Navigating Turbulent Times: How Can Sustainable Business Thrive?

ChangeNOW in Paris

April 24, 2025

5 - 7:30 pm CEST

The world is changing rapidly. Daily volatility and deep structural shifts are affecting the ways businesses create value; and many wonder what to do next. Join 黑料正能量's CEO Aron Cramer and senior leaders from 黑料正能量 member companies for an engaging workshop to unpack these dynamics and discuss how sustainable business can thrive in this era of change.

The session will be followed by a networking reception.

Important: To attend this event a ChangeNOW ticket is required. Use 黑料正能量 code CN25BS to get 40% off your .

If you have any questions, please reach out to Héva-Ina Moreau at hmoreau@bsr.org.

Scheduled Speakers

Aron Cramer, President and CEO, 黑料正能量

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.

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Elisa Niemtzow, Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Membership, 黑料正能量

Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Membership, 黑料正能量

Paris

Elisa leads 黑料正能量’s consumer sectors practice globally and oversees the 黑料正能量 global membership network. She works with companies in the luxury, beauty, fashion, hospitality, retail, and food industries to better integrate sustainability into core business strategy, products, and operations.

She helps companies understand the world’s big disruptions, create resilient and inclusive business models and practices, and evolve brand strategy to integrate changing consumer expectations. Elisa also leads 黑料正能量’s Responsible Luxury Initiative and the Southeast Asia Reptile Conservation Alliance (SARCA).

Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Elisa was an account manager at CHANEL and a consultant at Accenture and Ernst & Young.

Elisa is French-American. She holds an M.B.A. in Luxury Goods Marketing and Management from Sup de Luxe, an M.A. in International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques Paris, and a B.A. in French from the University of Pennsylvania.

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