About this event
Temperature Check with Nili Gilbert
Candid conversations about the state of climate action
Policy, finance, corporate commitment, and communities are the four critical forces that must come together to drive rapid, large-scale decarbonization.
In this webinar series, Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct and an industry thought leader in climate finance is asking leaders from each of these sectors how their decisions accelerate climate action, and what they really believe it will take to reach climate goals.
Episode 4: Salesforce Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, Suzanne DiBianca
In the fourth installment of the Temperature Check webinar series, Nili Gilbert, Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct, sits down with Suzanne DiBianca, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce, to explore the evolving intersection of sustainability, technology, and business leadership. With 25 years at Salesforce, Suzanne has been a trailblazer in corporate impact initiatives, spearheading the company’s 1-1-1 model and integrating sustainability into Salesforce’s core business strategy.
Key takeaways include:
- How technology and AI are shaping the future of climate action.
- Salesforce’s approach to emissions intelligence, carbon removal, and renewable energy.
- The role of partnerships in scaling sustainability initiatives.
- How Salesforce embeds its core company values – trust, customer success, growth and innovation, equality, and sustainability – into corporate strategy, planning, and operations.
Hosted by
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Guest speaker
Nili Gilbert, CFA, CAIA Vice Chairwoman @ Carbon DirectG
Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s (GFANZ) Advisory Panel; Chair of US Policy at the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA); Chairwoman of the David Rockefeller Fund and the Synergos Institute Investment Committees; Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance 2024
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Guest speaker
Suzanne DiBianca EVP & Chief Impact Officer @ SalesforceG
Suzanne DiBianca is the Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce. In this role she leads Salesforce’s stakeholder capitalism strategy, including the company’s global corporate relations, sustainability, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, with a depth of focus on climate action programs on the global journey to net zero emissions. Suzanne also oversees Salesforce’s corporate philanthropy initiatives, which include supporting nonprofits focused on climate resilience, education, and workforce development. Suzanne has worked at Salesforce for more than 20 years and was previously co-founder and president of the Salesforce Foundation and Salesforce.org. Under Suzanne’s leadership, Salesforce’s pioneering 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy has been adopted by tens of thousands of companies across 130 countries.
Carbon Direct
Go from climate goal to climate action.Carbon Direct is a science-first carbon management firm that helps organizations reduce their carbon footprint with their end-to-end platform.
