Scope 3 Strategy Days 2026
AGENDA BELOW IS FROM 2025. 2026 AGENDA WILL BE ADDED WHEN AVAILABLE
Day 1 - Agenda - June 24 (10am - 4:00pm):
311 South Wacker Drive, Mezzanine Level, Chicago
Co-located industry & other member scope 3 initiatives will have their meetings, including:
10am - 11.30am Service-based Supply Chain Engagement - An opportunity for Peers with mainly service-based supply chains to explore practical approaches to engaging suppliers in tech, property, professional services and more.
Accenture and Andrew Baer
10am - 11.30am Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech & Life Sciences - An opportunity for key stakeholders across the chemical, medtech, life sciences and pharmaceuticals value chains to explore practical approaches & share best practices on Scope 3 challenges. With Guidehouse & Together for Sustainability.
Accenture , Supplier LOCT (Nicole/Kelly), TFS (Liz Carlson)
11:30am - 1:00pm Supply Chain Heat Decarbonisation - An opportunity for Scope 3 Peer Group members and partners from the industrial and manufacturing sectors to explore the challenge and potential to collaborate on supply chain heat decarbonisation.
Blaine at RTC & Supplier LOCT (Nicole/Kelly)
1:00pm - 2:00pm Networking Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm Scope 3 Challenge Clinic - An opportunity to engage with your Peers cross-industry on the specific challenge(s) you are bringing to the Strategy Days, and get direct insight from your Peers on how they’ve solved them. For those of you who have completed The Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark, the session will also be supplemented by insights from the Benchmark and how you compare to your Peers.
Proxima
5:00pm - 7:30pm |
Scope 3 Strategy Summit: Informal Networking Drinks all Peer Group Members & Partners and the Chicago Climate Connect community.
Estereo FM, 1001 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
All participants will be able to meet, network, have drinks and go to dinner together ahead of the 2 days of work to co-develop Scope 3 strategies for 2025-2026!
Main Day - Agenda - June 25:
311 West Monroe St, Chicago
8:15am – 9:00am | Arrive. Grab a coffee, breakfast & meet your peers.
Discover your suggested seating plan that puts you working with those peers we believe you can benefit from collaborating with most.
9:00am – 9:30am | Welcome & Benchmarking your 2025 plans with your peers:
Set yourself up for a productive day by understanding where you stand compared to your peers. Using the Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark and AI-driven data, we’ll map the current scope 3 progress of the participants in the room. Get clarity on who’s in the room with you, what priorities you share, and how your plans compare.
Introduce yourself, share your key Scope 3 challenges, and identify where you can learn from - and support - each other. Plus, get practical guidance on how to navigate the agenda and workshops to maximize takeaways.
9:30am – 10:00 am | What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next.
Kick off with a candid, no-nonsense discussion with prominent Scope 3 leaders on balancing uncertainty with necessity - how to navigate the changing landscape while driving ACTUAL decarbonization. Tackle the biggest roadblocks head-on, from securing resources and aligning internal teams to engaging suppliers and building long-term resilience. Learn from the biggest lessons of the past year - what’s worked, what hasn’t - and see where companies are focusing their efforts in 2025 to move faster with confidence.
Including:
John Hodges, Director, ESG Strategy and Engagement, Bristol Myers Squibb
Lauren Eisenmenger, Director, Environmental Sustainability, Suntory
Nicole Anderson Brodin, Sustainable Procurement Manager, Essity
Output: Summary of the guiding principles that scope 3 leaders are using for their strategy in the next 12 months
10:00am - 10:30am – Inside Ecolab’s Scope 3 Journey: Key Decisions, Breakthroughs & Lessons for 2025
Amie Hedblom, Director, Corporate Sustainability Marketing, Ecolab
Including Q&A, discussion in teams and comment from others in the room
Output: Case Study template of what success looks like in 2024 and what ambition looks like in 2025
10:30am – 11:00am – Networking Break
11:00am- 11:30am - Scope 3 Reduction through Just Good Supply Chain Practices: Smith + Nephew’s Approach
Katya Chistik Hantel, VP, Global Head of Environment, Social & Governance, Smith+Nephew
Output: Case Study template of shift in supply chain practices for Scope 3 reduction
11:30am – 12:15pm – Making Sense of Regulation: Turning Compliance into Action
Peers break down how they understand evolving EU and U.S. state-level regulations, what they’re doing to comply, and how they’re moving beyond reporting to drive real decarbonization. Get clear on what’s expected, how companies are making confident decisions, and where they’re focusing next.
Chris Perzan, President & Founder, Kyndenos LLC (previously Vice President, Environment & Sustainability; Chief Environmental Counsel at Navistar)
Lori Crossley, Manager, ESG Supply Chain Due Diligence, Cardinal Health
Including Q&A, discussion in teams and comment from others in the room
Output: A set of recommendations on how to balance uncertainty around regulations and necessity for decarbonisation
12:15pm – 1:15pm – Lunch
You’ll have the opportunity to relax and network - both in your designated “team” of peers with similar challenges, maturity, suppliers and goals - and the wider group.
1:15pm- 1:30pm - Discussion amongst peers matched with you about what works and doesn’t work; the success and failures of supplier engagement.
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Supplier Engagement & Data Strategies That Actually Work
A panel of practitioners sharing best practices on segmenting and engaging suppliers, collecting and using data to drive decisions, and overcoming common challenges. Hear how they’re building effective engagement programs, the strategies and tools they’re using, and key lessons learned. Plus, gain valuable insights from suppliers on what’s driving action, what’s holding progress back, and how to build stronger, more effective partnerships.
Including:
Ashlee Nelson, ESG Lead, Global Sourcing, Booking Holdings
Nick Martin, VP Corporate Sustainability, Post Holdings
Output: Advice from your peers for how to evolve your supplier engagement & data strategy
2:30pm – 3:15pm | Cutting Through the Noise: Tools, Technology & AI for Scope 3
An honest look at the best tools and platforms for Scope 3 management, with insights from the Scope 3 Peer Group Tools Landscape Survey. Explore where AI and technology can genuinely accelerate progress - and where expectations outpace reality.
Learn from real-world mistakes to de-risk your next technology decision, and dive into a best-practice template for selecting Scope 3 tools and navigating the future of the market.
Including:
Gauri Angrish, Climate & Water Lead, Colgate-Palmolive on how they approached developing a scope 3 tech stack to engage suppliers, report and reduce emissions
With input from: Wes Herche, Director of Enterprise Sustainability, Prologis
Output: An understanding of the key tech solutions in the market; how Peers are selecting and connecting their use to deliver accounting, measurement, engagement and action
3:15pm – 3:45pm – Networking Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm – From Supplier Decarbonization to Industry-Wide Action
Move beyond one-on-one supplier engagement to scaling decarbonization across the entire value chain. Hear from Scope 3 leaders on how companies are shifting from incremental progress to collective transformation - tackling shared challenges like scaling renewable energy and addressing supply chain heat. Learn where collaboration is making the biggest impact, what’s driving real momentum, and how to accelerate action beyond individual efforts.
Including:
Kevin Rabinovitch, Global VP Sustainability & Chief Climate Officer, Mars
Dave Rimkus, Associate Director of Supply Chain Decarbonization, Schneider Electric
Output: Collaborative options/calls-to-action to work together in the coming months to collectively decarbonize supply chains and aggregate demand
4:30pm - 4:45pm | You think your scope 3 is tricky?
Elizabeth Carlson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tricon International & Chair of Sustainability Subcommittee, 2026 Houston World Cup
4:45pm – 5:30pm | The one thing to take back to your team
Lock in your most valuable takeaway from the day and see what resonated most with your peers. Share the insight that will have the biggest impact on your team and surface the top ideas from the room. A fast-paced, peer-driven close to keep energy high - and a look ahead at how these insights will shape the “So What” Workshops on Day 2.
6:00pm | Networking Food & Drinks
Tony's Rooftop Bar, 3rd Floor, Time Out Market Chicago, 916 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
“What’s Next Workshops” - 26 June:
311 South Wacker Drive, Mezzanine Level, Chicago
Putting the discussions from Strategy Day into action through smaller, focused workshops with expert partners who can help drive implementation. Designed to turn ideas into tangible next steps, these sessions offer practical guidance on tackling key challenges. Attendance is prioritised for Strategy Day participants, with select additional seats available by invitation at no cost.
Breakfast Workshops - (8:30 - 10:00):
Product Carbon Footprint Collaboration - With WBCSD PACT, RMI & Guidehouse
Roundtable Workshops - (10:30 - 12:30):
Supplier Engagement & Capacity Building - With EDF and BSR
Explore supplier engagement strategies for any stage in your Scope 3 journey. Participants will join breakout groups to discuss approaches for segmenting suppliers, evaluating supplier maturity, and incentivizing action. We’ll also discuss future opportunities to collaborate as the Peer Group and support suppliers & procurement.
Working Lunch Workshops - (12:30 - 13:30):
Food & Beverage Industry Collaboration - An opportunity for beverage industry leaders to collaborate on Scope 3 challenges, share best practices, and identify opportunities for collective action. Together with the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER).
Decarbonization Demand Aggregation - Exploring what demand aggregation is and why it is so critical to decarbonization. Scene-setting using insights into future demand projections across key sectors and opportunities for participants to engage over the coming months by workstream (including green market training and other sectoral platforms). Together with RMI.
Roundtable Workshops - (13:30 - 15:00):
Supplier Decarbonisation & Renewables Workshop: Explore practical ways to drive real decarbonization, not just improve measurement accuracy. Assess whether a supply chain renewables program is the right fit and learn how to design it for real impact. With Schneider Electric.
Scope 3 Procurement Training - Learn how to equip your procurement teams with the right knowledge and tools to drive supply chain decarbonization. Explore high-quality, practical training that helps teams focus their expertise, engage suppliers effectively, collect the right data, and make smarter, impact-driven decisions.
Afternoon Workshops - (15:30 - 17:30):
Scope 3 Procurement Strategies - This session looks at how to embed Scope 3 into Procurement Strategy using some of the frameworks shared with the Scope 3 Strategy Collective Cohort. Hear from Proxima on some of the key content shared through the Program, from decarbonization levers, to supplier engagement and functional enablers, and hear from some of the Cohort members on how they have practically applied these concepts and turned them into a reality.
6:00pm: Networking Food & Drinks
“What Next Workshops”
June 26 2025
Please contact Oliver Hurrey – ohurrey@getgalvanised.com – with any questions at all.
Join us and focus your efforts on the day by taking the Scope 3 Benchmark at www.scope3benchmark.com or by clicking on the banner below.
