Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
The pandemic has dominated nearly every part of our lives. Yet, the fight against climate change remains a constant threat to the health, safety, and sustainability of our world. Fortunately, Canada is making strides to address climate change; pledging ambitious commitments to cut our greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45% over the next nine years to accelerate our path for a safe and prosperous net-zero future. But achieving a net-zero future requires every sector of the economy to act. Business leaders have a big role to play, and this is evident considering 81% of employees expect their company to act on climate change.
In the third and final roundtable of this series, we focus on the important role of executive leadership in the race to net zero. With a panel of Canadian business leaders, we hear how they are transitioning to low carbon, prosperous business models, while looking closely at setting targets, cleaning up supply chains, and the question of linking executive compensation to ESG performance.
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Moderated by:
Toby Heaps
CEO, Corporate Knights
Panelists:
Adrian Thomas
President, Schneider Electric Canada
Frances Edmonds
Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada
Gord Hicks
CEO, BGIS
Rob Simpson
Director, Sustainability, Ivanhoé Cambridge
The pandemic has dominated nearly every part of our lives. Yet, the fight against climate change remains a constant threat to the health, safety, and sustainability of our world. Fortunately, Canada is making strides to address climate change; pledging ambitious commitments to cut our greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45% over the next nine years to accelerate our path for a safe and prosperous net-zero future. But achieving a net-zero future requires every sector of the economy to act. Business leaders have a big role to play, and this is evident considering 81% of employees expect their company to act on climate change.
In the third and final roundtable of this series, we focus on the important role of executive leadership in the race to net zero. With a panel of Canadian business leaders, we hear how they are transitioning to low carbon, prosperous business models, while looking closely at setting targets, cleaning up supply chains, and the question of linking executive compensation to ESG performance.
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Moderated by:
Toby Heaps
CEO, Corporate Knights
Panelists:
Adrian Thomas
President, Schneider Electric Canada
Frances Edmonds
Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada
Gord Hicks
CEO, BGIS
Rob Simpson
Director, Sustainability, Ivanhoé Cambridge
