Wed May 9, 2018
The Sustainability and Impact of Silicon Valley's Products and Operations
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Want to get face time with senior sustainability executives? Curious about what Silicon Valley is doing about conflict minerals?
Don't miss this interactive panel discussion and networking opportunity!
Join SFTech4Good for a moderated panel discussion on the impact of tech companies through the lens of both their products and operations.
We'll discuss the impact of operations like data centers, supply chains, ethical sourcing, etc.
Get your questions answered and meet peers in sustainability, CSR and tech.
Agenda:
6:30 pm networking
7:00 pm panel
7:45 pm audience Q&A
8:15 pm networking
Speakers:
Christopher Wellise
Chief Sustainability Officer - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Christopher Wellise is passionate about drawing upon his experience in business and science/engineering to analyze how organizations innovate, develop, and market products; consume energy and natural resources; and produce waste streams, to find ways to bring businesses closer to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. As HPE's chief sustainability officer, Christopher directs the global Living Progress team, focused on solving social and environmental challenges in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, governments, customers, and partners.
R. Paul Herman - CEO, HIP Investor Inc. (HIP = Human Impact + Profit)
R. Paul Herman is a globally recognized leader in ESG ratings and impact-themed portfolios. Herman founded HIP Investor 12 years ago to show that investments across all asset classes can solve human, social and environmental problems -- and can be more profitable and less risky than being extractive of people, natural resources, and trust. HIP Investor rates more than 75,000 stocks, bonds and funds for fiduciaries, investors, advisers, fund managers, and 401(k) plans. Herman is an alumni of Wharton, McKinsey, Ashoka and Omidyar Network. Herman is an advisor to SASB, Net Impact and Sustainable Brands. Herman authored The HIP Investor book (Wiley, 2010), included in the curricula of 27 global MBA, MPA and university programs in finance, capital markets and impact investing. Learn more at: www.HIPinvestor.com
About the Moderator:
Chad Spitler
Chad Spitler is a Senior Advisor to CamberView Partners as well as a member of the firm’s Sustainable Business Practices team.
Before joining CamberView, Mr. Spitler served for 15 years as a senior executive at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, most recently as Managing Director and COO for the Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment team. In that role, he advised institutional clients on sustainable investing and oversaw analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the firm’s investment process, including issuer engagement and proxy voting. Prior to that, Mr. Spitler was a Senior Market Research Analyst with the Franklin Templeton Group.
Mr. Spitler is a member of the Broadridge Steering Committee, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources Visiting Committee.
He holds an M.A. from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management from the University of Michigan.
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Don't miss this interactive panel discussion and networking opportunity!
Join SFTech4Good for a moderated panel discussion on the impact of tech companies through the lens of both their products and operations.
We'll discuss the impact of operations like data centers, supply chains, ethical sourcing, etc.
Get your questions answered and meet peers in sustainability, CSR and tech.
Agenda:
6:30 pm networking
7:00 pm panel
7:45 pm audience Q&A
8:15 pm networking
Speakers:
Christopher Wellise
Chief Sustainability Officer - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Christopher Wellise is passionate about drawing upon his experience in business and science/engineering to analyze how organizations innovate, develop, and market products; consume energy and natural resources; and produce waste streams, to find ways to bring businesses closer to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. As HPE's chief sustainability officer, Christopher directs the global Living Progress team, focused on solving social and environmental challenges in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, governments, customers, and partners.
R. Paul Herman - CEO, HIP Investor Inc. (HIP = Human Impact + Profit)
R. Paul Herman is a globally recognized leader in ESG ratings and impact-themed portfolios. Herman founded HIP Investor 12 years ago to show that investments across all asset classes can solve human, social and environmental problems -- and can be more profitable and less risky than being extractive of people, natural resources, and trust. HIP Investor rates more than 75,000 stocks, bonds and funds for fiduciaries, investors, advisers, fund managers, and 401(k) plans. Herman is an alumni of Wharton, McKinsey, Ashoka and Omidyar Network. Herman is an advisor to SASB, Net Impact and Sustainable Brands. Herman authored The HIP Investor book (Wiley, 2010), included in the curricula of 27 global MBA, MPA and university programs in finance, capital markets and impact investing. Learn more at: www.HIPinvestor.com
About the Moderator:
Chad Spitler
Chad Spitler is a Senior Advisor to CamberView Partners as well as a member of the firm’s Sustainable Business Practices team.
Before joining CamberView, Mr. Spitler served for 15 years as a senior executive at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, most recently as Managing Director and COO for the Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment team. In that role, he advised institutional clients on sustainable investing and oversaw analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the firm’s investment process, including issuer engagement and proxy voting. Prior to that, Mr. Spitler was a Senior Market Research Analyst with the Franklin Templeton Group.
Mr. Spitler is a member of the Broadridge Steering Committee, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources Visiting Committee.
He holds an M.A. from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management from the University of Michigan.
Want to get face time with senior sustainability executives? Curious about what Silicon Valley is doing about conflict minerals?
Don't miss this interactive panel discussion and networking opportunity!
Join SFTech4Good for a moderated panel discussion on the impact of tech companies through the lens of both their products and operations.
We'll discuss the impact of operations like data centers, supply chains, ethical sourcing, etc.
Get your questions answered and meet peers in sustainability, CSR and tech.
Agenda:
6:30 pm networking
7:00 pm panel
7:45 pm audience Q&A
8:15 pm networking
Speakers:
Christopher Wellise
Chief Sustainability Officer - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Christopher Wellise is passionate about drawing upon his experience in business and science/engineering to analyze how organizations innovate, develop, and market products; consume energy and natural resources; and produce waste streams, to find ways to bring businesses closer to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. As HPE's chief sustainability officer, Christopher directs the global Living Progress team, focused on solving social and environmental challenges in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, governments, customers, and partners.
R. Paul Herman - CEO, HIP Investor Inc. (HIP = Human Impact + Profit)
R. Paul Herman is a globally recognized leader in ESG ratings and impact-themed portfolios. Herman founded HIP Investor 12 years ago to show that investments across all asset classes can solve human, social and environmental problems -- and can be more profitable and less risky than being extractive of people, natural resources, and trust. HIP Investor rates more than 75,000 stocks, bonds and funds for fiduciaries, investors, advisers, fund managers, and 401(k) plans. Herman is an alumni of Wharton, McKinsey, Ashoka and Omidyar Network. Herman is an advisor to SASB, Net Impact and Sustainable Brands. Herman authored The HIP Investor book (Wiley, 2010), included in the curricula of 27 global MBA, MPA and university programs in finance, capital markets and impact investing. Learn more at: www.HIPinvestor.com
About the Moderator:
Chad Spitler
Chad Spitler is a Senior Advisor to CamberView Partners as well as a member of the firm’s Sustainable Business Practices team.
Before joining CamberView, Mr. Spitler served for 15 years as a senior executive at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, most recently as Managing Director and COO for the Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment team. In that role, he advised institutional clients on sustainable investing and oversaw analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the firm’s investment process, including issuer engagement and proxy voting. Prior to that, Mr. Spitler was a Senior Market Research Analyst with the Franklin Templeton Group.
Mr. Spitler is a member of the Broadridge Steering Committee, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources Visiting Committee.
He holds an M.A. from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management from the University of Michigan.
read more
Don't miss this interactive panel discussion and networking opportunity!
Join SFTech4Good for a moderated panel discussion on the impact of tech companies through the lens of both their products and operations.
We'll discuss the impact of operations like data centers, supply chains, ethical sourcing, etc.
Get your questions answered and meet peers in sustainability, CSR and tech.
Agenda:
6:30 pm networking
7:00 pm panel
7:45 pm audience Q&A
8:15 pm networking
Speakers:
Christopher Wellise
Chief Sustainability Officer - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Christopher Wellise is passionate about drawing upon his experience in business and science/engineering to analyze how organizations innovate, develop, and market products; consume energy and natural resources; and produce waste streams, to find ways to bring businesses closer to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. As HPE's chief sustainability officer, Christopher directs the global Living Progress team, focused on solving social and environmental challenges in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, governments, customers, and partners.
R. Paul Herman - CEO, HIP Investor Inc. (HIP = Human Impact + Profit)
R. Paul Herman is a globally recognized leader in ESG ratings and impact-themed portfolios. Herman founded HIP Investor 12 years ago to show that investments across all asset classes can solve human, social and environmental problems -- and can be more profitable and less risky than being extractive of people, natural resources, and trust. HIP Investor rates more than 75,000 stocks, bonds and funds for fiduciaries, investors, advisers, fund managers, and 401(k) plans. Herman is an alumni of Wharton, McKinsey, Ashoka and Omidyar Network. Herman is an advisor to SASB, Net Impact and Sustainable Brands. Herman authored The HIP Investor book (Wiley, 2010), included in the curricula of 27 global MBA, MPA and university programs in finance, capital markets and impact investing. Learn more at: www.HIPinvestor.com
About the Moderator:
Chad Spitler
Chad Spitler is a Senior Advisor to CamberView Partners as well as a member of the firm’s Sustainable Business Practices team.
Before joining CamberView, Mr. Spitler served for 15 years as a senior executive at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, most recently as Managing Director and COO for the Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment team. In that role, he advised institutional clients on sustainable investing and oversaw analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the firm’s investment process, including issuer engagement and proxy voting. Prior to that, Mr. Spitler was a Senior Market Research Analyst with the Franklin Templeton Group.
Mr. Spitler is a member of the Broadridge Steering Committee, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources Visiting Committee.
He holds an M.A. from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management from the University of Michigan.
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