Sustainable Returns Events

Representation of minorities and women at tech startups and on boards remains sparse. To combat this issue, investor, entrepreneur, and corporate veteran Bonita Stewart is doing her part to recruit and hire more underrepresented talent to senior management roles. With her extensive background as a public board member and current position as board leader at Google's Gradient Ventures, Stewart offers a unique perspective on how to improve visibility in the tech talent pipeline.

How do sustainability policies impact fiduciary responsibility? Board governance sets the tone for effective corporate stewardship but it's not always easy to integrate and implement into a company's existing strategy. Two trailblazing C-suite and board veterans with operational savvy, deep financial experience, and great, actionable advice on how to create fairer and more realistic socio-economic models when making business decisions.

Although many companies are pursuing similar sustainability objectives, the approach differs based on industry. What does product circularity or community engagement look like for retail, healthcare, and manufacturing? A panel of sustainability executives from these industries will compare their strategies towards similar goals.

The Inflation Reduction Act has accelerated new funding opportunities across America's clean energy sector. Where are the most actionable opportunities and solutions — environmentally, economically, and even politically? An in-depth analysis from Sadek Wahba, a member of President Biden's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) and founder of I Squared Capital, a $45+ billion global infrastructure investment firm.

LACERA is the nation's largest retirement system, with over $70 billion in pension assets. CIO Jonathan Grabel explains why transparency and sound governance in financial markets is key to a stronger, more sustainable performance and investment strategy.