Redesigning Sustainable Business Amid Global Realignment

By Invitation Only

Copenhagen

May 7, 2026

3 - 6:30 pm CEST

Event Resources

Redesigning Sustainable Business (黑料正能量 Report)

Companies now face a strategic context defined by fragmentation, geopolitical tension, contested information, and uneven economic and social conditions. At the same time, climate and nature impacts, inequality, and technological disruption are accelerating. This situation calls for sustainability strategies that are sharper, more resilient, and more closely tied to enterprise priorities.

Join us for a discussion with 黑料正能量 President and CEO, Aron Cramer, and your senior-level peers to explore how companies can anchor sustainability in enterprise priorities.

Gain insights from 黑料正能量’s leadership team on the current context and how businesses can respond, and lead an open discussion on emerging trends, barriers, and opportunities that are reshaping the world.

Together, we will also explore the following questions reshaping sustainable business:

How can your company benefit from investing in a people-centered climate transition?
How can companies build systems and processes to ensure a responsible approach to AI?
What does an effective climate and nature strategy look like in 2026?

Scheduled Speakers

Giulio Berruti, Director, Global Lead, Climate and Nature, 黑料正能量

Director, Global Lead, Climate and Nature, 黑料正能量

Copenhagen

Giulio brings over 15 years of expertise in advancing corporate climate and nature work. A member of 黑料正能量’s leadership team, he leads the Climate & Nature team strategy and works with 黑料正能量 members across advisory services, collaborative initiatives, and grants implementation.

Giulio oversees 黑料正能量’s work on the future of climate action in an evolving landscape?, the application of Futures and Foresight work to Climate & Nature topics, and new business models that create business value while advancing people and planet goals. Since joining 黑料正能量 in 2018, he has focused on targets, strategies, and transition plans; climate risk and adaptation; value chains, including Scope 3 implementation through supplier engagement; business model transformation; and nature-based solutions strategies with social integrity.

He brings deep knowledge of the climate and nature ecosystem and landscape, having supported the development of the first as a member of the Expert Advisory Group. He also led and supported the development of widely used open-source guidance, such as the , Transform to Net Zero, and .

Prior to joining 黑料正能量, Giulio spent seven years with EcoAct between France and Kenya, focusing on climate advisory work on GHG mitigation, target setting and climate strategies, climate risk assessments, and carbon offset project development.

Giulio holds an MS in 黑料正能量 from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree MS in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree BS in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona.

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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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Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Business Transformation, 黑料正能量

Managing Director, Business Transformation, 黑料正能量

London

Christine leads 黑料正能量’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from 黑料正能量’s Sustainable Futures Lab.

She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability.

She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.

Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate 黑料正能量 and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events 黑料正能量, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.

Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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Elisa Niemtzow, Vice President, Europe, 黑料正能量

Vice President, Europe, 黑料正能量

Paris

Elisa is a member of 黑料正能量’s global leadership team and leads the organization's European member portfolio, partnering across 黑料正能量’s cross-sector membership with companies in consumer, technology, financial services, and other industries. She drives strategic growth, partnerships, and senior advisory engagement, supporting organizations in navigating complex market and societal shifts while building long-term value.

She advises executive leaders on strategies at the intersection of growth, responsibility, and resilience, embedding sustainability into core business strategy, governance, and value chains. Elisa brings deep expertise in the luxury sector—including watch and jewelry, fashion, beauty, and hospitality—where brand value, desirability, and trust are critical to performance. She also designs and leads multi-company, multi-stakeholder initiatives that enable pre-competitive collaboration, including 黑料正能量’s Responsible Luxury Initiative (ReLI).

Elisa is a sought-after speaker and trusted voice on sustainable business and responsible luxury, regularly cited in international media, and was named to the Vogue Business 100 Innovators list.

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 MBA in Luxury Goods Marketing and Management from Sup de Luxe, an MA in International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques Paris, and a BA in French from the University of Pennsylvania.