Biodiversity Soundscapes on New York City’s High Line with the American Bird Conservancy

Start your “Day of Action” with a dose of nature and wellbeing. Join Pure Strategies and the American Bird Conservancy to explore biodiversity and ecosystems at work in New York City! Learn about how nature can thrive alongside tall buildings and get grounded with insights on key aspects of the local environment. During this experience, we will walk along the amazing High Line and connect to nature through the unique approach of not just sight but also sounds. Join us for an experience you won’t forget!

 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:30 am – 8:30 am 60 minutes

Business case and best practices for building a nature strategy

Fireside Chat: The Urgency and Business Case for Nature Action: Putting nature on the balance sheet. The rapid loss of nature and biodiversity presents significant risks to businesses, particularly those that are heavily reliant on nature and the resources it provides as the foundation of their product offerings. Institutional investors are increasingly attuned to the financial risks that nature loss represents in their portfolios and are taking an active and vocal role in engaging companies on this issue. Join Pure Strategies’ VP of Sustainability Consulting Cheryl Baldwin and a special guest for insights on how the investment community is assessing nature-related risks within their portfolios and their expectations of companies to mitigate those risks for the benefit of both business and nature.

Panel Discussion: The Inspiration with Stories of Nature Action: From Ambition to Action: Lessons from those who have taken the leap on nature. While statements of corporate ambition on nature are increasing, most companies are still in the beginning stages of translating those ambitions into action, partly due to the inherent breadth and complexity of nature itself. Join Pure Strategies’ VP of Sustainability Consulting Cheryl Baldwin, and leading companies and experts who will share how they have managed through that complexity to find the starting line and begin their journey protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural ecosystems within their value chains.

Workshop: Toes at the starting line: The building blocks of a robust nature assessment.  Effective and credible corporate action on nature starts from a robust assessment of a company’s impacts on natural ecosystems. Join Pure Strategies’ Senior Sustainability Advisors, Dave Chaffin and Colleen Corrigan for a workshop on how to conduct a robust assessment of your company’s nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities. This session will provide an overview of the key steps involved in conducting a corporate nature assessment, highlighting the data, tools, and resources required along the way.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:15 pm 135 minutes

Navigating Change: Sustaining momentum on climate action amid political and organizational change

Fireside Chat: Corporate climate action is a long-term commitment that requires persistence, especially as the political landscape in Washington changes. National policy can have ripple effects across our global economy and impact how corporations address their sustainability commitments and strategies. Join Pure Strategies’ Managing Director, Tim Greiner to explore how companies can maintain focus on their climate programs, initiatives, and goals, despite shifts in federal policy, trade, and economics. This session will provide practical strategies for staying the course and ensuring continued progress in the face of these challenges.

Panel and Discussion: Tackling Scope 3 Emissions: Navigating action in the face of evolving standards. With 2030 quickly approaching, it’s a race against the clock for companies across all sectors to meet their near-term climate targets. At the same time, many companies are still waiting to understand how pending accounting and target-setting guidance will influence how their targets will take shape and the types of interventions in which to invest. In this session, you will hear from a panel of companies taking action to scale scope 3 decarbonization efforts, even in the face of this uncertainty. Learn about practical steps and “sure bets” your company can take to make the business case and invest in credible projects to progress on your decarbonization journey.

Workshop: Climate Action Planning: Filling the gaps to develop a robust corporate Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP). A Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP) is a framework that guides business planning and responds to growing stakeholder demand to address the question, "How is your business working to achieve a net-zero future?” Between public ESG reporting, local and national regulations, and supplier and customer requests, many companies already share elements of how they plan to move from setting greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets to taking action to achieve these goals. However, few companies have taken the step to take stock of all their climate initiatives and formalize them into a CTAP that meets stakeholder and regulatory requirements. This session will provide actionable insights on how businesses can effectively assess their existing climate programs, disclosures, and initiatives to develop a comprehensive CTAP. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to leverage current resources and climate-related data to develop a structured plan that meets both short-term needs and long-term sustainability targets.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm 135 minutes

Transitioning from EPR compliance to innovation to have more sustainable and circular packaging

Panel: Circularity in packaging: how EPR compliance and greater packaging circularity can drive business value and support climate and nature aims.
The new reality of state-level packaging EPR laws is setting in, with more states set to pass legislation. Join Pure Strategies for a panel and planning session on how refocusing packaging and business models on circularity can be a powerful way to achieve EPR compliance, while achieving other business objectives.

Companies and industry experts will provide an overview of the common requirements across states with packaging EPR laws, while sharing how different approaches to compliance can lessen exposure to expensive EPR fees and cut greenhouse gas emissions, while improving sustainability and consumer satisfaction.

Workshop: Aligning sustainable packaging innovation with EPR
Time to bring sustainable packaging design thinking into the real world with an engaging, collaborative workshop. Experts from Pure Strategies, including Cheryl Baldwin and Matt Kopac, will lead this session, which will leave the audience with ideas for making their packaging more sustainable while aligning with packaging EPR laws.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 75 minutes

“Ambition to Action”

Join Pure Strategies for a cocktail reception and social hour to continue our conversations and move our ambitions forward on our Climate Week program: Day of Action. Join us in the Chelsea District and enjoy spectacular views of the Hudson River, Downtown and Midtown Manhattan. Relax with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and unbeatable skyline views. Space is limited! RSVP today! Location details to be provided upon registration.

 Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm 60 minutes