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Corinne Hanson

Vice President, Sustainability, Greenplaces
As the VP of Sustainability for Greenplaces, Corinne oversees a team of carbon accountants in developing GHG inventories for a wide range of clients. She leads all emissions reduction strategy development and reporting efforts. An East Coast native now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Corinne brings over a decade of experience as a sustainable business specialist with a background in public policy, coalition building and emissions reduction strategies. She believes that business is an essential driver for positive change and possesses deep expertise in sustainability strategy and helping companies navigate the challenges inherent to building a sustainable economy. Corinne was most recently the Head of Sustainability and Impact for SH Hotels. In this mission-driven sustainable hotel company, she lead their sustainability strategy, analytics, employee engagement, communications, and reporting work. Before joining SH Hotels & Resorts, Corinne spent 6 years with SustainAbility in San Francisco, CA, where she was the primary architect and advisor for over 20 sustainability projects for Fortune 500 companies including Facebook, Starbucks, AMD, Nestlé, and McDonald’s. Prior, she worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C., where she co-managed NRDC’s Global Water Project and executed legislative and political actions to ensure the protection of our water, air, lands, and communities.
4:40 - 5:00 PM Fireside Chat

Sept. 23 Day 1

The Fragmented ESG Regulatory Arena and Protecting the Bottom Line

This session discusses the current regulatory complexities companies face, as they must navigate a fragmented ESG regulatory landscape, which significantly increases their compliance costs as they map data to multiple frameworks while being mindful of potential greenwashing risks.