SOCAP strives to offer diverse content across the spectrum of business and capital innovation advancing social and environmental impact. SOCAP Open is a public submission platform that helps us source suggestions directly from our community. As in past years, SOCAP16 will include interactive sessions, panel discussions, workshops, and storytelling opportunities. By proposing a session idea and/or voting, we invite you to add your unique voice to the conversation.
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Working Forests: A Critical Investment
Jena Thompson Meredith, The Conservation Fund
The loss of America’s working forests – which provide jobs, pulp and fiber for paper and packaging and benefits for climate, water and wildlife – is one of the most urgent and overlooked environmental challenges of our time.
To make a difference, we must use more forest products responsibly, and embrace new impact investment models. Companies like Apple and UPS are demonstrating how creating a more sustainable supply chain that aligns with corporate values includes investing in these forests to protect them.
This session will cover how protecting working forests is a unique investment opportunity for individuals and brands, helping to conserve our finite natural resources and climate for decades to come.
Climate, corporate social responsibility, environment, Impact Investing, paper and packaging, Sustainable Supply Chains, working forests
Panel
Not Applicable
Chris Busch, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives at Apple
Evan Smith, Senior Vice President of Conservation Ventures at The Conservation Fund
TBD
Important 2016 Dates
- JUNE 3
Final day to submit an idea. - JUNE 4-15
Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting. - JUNE 16-28
Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP16 Content Team. - JUNE 29
Winning sessions announced to session organizers.
