A growing number of Canadian companies are making major commitments to reduce their climate emissions through setting “science-based” targets, with some pledging to more than halve their emissions in the next decade. A new Ivey research initiative – Corporate Strategies for Net-Zero – is engaging with these leading companies across key sectors of the economy, exploring the firm-level strategic dimensions and implications of such ambitious action.

In the third part of the Ivey Net-Zero Event Series – we explore initial insights emerging from this research, discussing key questions that many executive leaders are now grappling with: How can an ambitious approach to climate action shape your organization’s strategy for success in the emerging net zero economy? What are the key factors and critical capabilities your company needs to consider in setting ambitious climate targets? How do you avoid  “greenwashing”? We tackle these questions and their implications for managers across all organizations with our high-level panel.

Guests: Teanne von der Porten, MBA '05, Executive Director, ESG, KPMG Canada; David Huck, Director Sustainability, CP Rail; and Rob Klassen, Professor, Ivey Business School. This session is co-hosted by The Ivey Academy and the Centre for Building Sustainable Value and will be moderated by Mazi Raz, Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School.