Business Issues: An increasing number of jurisdictions in the US, Europe and elsewhere around the world are taking steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon. As the Copenhagen negotiations for a global climate treaty approach, join us to assess how these changes may affect economies overall and business in particular. What do you need to understand about these changes and how can your company better prepare for what lies ahead?

The Knowledge Series is targeted at a cross-functional audience: Corporate Planning, Risk Management, Strategic Workforce Planning, HR, Finance and Procurement, Environmental Affairs and Citizenship, Public Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Series Host

	David J. Vidal Senior Fellow, Initiative on Sustainability David J. Vidal is senior fellow, The Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability. Since joining The Conference Board in 1997, he has initiated and been responsible for research and program development in corporate citiz... Full Bio
	Robin Aram Robin Aram is a former Vice President External Relations and Policy for Shell International where his responsibilities included guardianship of the Shell Business Principles; relations with international organizations including inter-governmental ... Full Bio

Carbon Shift: How Putting a Price on Carbon will Affect Corporate Value (Part 1)

PART 1: How Real? How Soon? Where Carbon Pricing Efforts Stand

12 November, 2009 | (01 hr)

Efforts to cut carbon emissions that are a byproduct of so many industrial and business processes and modern living itself are accelerating at the global, national and regional levels. What is the status and magnitude of the efforts to set a price on carbon that are a part of this trend? How should companies prepare for the change to come, no matter how the coming global climate change talks in Copenhagen turn out.

Key Points to be covered:

• How carbon sensitivity changes business-as-usual
• The potential for radical shifts in markets and valuations
• Understanding new sources of competitive advantage in a low-carbon world

Speakers

Melissa A. Lavinson Director, Federal Environmental Affairs and Corporate Responsibility PG&E Corporation Melissa Lavinson joined PG&E Corporation’s Corporate Environmental and Federal Affairs organization in 2003 from National Energy and Gas Transmission, Inc., where she was responsible for developing and coordinating public policy position... Full Bio

Carbon Shift: How Putting a Price on Carbon will Affect Corporate Value (Part 2)

PART 2: Carbon Pricing and its Effects on Corporate Value and the Competitive Landscape

19 November, 2009 | (01 hr)

As the rules addressing the presence of carbon in business activity develop and change, so too will the value of brands, lines of business and entire industries. Abandoning an economic diet rich in carbon and adopting a carbon-lean or ’green’ economic regimen will change the basis for competition, innovation and growth both within and across national economies. What will be the new sources of advantage and disadvantage in the low-carbon era that has begun?

Key Points to be covered:

• How carbon sensitivity changes business-as-usual
• The potential for radical shifts in markets and valuations
• Understanding new sources of competitive advantage in a low-carbon world

Speakers

Cindy Ortega Senior Vice President, Energy and Environmental Services Division MGM MIRAGE Cindy Ortega is Senior Vice President of the Energy and Environmental Services Division of MGM MIRAGE. She oversees the development and implementation of strategies for environmental responsibility and awareness throughout the company. These inclu... Full Bio