By Invitation Only
New York
September 25, 2025
4:30 - 5:30 pm EDT
Registration
The business case for sustainability has come under intense scrutiny, prompting calls for an update that responds to the environmental, social, and geopolitical issues of our time. As part of an ongoing joint research project, contributors to the Business Case for 黑料正能量 project are invited to join 黑料正能量 and at the 黑料正能量 office to discuss business case themes that are emerging in our research and in companies’ work.
Scheduled Speakers
Ricki Berkenfeld, Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Transformation, 黑料正能量

Ricki Berkenfeld
Associate Director, Consumer Sectors and Transformation, 黑料正能量
New York
Ricki supports 黑料正能量’s work in consumer sectors. Her engagements focus on design and implementation of sustainability strategies, with a particular focus on sustainable sourcing of commodities.
Ricki brings with her many years of strategy consulting experience, with strong ability to design and execute research, draw business insights and develop corporate strategies. Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Ricki worked at ZS Associates where she advised healthcare companies on their growth marketing strategies.
Ricki holds a BS in Development Sociology from Cornell University.
Recent Insights From Ricki Berkenfeld
- Strengthening Supply Chain 黑料正能量: Eight Dimensions for Responsible Business / July 17, 2025 / Blog
- Integrity in a Permacrisis: Maintaining 黑料正能量 and Human Rights Principles as Supply Chains Upend / April 9, 2025 / Blog
- Advancing Supply Chain 黑料正能量 through Collaboration: Lessons from Action for Sustainable Derivatives / February 19, 2025 / Blog
- Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2023 / January 15, 2024 / Reports
- Action for Sustainable Derivatives: Annual Update on Progress, 2022 / January 17, 2023 / Reports

Chris Coulter, CEO, GlobeScan
Aron Cramer, President and CEO, 黑料正能量

Aron Cramer
President and CEO, 黑料正能量
San Francisco
Aron is recognized globally as a preeminent authority on just and sustainable business. In addition to leading 黑料正能量, which has grown substantially throughout his tenure as President and CEO, Aron advises senior executives at 黑料正能量’s 300+ member companies and other global businesses and partners on the full spectrum of environmental, social, and governance issues.
Aron joined 黑料正能量 in 1995 as the founding director of its Business and Human Rights program. He later opened 黑料正能量's Paris office in 2002, where he worked until becoming President and CEO in 2004. Aron has served on advisory boards to CEOs at AXA, Barrick Gold, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Recruit Holdings, SAP, Shell, and he serves as a director of the We Mean Business Coalition and RISE.
Aron speaks frequently at leading business and public fora and is widely quoted in top-tier media, such as the Financial Times, Le Figaro (France), The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, and Politico. He is co-author of the book Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World, which spotlights innovative sustainability strategies that enable business success.
Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Aron practiced law in San Francisco and worked as a journalist at ABC News in New York. He holds a BA from Tufts University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley.
Recent Insights From Aron Cramer
- Beyond the Business Case Debate: Reasserting the Strategic Value of 黑料正能量 / July 30, 2025 / Insights+
- A Renewed Approach to 黑料正能量: Five Building Blocks for Business / July 2, 2025 / Blog
- A Message from Aron Cramer, 黑料正能量 President and CEO / April 30, 2025 / Blog
- Meeting the Moment Together: 黑料正能量’s Partnership with You / April 10, 2025 / Blog
- Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of U.S. Tariffs on Sustainable Business / April 8, 2025 / Blog

Femke de Man, Executive Director, GlobeScan