Join us on Monday, November 13, for a panel of expert faculty moderated by Steven Cohen, the Program Director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management, to discuss the impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rule. The panel will be composed of experts across the disciplines of law, finance, sustainability, and corporate reporting to discuss how the SEC climate disclosure rule will change the way corporations approach business, risk, and the landscape of ESG and corporate reporting.
Program:
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS
Dr. Steve Cohen, Program Director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management, Senior Vice Dean of the School of Professional Studies, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs and Director of the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy Program
PANEL WITH:
- Moderator: Steven A. Cohen is a Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the Senior Vice Dean at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS), the Program Director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management program at SPS and the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program at SIPA, and the Director of the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management. From 2006 to 2018, he was the Executive Director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute.
- Satyajit Bose is a Professor of Professional Practice in Sustainability Management at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS) and the Associate Director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management program at SPS. He is also a member of the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management.
- Michael Gerrard is the Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Law School, a Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Climate School, and the Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. From 2015 to 2018, he was the chair of the faculty of Columbia University’s Earth Institute.
- Taylor Pullins is a Lecturer in Professional Studies in the M.S. in Sustainability Management program at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS). He is a partner in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice of White & Case and Head of the Firm’s ESG & Sustainability Specialty Practice. He advises domestic and international clients in drafting and negotiating of environmental terms and indemnity provisions in complex business transactions.
- Celine Ruben-Salama is a Lecturer in Professional Studies in the M.S. in Sustainability Management program at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS). She runs FOR THE LONG-TERM, LLC, a corporate strategy consulting firm, dedicated to long-term value creation through corporate sustainability planning, implementation, and reporting, and works with some of the world's biggest listed companies in Tech, Food, Financial Services, Real Estate, Retail, and Professional Services.
