferences/Webinars

8 Timing: March 25 Host and Location: Globe Vancouver Themes + Issues to Cover: BHASG: Big, hairy, audacious sustainability goals. Materiality testing for Sustainability: The Good, the Bad and the Material.

9 Timing: September 2014 Host and Location: TBC (Toronto or Montreal) Theme: New Frontiers of Sustainability Systems and Interconnections Issues to Cover: Mega Trends - Linking Social, Environmental, and Economic Performance Outcomes Sustainability Systems - Technology/data/ software solutions that catalyse corporate sustainability.

10 Regional ¼ Day Roundtables Planned for East and West (Calgary + Toronto + Montreal) Q2 Timing Focus on member challenges and issues bringing EXCEL learning to a local forum.

11 Quarterly in-depth research briefs case studies, embedded usertools plus a spotlight on EXCEL member best practices. Topics: Q1 Member Survey of Sustainability Risks and Opportunities - The first Spotlight of every EXCEL program year summarizing the results of the annual member survey focusing on key successes, challenges, defined risks and opportunities for the coming year. Q2 Materiality and Sustainability- Materiality testing is currently a defining trend in sustainability strategy development for leading companies what advantages is it giving companies, and what pitfalls should be avoided in order to ensure solid long term value from these efforts? Q3 New Sectors and Sustainability - New sectors of the economy are become drivers of sustainability best practices how do these developments influence the sustainability priorities of more traditional sectors. Q4 Reporting Practices & Communication - EXCEL member best practice and benchmarking, + trends, priority setting approaches and new developments for Third Party Standards.

12 Topics: 1. Sustainability reporting: EXCEL benchmarking, GRI Updates, and Member strategies 2. Big Data driving corporate sustainability 3. Social metrics and how they are applied 4. Measuring Natural Capital at work in companies.

13 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Organizational Stakeholder through the Globe Foundation Enabling EXCEL members to engage on development related to the new G4 standards. Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Delphi assists numerous companies with their CDP submissions and is positioned to helping keep EXCEL members up to date on relevant developments. Academic Connecting EXCEL programming topics with the latest research from Universities.

14 EXCEL Canada s Business and Sustainability Partnership Partnership Coordinator Ted Ferguson Vice President The Delphi Group Phone: [email protected] Managing Partners John Wiebe President and CEO The Globe Foundation of Canada Chris Henderson Founder, The Delphi Group An Initiative of the Globe Foundation