There are lots of free, relevant events happening over the next few months in the ramp-up to COP27.

Here’s your weekly round-up of online events you may find useful, plus my candid thoughts to help you suss out if you think they’re worth the time.  

Reuters: Where Business Drives Climate Action Hear from the C-suites of companies such as IKEA, Rolls Royce, and Diageo, as well as the CEO of the UN Global Compact. Sometimes these types of sessions are merely talking heads delivering a carefully constructed “corporate party line”, but there can be important insights into how the big companies are viewing and communicating about ESG and sustainability.  October 3 – 7, various times.

Life cycle Analysis (LCA) for Beginners Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the scientific method for measuring the environmental footprint of products. This session is hosted by a tech company called Eco chain Technologies which offers a tool to help make LCAs more accessible. I would have killed for a tool like this back in 2010 when I had to do an LCA for a client on a telephone directory! October 5 @ 6 am EST

Decarbonization: The Business and Investor View Hear perspectives on the shift to a zero carbon economy from Al Gore and representatives from the Economist and IKEA (again). The webinar description reads a bit like a basic call-to-action for business, but I know that some of you reading this have been through Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership training and sessions like this can provide important insights into the big picture. November 10 @ 10am EST.

Have topics you’re interested in learning more about? Let me know and we’ll see what we can find!

All my best,

Heather

P.S. We’re posting lots of great content on Linked In, plus you’ll hear it first when we launch our podcast (coming soon).