ESG: In Theory and Practice

ESG or Environment, Social, and Governance is at an inflection point. NYU, in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy's Women in Energy initiative welcomes Alison Taylor and Chief Sustainability Officers from throughout the business world to discuss ESG in both theory and in practice. In the midst of the current debate about ESG, business leaders are invited to engage in a discussion and students are welcomed to better understand careers in and reality of ESG.

Panelists and Presenters include:

Michelle Dunstan, Chief Responsibility Officer, Janus Henderson Investors
Amy Jaffe, Director, NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab
Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean, NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs
Dr. Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy
Giovanna Rueda, Vice President of ESG, Valero
Tequila Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta
Alison Taylor, Clinical Associate Professor, Stern School of Business

The evening included opportunities to hear from ESG experts, questions and answers from the audience and a networking reception.