Leading Brands Gather to Accelerate Climate Innovation, Action at The Nest Summit during Climate Week NYC 

August 4, 2021

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Leading Brands Gather to Accelerate Climate Innovation, Action at The Nest Summit during Climate Week NYC 

Siemens, Ford Motor Company, OneTrust, Informa Markets, Patagonia, Grist headline September conference

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NEW YORK, NY (August 4, 2021) – With record floods, fires, and drought underscoring the urgency of climate change, hundreds of businesses, government officials, and community members will gather at The Nest Summit, Sept. 21-22, to take action. 

The Nest Summit is the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, by the Climate Group — the largest climate event in the U.S. — hosted at the Javits Center and virtually. The Nest Summit’s program includes deep dives into pressing issues, led by Dr. Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown, as well as panels, workshops, and events on: 

• • • Sustainable Transportation and Clean Energy: The intersection of renewable energy and infrastructure, including Siemens on leading the largest rooftop solar installation in NYC at the Javits Center.  Ford has launched an ambitious strategy to reach carbon neutrality no later than 2050, electrifying their most iconic, popular vehicles and investing in electric vehicle technology and sustainable manufacturing. They’ll explore how -- by putting people first and leveraging the power of transportation to create opportunity -- we can help build a more sustainable world.
    • Industry changemakers: The ramifications of climate change on industries from food to fashion, with expertise from NYC & Company, Food Rescue US, Indigo Agriculture, Informa Markets, Salesforce, Watershed, Saint-Gobain, and Women in Climate Tech.
    • Climate arts: How creativity and art promote more equitable climate futures, with Fix, Grist’s solution lab; and 1854 Media’s British Journal of Photography and The Climate Museum through the global “Decade of Change” exhibit, unveiled for the first time stateside. The Climate Museum will also present a talk on the climate arts and, in conversation with the author, the New York City launch of Devi Lockwood’s 1001 Voices on Climate Change (Simon & Schuster). Finally,  join Patagonia with a climate film and conversation with Newtok community members and the filmmakers on what’s needed to save what could be one of America’s first 21st century climate refugees.
    • Climate risk and impact investing: Climate’s effect on financial markets and frameworks to talk about climate with financers, Schroders, OneTrust, The Climate Service, and more. 
    “The future of our cities and communities will be closely tied to sustainable, eco-friendly technologies we have available today,” said Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens USA. “We’re proud to partner with The Nest Summit to highlight our work with the Javits Center as a guidepost for both NYC and businesses across the U.S., to demonstrate what’s possible.”
  • “Doing our share to meet the collective challenge of climate change is a key responsibility and a strategic priority for Ford,” said Bob Holycross, Vice President of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering at Ford. “We’re excited to join Climate Week NYC and The Nest Summit to highlight how electrification can help to protect the environment, strengthen our economy, and build a better future for our children and grandchildren. The Summit is an important space to generate new, innovative ideas that can help tackle the issues we face, and will hopefully inspire continued, solutions-oriented conversations within the community.”
    
    “The Nest Summit is vital to our mission to inspire meaningful change in New York and around the world, and we are thrilled to work with them as an official partner of Climate Week NYC,” said Adam Lake, Head of Climate Week NYC by the Climate Group.
    
    “The brands at Climate Week NYC are not just addressing climate change — they’re using it to advance the global economy, revamp industries and strengthen equity,” said Britton Jones, Chairman & CEO of NXT Events Media Group, owners and producers of The Nest Summit. “We are assembling these innovators to share how they’re driving progress forward and inspire action.”
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About The Nest Summit: 

The Nest Summit, the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, by the Climate Group, is a 365 climate action platform and annual event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the United States. The mission of The Nest Summit is to enhance the future viability of our planet by convening thought-leaders and agents of change to share the most effective sustainability practices and to highlight actionable solutions, programs, and policies addressing the climate crisis - resulting in greater knowledge, connections, and collaborations to advance climate action.