The Building Blocks of Climate and Nature Integration

San Diego, CA

May 6, 2025

3:45 - 5:30 pm PDT

Explore why integrating climate and nature is essential to achieving meaningful environmental outcomes and reducing business risk. This interactive session will feature expert insights and cross-sector perspectives to help you build a foundational understanding of how to align climate, nature, and societal goals. Learn best practices for tackling internal barriers, communicating the business imperative for nature integration, and navigating the emerging dual approach to sustainability. A roundtable exercise will follow the panel, offering a space for candid peer exchange and practical planning.

This side event takes place alongside , a convening of 200+ senior leaders focused on accelerating decarbonization through collaboration and innovation. You must be registered for the full Net Zero USA event to attend the 黑料正能量 session. 黑料正能量 members receive US$200 off registration with the code 黑料正能量200.

Scheduled Speakers

Erin Augustine, Co-lead Global 黑料正能量 and VP 黑料正能量, Operations and Supply Chain

Kelly Gallo, Director, Technology Sectors, 黑料正能量

Director, Technology Sectors, 黑料正能量

San Francisco

Kelly helps technology companies achieve their sustainability goals, with a focus on supporting high-growth companies in embedding resilient and inclusive practices that both support business strategy while addressing societal and environmental impacts. Through 黑料正能量’s 黑料正能量 Management service offerings, Kelly works with members to prioritize material sustainability issues, develop issue-specific strategies, set ambitious yet realistic goals, and communicate sustainability initiatives to key stakeholders.

Prior to 黑料正能量, Kelly spent more than six years consulting on energy efficiency, sustainability, and renewable energy for California’s utilities and public-sector clients. She has also served as a Board Member for the and , a non-profit that seeks to advance gender equality by engaging the next generation in accessible forms of philanthropy.

Kelly holds a MA in International Relations from San Francisco State University and a BA in Global Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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Berkley Rothmeier, Director, Consumer Sectors, 黑料正能量

Director, Consumer Sectors, 黑料正能量

San Francisco

Berkley leads 黑料正能量’s work with companies to align business and sustainability strategy and improve social and environmental performance. She also works across sectors to support 黑料正能量’s efforts to catalyze private-sector action on climate change and build value chain resilience.

With over a decade in the sustainable business field, Berkley has broad experience in reporting and disclosure, stakeholder engagement, issues management, and sustainability storytelling. Prior to 黑料正能量, she was part of Edelman’s Business + Social Purpose team and the Ceres water program. She has counseled companies in a variety of sectors and geographies, and she has collaborated with investors and NGOs to increase understanding of and action on sustainability topics.

Berkley holds a Master of Environmental Science from the Yale School of the Environment and a BA in Environment Studies from Yale University.