Supporters

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation aiming to create a lasting relationship between shareholders and corporations regarding the implications for shareholder value and commercial operations presented by climate change. Its goal is to facilitate a dialogue, supported by quality information, from which a rational response to climate change will emerge. The CDP provides a coordinating secretariat for institutional investors with a combined $41 trillion of assets under management and, over seven years, the CDP has become the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and process. The CDP website is the largest repository of corporate greenhouse gas emissions data in the world.

 

The Global Roundtable on Climate Change brings together high-level, critical stakeholders from all regions of the world – including senior executives from the private sector and leaders of international governmental and non-governmental organisations – to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change.

At its meetings, which began in 2005 and will continue through 2009, the Roundtable engages in detailed, science-based, non-confrontational discussion and analysis in order to work through difficult problems and explore potential areas of consensus that could have broad and unprecedented buy-in.

 

UNEP FI is a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector. Over 170 institutions including banks, insurers and fund managers work with UNEP to understand the impacts of environmental and social considerations on financial performance.

UNEP FI has established a network of Regional Task Forces to coordinate its activities around the world. The Task Forces have become a major source of innovation. Those particularly relevant to this event are the Latin American Task Force and North American Task Force – through comprehensive work programmes, training programmes and research, UNEP FI carries out its mission to identify, promote, and realise the adoption of best environmental and sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations in these regions.

 

The Environmental Markets Association (EMA) is the premiere organization for professionals who are active in emissions trading or have an interest in the promotion of market-based solutions.  Through education and networking programs, EMA increases the awareness of hot topic issues - including RGGI, AB 32, Greenhouse Gases, SO2 and NOx, and Mercury – and creates a platform for idea-sharing among industry professionals to help create a sustainable environment.