NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business presents the 2025 Practice Forum:

Sustainability Driven Value Creation: Research, Results & Real-world Applications

Save the date for the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Eighth Annual Practice Forum! This industry-leading event convenes investor and corporate sustainability professionals for an exchange of the latest research and insights on sustainability driving financial performance. The full-day program features new research findings, panel discussions on implementation, candid conversations with executives, and interactive sessions to apply learnings. Participants gain practical tools and frameworks to better understand and apply value creation levers in sustainability.

We are thrilled to announce this year's event sponsors: PwC, Workiva, Nespresso, Glenmede, Anthesis, SWCA, and our media partner Financial Times.

Special Remarks From Gillian Tett
Gillian Tett, Chairman of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, US, Financial Times; 
Provost, King's College, Cambridge

Preserving and Scaling Sustainability Through Enterprise Value Creation
Keynote address of annual research highlights and insights from NYU Stern CSB
Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice in Business and Society, Founding Director, NYU Stern CSB

2024 Sustainable Market Share Index & Effective Social Sustainability Communications
Updated SMSI analysis, including first-ever results from European market, and a conversation on social sustainability messaging that best resonates with consumers
Nathalie Darres, CMO / GM US Nutrition, Reckitt
Sophie Waskow Rifkin, Director, Impact Innovation & Analysis, Chobani
moderated by Randi Kronthal-Sacco, Senior Scholar, NYU Stern CSB

Sustainability Spotlight with Nespresso
Jessica Padula, Head of Sustainability, Nespresso NA

Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) in Action in the Automotive Industry
Panel discussion on sustainability value drivers in the auto industry
Grant Garrison, Senior Director of Sustainability, Rivian
Jon Nelson, Partner, PwC
moderated by Elyse Douglas, Senior Research Scholar, NYU Stern CSB; former CFO, Hertz Global Holdings

Fireside Chat with PwC
moderated by Sarah Murray, Contributor, Financial Times

Workshops on Sustainability-Drive Value Creation
Attendees will choose one of three hands-on workshops on sustainability strategies driving financial value facilitated by industry experts (in-person only)

• Stern Faculty Research Highlights & Learnings for Business
  Xiao Liu, Associate Professor of Marketing
  Johannes Stroebel, David S. Loeb Professor of Finance
• Applied ROSI: A Monetized Approach to Managing Business Sustainability and Resilience Risks/Opportunities
  Brandy Muratore, Finance Vice President, Constellation Brands
  John Platko, Vice President, SWCA
• Moving Beyond Compliance: Unlocking Business Value Through Assured Integrated Reporting
  Abhay Krishna, Sr. Director, Value Management, Workiva
  Alyssa Zucker, Sr. Industry Principal, Carbon, Workiva

Building Value Creation: Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) in Action in Affordable Housing
Panel discussion on financial incentives for affordability and social benefits in housing
Lisa Davis, Partner, Real Estate and Head of Asset Management, The Vistria Group
Lauren Zullo, Managing Director, Jonathan Rose Companies
moderated by Chisara Ehiemere, Senior Research Lead of ROSI, NYU Stern CSB

How to Unlock Sustainability-Aligned Value Creation in Private Markets
Panel discussion with GPs on sustainability learnings and approaches in private equity
Amelia Ahl, Director of Impact, The Builders Fund
Angela Jhanji, Managing Director, EQT Partners

Fireside Chat with Workiva
Julie Iskow, CEO, Workiva
moderated by Gillian Tett, Chairman of the Editorial Board, Editor-at-Large, US, Financial Times

Networking and Cocktails
Sponsored by Anthesis, an opportunity to connect and reflect on the day's learnings
Jake Lipton, Americas Lead, Transactions Advisory, Anthesis

Join us live at the NYU Stern School of Business, or virtually via livestream. Tickets for the in-person event include hands-on breakout sessions, Q&A with speakers, and a networking lunch and happy hour. 

Registration is live:

• In person registration: $129
• Virtual registration:  $49