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Responsible Business USA 2026

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euters Events: Responsible Business USA 2026 convenes 350 senior sustainability executives for two focused days of peer-led insight and outcome-driven dialogue. The event tackles the challenges of establishing and measuring sustainability priorities amid political and economic uncertainty, protecting funding, and demonstrating sustainability as a driver of…

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61Voices
3Underwriters
0Exhibitors
23On the bill · sessions
55Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Responsible, in alphabetical order.
Adam Klauber
Chief Sustainability Officer · World Energy
Alex Hausman
Director Sustainability Reporting · Google
Alexis Voeltnor
Senior Sustainability Consultant · UL Solutions
Amanda Gardiner
Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact · Network USA
Aman Singh
Director Sustainability Communications · Kenvue
Ann Lee-Jeffs
Founder · SW2
Ben Welsh
Data Journalist · Reuters Graphics
Brendon Steele
Vice President · Future500
Candace Rodriguez
Head of Sustainability · Home Depot
Charles Fogg
Chief Sustainability Officer · Primo Brands
Corinne Hanson
VP Sustainability · Green Places
Courtney Nash
Director, Sustainability & Social Impact (SSI) Portfolio Governance and Execution · Bristol Myers Squibb
Danielle Holly
Executive Lead, North America · The Ellen McArthur Foundation
Deanna Bratter
Chief Sustainability Officer · Crocs
Devin Giles
Head of Global Sustainability & ESG · Wayfair
Elizabeth Seeger
Board Member · IFRS
Emily Janoch
Associate Vice President, Evidence and Learning · CARE
Emma Cox
Chief Commercial Officer · Climeco
Erik Wholgemouth
CEO · Fortune500
Faith Taylor
SVP Global Sustainability and Citizenship Officer · Kyndryl
Ferdinand M. Fromholzer
Partner · Gibson Dunn
Helen Sahi
Chief Sustainability Officer · BIC

— and 39 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
3M
Bayer
UPS
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The Programme

Selected from 23 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:10 (DAY ONE)

    Strategy squads: Challenge circles

    Kickstart your day with focused connections and shared purpose. Join a small group of peers for a fast, high‑impact morning session designed to help you clarify your priorities and…

  • 09:30 (DAY ONE)

    Embedding sustainability and overcoming resistance

    • Hear directly from C-suite leaders on how sustainability is evolving from added value to a core business driver powered by evidence-based value creation • Discover how focusing …

  • 10:00 (DAY TWO)

    Strengthen sustainability data governance through cross-functional frameworks

    • Eliminate reporting conflicts and data inconsistencies by establishing clear ownership protocols across finance, legal, and operations teams through structured governance models …

  • 10:10 (DAY ONE)

    Using public-private partnerships to advance public health goals

    •Learn how Gilead Sciences, through its FOCUS program, integrates funding and cross‑sector partnerships into its corporate responsibility strategy to help strengthen regional healt…

  • 11:00 (DAY TWO)

    Demystifying in-setting and offsetting for Scope 3 decarbonization

    In this interactive session, you’ll move beyond theory to explore how insetting and offsetting can be applied to your decarbonization strategy. Through expert insights and peer dis…

  • 11:00 (DAY TWO)

    Leveraging packaging legislation as a catalyst for circularity initiatives

    • Explore the implications of new legislation for your business and learn how to effectively communicate the value of financing circularity initiatives to the board • Leave with a …

  • 11:00 (DAY TWO)

    Using technology to balance sustainability reporting with existing workloads

    • Explore how new technologies can help you streamline data collection processes and incorporate sustainability data into your daily operations • Discover tools that can automate …

  • 11:10 (DAY ONE)

    Navigate regulatory headwinds while maintaining sustainability momentum

    • Benchmark the current US regulatory landscape against international sustainability frameworks to identify strategic positioning opportunities and competitive advantages • Refine…

  • 11:30 (DAY ONE)

    Reuters Editors Briefing: Sneak Peek: The Reuters Climate Monitor

    See how the Reuters data journalism team is preparing a new initiative to track climate change at the speed of news.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 55 companies, parsed from the program.

55 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
52Companies Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

75% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1728%
  • Founder / Owner23%
  • VP-level1118%
  • Director / Head of1626%
  • Manager / Lead12%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Marketing / Brand12%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles1118%

Of 61 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Reuters4V
  2. 023MSp
  3. 03BayerSp
  4. 04Ceres3V
  5. 05UPSSp
  6. 06Gibson Dunn2V
  7. 07UL Solutions2V
  8. 08World Energy2V
  9. 09Amalgamated Bank1V
  10. 10Bel Group1V
  11. 11BIC Corporation1V
  12. 12Bristol Myers Squibb1V
  13. 13BSI1V
  14. 14BSR1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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100% of 3