Don’t let the weak economy and election-year rhetoric fool you: companies and investors across the United States and around the world are tackling climate change and other environmental challenges head-on—and are finding it profitable to do so. They are investing in solutions, deploying new technologies and adopting game-changing business models that are building a globally sustainable economy.

Ceres Conference 2012: Igniting Innovation, Scaling Sustainability will bring together 400-plus leaders from business, the investment community, government and the nonprofit sector to highlight some of the world’s biggest sustainability problems, present groundbreaking solutions, and create a forum for sharing best practices. 

The event, to be held in Boston April 25-26, will feature sessions such as:

• Smart Utilities: Investing Capital Amid Historic Uncertainty and Risk
• Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
• Building Sustainable Cities
• Last Call at the Oasis: Solutions to the Water Crisis
• The Road to 2020: Charting the Progress of the 21^st Century Sustainable Corporation

As population and resource demands increase, major investors and corporations know that sustainability is essential to long-term success. The conference will highlight the latest ideas, trends, and achievements in sustainable business worldwide.

A full agenda can be found at: http://www.ceres.org/conferences/program. Reporters interested in attending the event are asked to contact Peyton Fleming, 617-733-6660, fleming@ceres.org

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator
• U. S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, Massachusetts’ 5^th District
• Michael Kobori, Vice President, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Suzanne Fallender, Director of CSR Strategy and Communications, Intel Corporation
• Sarbjit Nahal, Head of ESG, SRI & Sustainability Research, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
• Steve Corneli, Senior Vice President, NRG Energy Inc.
• Anne Stausboll, CEO, California Public Employees’ Retirement System
• Robert Eccles, Professor, Harvard Business School
• Sean Kidney, Chair, Climate Bonds Initiative
• Jeremy Rifkin, President, Foundation on Economic Trends and Author
• Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Chief Executive Officer, Green For All
• Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres

When:

            April 25-26, 2012

            8:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET (day one)

            8:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET (day two)         

Where:

            Westin Boston Waterfront

            425 Summer St, Boston, MA 02210

About Ceres

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership.  Ceres mobilizes a powerful coalition of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling more than $10 trillion.

For more information, visit  http://www.ceres.org and http://www.incr.com.

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Our Mission: Ceres is transforming the economy to build a just and sustainable future for people and the planet. 

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies, and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews. 

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