Navigating the Ever-Changing World of ESG in the Energy Industry

Thursday, February 27, 2020

FREE

8:30AM - 4:30PM

The Consortium for Energy Corporate Social Responsibility (CECSR) will host a day long workshop on ESG as applied to the energy industry.

About This Event

The Consortium for Energy Corporate Social Responsibility (CECSR) at the University of Houston (UH) will host a day long workshop on Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) as applied to the different sectors of the energy industry on February 27, 2020.

The morning sessions will provide current and leading thoughts on ESG reporting from multiple perspectives of the energy industry – industry experts, investors, raters, rankers, and academics. The workshop sessions in the afternoon will discuss guidelines and tools for ESG reporting including identifying materiality that matters.

This workshop is targeted for energy stakeholders engaged with ESG reporting and aimed at providing them some perspectives on navigating the ratings and rankings in ESG and how one might get prepared to manage the ESG message.

Note: Event is free to attend, however a $20.00 fee will be charged for all who RSVP and do not attend the event.

WORKSHOP PHOTOS

WORKSHOP VIDEOS

ESG Workshop Trailer

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Panel 1: The ESG Waves of Change: Surf or Sink?

Moderator:

Janeen Judah, Independent Director, Patterson-UTI, Crestwood, Aethon

Speakers:

Tim Doyle, Principal and General Counsel, Guidepost Strategies
Gregory Elders, Managing Director, ESG, Joele Frank
Robert Hirth, Sr. Managing Director, Protiviti; Board Member, SASB

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Panel 2: Making Your Company’s Business Case to the ESG Investing Community

Moderator:

Joanne Howard, VP, Sustainability & Corporate Communications, Crestwood Equity Partners

Speakers:

Dirk Cockrum, Vice President, Kinder Morgan
Lisa Epifani, Manager, ESG Policy and Engagement, Chevron
Fiji George, Director, Climate & Sustainability, Cheniere Energy
Sydney Hansen, Environmental, Regulatory, and Sustainability Consultant

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Keynote: How Leading Companies Are Responding to ESG

Moderator:

Scott Nyquist, Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Company

Speakers:

Dr. John Frey, Senior Technologist, IT Efficiency and Sustainability, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Edward Stones, Global Business Director Energy & Climate Change, The Dow Chemical Company

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Panel 4: How to Navigate the Ever-Evolving ESG Ratings and Rankings Landscape

Moderator:

Sarah Corrigan, Principal Consultant, ERM

Speakers:

Jennifer Cogburn, Product Development, BloombergNEF
Eric Fernald, Director, Issue Relations, Sustainalytics

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Panel 5: Materiality Matters!

Panel Leaders:

Marie M. Caekebeke, Director ESG Performance & Engagement, Schlumberger Limited
Sarah Corrigan, Principal Consultant, ERM

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ESG Workshop: Closing Remarks

Speaker:

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Managing Director, UH Energy, University of Houston

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REGISTRATION

Thursday, February 27, 2020

8:00am	Registration
8:30am	Welcome Remarks Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Chief Energy Officer, University of Houston
8:40am	Opening Remarks Marie M. Caekebeke, Director ESG Performance & Engagement, Schlumberger Limited
9:00am	Panel: The ESG Waves of Change: Surf or Sink? Speakers: Tim Doyle, Principal and General Counsel, Guidepost Strategies Gregory Elders, Managing Director, ESG, Joele Frank Robert Hirth, Sr. Managing Director, Protiviti; Board Member, SASB Moderator: Janeen Judah, Independent Director, Patterson-UTI, Crestwood, Aethon The waves of change in the ESG world are only becoming more consistent and powerful. How will your company continue managing through the ever-turning tides? Hear firsthand experience and lessons from key leaders on how they navigated the ESG waters—even as winds continually shift and change.
10:15am	Coffee Break
10:30am	Panel: Making Your Company’s Business Case to the ESG Investing Community Speakers: Dirk Cockrum, Vice President, Kinder Morgan Lisa Epifani, Manager, ESG Policy and Engagement, Chevron Fiji George, Director, Climate & Sustainability, Cheniere Energy Sydney Hansen, Environmental, Regulatory, and Sustainability Consultant Moderator: Joanne Howard, VP, Sustainability & Corporate Communications, Crestwood Equity Partners Whether you are a large, multi-national publicly traded company or a small private company, stakeholders are increasingly demanding disclosure of your organization’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance information. Boards of Directors and company leadership are facing increased pressure from investors and customers to effectively identify, manage, measure, and report on their companies’ most significant ESG risks, impacts, and opportunities. These converging developments create the need for companies to fully understand and strategically manage the disclosure of ESG performance metrics.
11:45am	Lunch Break
12:00pm	Lunch Keynote: How Leading Companies Are Responding to ESG Speakers: Dr. John Frey, Senior Technologist, IT Efficiency and Sustainability, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Edward Stones, Global Business Director Energy & Climate Change, The Dow Chemical Company Moderator: Scott Nyquist, Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Company
1:00pm	Coffee Break
1:15pm	Workshop Session: How to Navigate the Ever-Evolving ESG Ratings and Rankings Landscape Speakers: Jennifer Cogburn, Product Development, BloombergNEF Eric Fernald, Director, Issue Relations, Sustainalytics Moderator: Sarah Corrigan, Principal Consultant, ERM The demand for ESG performance information is permeating all corners of the economy. Investors and the broader financial markets (lenders, insurers, credit rating agencies, stock exchanges, etc.) are assessing the sustainability (ESG) performance of 10s of 1000s of companies. During this session, we will share highlights from the multi-year Rate the Raters research, then facilitate a discussion about the ever-evolving ESG ratings and rankings landscape, from both practitioner and investor perspectives. The discussion will cover the quality and usefulness of ESG ratings, how ratings are currently used, and the future of ESG ratings in light of macro drivers and trends. We also will share best practices for improving ESG ratings.
2:45pm	Coffee Break
3:00pm	Workshop Session: Materiality Matters! Session Leaders: Marie M. Caekebeke, Director ESG Performance & Engagement, Schlumberger Limited Sarah Corrigan, Principal Consultant, ERM What is a “materiality assessment” and why does it matter? Join us at this engaging session to learn how to leverage a materiality assessment process to pragmatically identify your company’s most “material” ESG topics, prioritize topics deemed material to stakeholders, validate topics with senior leadership, and promote the adoption of an integrated ESG strategy. The session will include an interactive exercise designed to provide hands-on experience in developing the kinds of “third-party” questions you will need to ask to prioritize sustainability reporting topics, set goals, allocate resources, and add value to your sustainability/ESG strategy.
4:30pm	Closing Remarks Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Managing Director, UH Energy, University of Houston

AGENDA

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Marie M. Caekebeke	Director ESG Performance & Engagement, Schlumberger Limited
Dirk Cockrum	Vice President, Kinder Morgan
Jennifer Cogburn	Product Development, BloombergNEF
Sarah Corrigan	Principal Consultant, ERM
Tim Doyle	Principal and General Counsel, Guidepost Strategies
Gregory Elders	Managing Director, ESG, Joele Frank
Lisa Epifani	Manager, ESG Policy and Engagement, Chevron
Eric Fernald	Director, Issue Relations, Sustainalytics
Dr. John Frey	Sr. Technologist & Strategist, IT Efficiency & Sustainability, HPE
Fiji George	Director, Climate & Sustainability, Cheniere Energy
Sydney Hansen	Environmental, Regulatory, and Sustainability Consultant
Robert Hirth	Sr. Managing Director, Protiviti; Board Member, SASB
Joanne Howard	VP, Sustainability & Corporate Communications, Crestwood Equity Partners
Janeen Judah	Independent Director, Patterson-UTI, Crestwood, Aethon
Scott Nyquist	Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Company
Edward Stones	Global Business Director Energy & Climate Change, The Dow Chemical Company