Leadership Masterclass Two: Building a Sustainable Organisation
Hot on the heels of a very successful first Leadership Masterclass in March, we’ 're delighted to announce our speakers for Masterclass Two in this year’s Leadership Masterclass Series – ‘Building a Sustainable Organisation’ – taking place on 17 May 2023 (9-11 am) at The Royal Society of Medicine, London.
Mark Boult, Director and Risk Management Consultant, will be in conversation with globally renowned sustainability expert Professor John Elkington, Founder of Volans and Visiting Professor at Cranfield University, and Irem Yerdelen, Partner, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change, ERM.
Faced with the growing reputational risk of inaction or inertia over their impact on the global and/or local environment, organisations are under increasing pressure to address their ESG commitments. During an interactive fireside chat, Mark, John and Irem will explore the key ingredients required for a successful global sustainability movement, the part organisations and their leaders can play in it, and the links between sustainability and long-term sustainable business success.
Taking place at The Royal Society of Medicine, London, and sponsored by ERM, Masterclass Two will offer Airmic members a deep dive into the latest thinking on sustainability and its critical links with effective risk management.
As the largest global pure-play sustainability consultancy, ERM partners with the world’s leading organisations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. ERM works with corporate and financial industry clients to deliver a range of services that help them address strategic, tactical and operational opportunities and risks arising from ESG factors. ERM’s intention is to give clients greater comfort in understanding and managing their risks, and realising returns on capital, while improving their sustainability aspirations.
Speakers:
Professor John Elkington, Founder & Chief Pollinator, Volans and Visiting Professor at Cranfield University
John is an award-winning world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism, a best-selling author and serial entrepreneur. The founder and chief pollinator of Volans, which works with leaders to make sense of the emergent future to unlock the potential of their organisation, John has addressed over 1,000 conferences globally and has served on over 70 boards and advisory boards.
A faculty member of the World Economic Forum from 2002-2008, in 2009, John was named 4th in an international survey Top 100 CSR Leaders, after Al Gore, Barack Obama and Anita Roddick, and in 2021, John won the World Sustainability Award.
He is the author or co-author of 20 books, the latest being ‘Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism’.
Irem Yerdelen, Partner, Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change, ERM
Irem is a London-based Partner at ERM, with 16 years of insurance and risk industry experience, having previously worked at Marsh and WTW.
He is expert in developing (re)insurance and alternative risk solutions for global complex risks. Leading teams of experts and key client & market relationships over the years, Irem has acted as a trusted advisor, supporting international clients and (re)insurers on broader risk management strategy and planning.
Lately, Irem has been advising Corporate and Financial sector clients to manage their transition to a low carbon economy, from strategy and reporting to operationalising sustainability imperatives, including all types of ESG, climate and net zero related matters.
Mark Boult, Director & Risk Management Consultant, Boult Consulting Limited
Mark is a highly experienced risk management consultant with 40 years of experience, supporting client organisations from around the world and across a wide range of industries with their risk management and assurance activities from board level to their front-line operations.
Mark is a member of the UK Standards Committees for Risk Management and Governance, inputting to the ISO31000 and ISO37000 families of international standards. In this role, he leads work on ‘risk and sustainability’, producing a white paper on the topic aimed at supporting organisations to succeed sustainably.
Places are filling fast with only a few spaces left. Free to Airmic members, you can register your place now for this Masterclass and the remaining three in the Series by emailing leadership@airmic.com