Climate Week NYC 2025
21–28 September, 2025
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Events Schedule
- Raising the Bar: Ensuring Carbon Project Integrity for Market Success
- Anthesis Networking Lunch
- Nature Risk = Business Risk: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
- Future-Proofing Climate & Nature Action: Lessons from the Nexus of Water, Biodiversity, and Business Value
- Invitation Only: Networking Reception with Carlyle and Anthesis
- The Cost of Silence – Breakfast Panel with Freya Williams
- Regenerate to Accelerate: The Business Imperative for Climate & Nature Integration
- Recharged & Refueled – Global Electronics Association sponsored Lunch
- Power on: Climate & Circularity in Electronics
- Invitation Only: Integrating ESG at Exit to Realize Value
- Invitation Only: Green Giants – 10-Year Anniversary Reception
An Anthesis activation at Climate Week NYC 2025
At Anthesis, we guide organizations as they transition toward decarbonized and more sustainable futures. This September, during Climate Week NYC, we’re building an experience that reflects that mission—activating progress through bold ideas, practical solutions, and collective energy.
Our two-day activation will be a space for momentum — where leaders convene, systems shift, and the future takes shape. Expect dynamic conversations, collaborative solutions, and bold action across climate, nature, and equity.
Stay tuned as more events are being added every day.
Tuesday 23 September
Raising the Bar: Ensuring Carbon Project Integrity for Market Success
08:45 – 09:45
Join Anthesis Director Miquel Rubio in conversation with Michael Casey, VP of Partnerships at NativState, and John Tinsley, Co-Founder of Therm, for an engaging discussion on how to deliver high-integrity carbon and sustainability projects — from nature-based to technological solutions — that drive both climate impact and investment confidence.
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Anthesis Networking Lunch
12:00 – 13:00
Take a break, grab a bite, and make new connections at our networking lunch, proudly sponsored by Anthesis. A great chance to continue the conversation between sessions.
Nature Risk = Business Risk: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage
13:15 – 14:00
Join Betsy Hickman, Global Nature Lead at Anthesis, in conversation with Erin Billman, Executive Director of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), and Tony Goldner, CEO of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) for a dynamic discussion on how to respond to rapidly evolving investor expectations and translate nature frameworks into actionable governance, risk management, and long-term value creation.
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Future-Proofing Climate & Nature Action: Lessons from the Nexus of Water, Biodiversity, and Business Value
15:30 – 16:15
Emilio Tenuta (Chief Sustainability Officer, Ecolab) will explore how integrating biodiversity and water stewardship into climate action drives measurable returns. Using Ecolab’s eROI™ framework and insights he will share insights and concrete examples of how companies can future-proof their climate and nature commitments by grounding them in tangible business benefits—reducing risk, creating operational efficiencies, and opening new growth opportunities.
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Invitation Only: Networking Reception with Carlyle and Anthesis
18:00 – 20:00
An energizing evening uniting investors, business leaders, and sustainability innovators — featuring Meg Starr, Steve Hatfield, and Stuart McLachlan — to spark fresh ideas and partnerships for financing the transition to a low-carbon future.
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Wednesday 24 September
The Cost of Silence – Breakfast Panel with Freya Williams
08:30 – 10:00
As brands step up on climate, too many are stepping back on communications. The Cost of Silence — the latest research from Revolt (part of Anthesis) — shows that 79% of companies are inauthentic when communicating environmental performance.
The result? Missed opportunities for reputation, growth, and leadership.
Join us for a candid conversation on the real risks and opportunities for businesses when they choose silence on climate and sustainability — with Freya Williams and corporate leaders who are shaping the dialogue.
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Regenerate to Accelerate: The Business Imperative for Climate & Nature Integration
10:45 – 11:30
As climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and supply chain volatility converge, regenerative agriculture has emerged as one of the most powerful levers to future-proof food systems and build resilience from soil to shelf.
Join a powerhouse panel of sustainability leaders from across the food and retail value chain for a dynamic conversation on the urgent need to scale regenerative agriculture across sourcing regions and landscapes. Featuring senior executives from Campbell’s and Kraft Heinz, this session will go beyond strategy to explore tangible action: how companies are embedding nature and climate into unified approaches, mobilizing financing at scale, and working with farmers and partners to de-risk the transition to regenerative management systems.
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Recharged & Refueled – Global Electronics Association sponsored Lunch
12:00 – 13:00
Networking lunch hosted by the Global Electronics Association. Don’t forget to register for their panel taking place immediately after lunch!
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Power on: Climate & Circularity in Electronics
13:15 – 14:00
From design for reuse, to energy efficiency, to resource conservation, circularity helps the electronics industry improve their sustainable practices. Can circularity also reduce risk and stabilize costs for companies? And if yes, how are they investing in circularity today?
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Invitation Only: Integrating ESG at Exit to Realize Value — Private Equity Strategies
15:30 – 16:15
Join Barrett Lawson and Erin Gregoire—leaders in Anthesis’ Transactions & Sustainable Finance Team—for an intimate small group discussion. We will explore emerging best practices and challenges for effectively integrating ESG into exit strategies and realize ROI from sustainability advancements made during ownership.
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Invitation Only: Green Giants – 10-Year Anniversary Reception
18:00 – 20:00
A lively celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Freya Williams’ book Green Giants, reconnecting with the trailblazing brands it spotlighted and exploring what it takes to build the next generation of giants.
Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion Dollar Businesses profiled nine companies, from Tesla to Unilever, that proved sustainability and profitability could go hand in hand — building billion-dollar revenue streams around products, services, and business lines with impact at their core.
A decade later, it’s time to reflect on the first wave of Green Giants and ask: what will it take to build the next?
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