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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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8Voices
3Underwriters
0Exhibitors
23On the bill · sessions
4Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Responsible, in alphabetical order.
Elizabeth Seeger
Board Member
Helen Sahi
Chief Sustainability Officer
Jeannette Ferran Astorga
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer
Jennifer Kim Field
Chief Sustainability Officer
Kathy Rostkowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Nate Raymond
Legal Correspondent · Reuters
Ross Kerber
U.S. Sustainable Business Correspondent · Reuters
Svea Herbst-Bayliss
Shareholder Activism Correspondent · Reuters
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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 4 companies, parsed from the program.

Four 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
1Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

50% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite450%
  • Advisor / Investor113%
  • Other roles338%

Of 8 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 013MSp
  2. 02BayerSp
  3. 03Reuters3V
  4. 04UPSSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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100% of 3