Accelerating Good Growth
Virtual April Member Meeting

April 9th, 2025 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM PT
April 10th, 2025 | 8:00AM - 12:00PM PT

Meeting Overview

Today's consumer brands are being increasingly tasked with meeting stakeholder expectations to drive and achieve positive growth for their industries.

Our Spring Member Meeting, "Accelerating Good Growth", explores how forward-thinking businesses are reimagining their strategies to tackle emerging and systemic environmental, societal, and economic challenges, transforming these obstacles into opportunities for holistic, sustainable growth. We will delve into what it truly means to achieve  - and advance - Good Growth: growth that balances profitability with a steadfast commitment to reducing harm and creating value for society and the planet.  
 

By bringing together like-minded peers and experts, we aim to co-create solutions that can accelerate the transition to integrated, sustainable business models, regardless of industry, where every brand is operating under an authentic, integrated, sustainable business model. 

Join us at the upcoming April 2025 Member Meeting, where brand leaders and subject-matter experts will share their ongoing migration from business-as-usual toward authentic Good Growth for purposeful and profitable business. 

• Redefining Growth for Sustainability: Exploring what it means to achieve "Good Growth"—balancing profitability with creating value for society and the planet.
• Innovation in Action: Highlighting bold, reimagined strategies and solutions to address systemic environmental, societal, and economic challenges.
• Purpose Meets Profit: Examining how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives are reshaping corporate priorities to align purpose with profit.
• Collaboration as a Catalyst: Demonstrating how cross-industry partnerships and stakeholder collaboration can accelerate the adoption of integrated sustainable business models.
• Leadership for Change: Showcasing executives and changemakers breaking free from business-as-usual practices to create resilient, purpose-driven brands.

This SB Member-exclusive gathering is part of our Member Meeting series, intended to create a safe and productive space for discussion, raise shared obstacles and insights, and enable the co-creation of solutions that drive progress for all.

Agenda

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1:00 pm: Member Meeting Kickoff  - Mike Dupee, Sustainable Brands 

1:45 pm: Executive Discussion: Accelerating Good Growth 

3:00 pm: Roundtable: Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
Franco Amalfi, Capgemini
Daniel Aronson, Valutus
Cynthia Lohr,  J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Ty Montague, co: collective  

Is the world better because your business exists? Net Positive is about ensuring the answer is a resounding “yes.”

This panel discussion, led by the Industry Net Positive Advisory Panel and Capgemini, will introduce a comprehensive framework and maturity model to help organizations assess their readiness and accelerate their net-positive journey. Join us to explore actionable strategies that drive lasting environmental and business value—transforming your organization into a leader in the net-positive movement.

Attendees will gain insights into:
✅How this model can guide ambitious sustainability commitments
✅ The role of Generative AI (GenAI) in enhancing sustainability efforts, with insights from Taza
✅ Strategies from Valutus to quantify the business value of a net-positive initiative
✅ A real-world case study from J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines on their journey to net positivity

4:45 pm:Day 1 Reflections & Wrap-up

Thursday, April 10, 2025

7:00 am: Member-exclusive Breakfast & Networking (In-person only)

8:00 am: Welcome Back

8:00 am: Net Positive Debrief: Key Takeaways & Reflection
Franco Amalfi, Capgemini 

Following the Net Positive panel, this debrief session provides a space to reflect, discuss key insights, and explore how to apply them within your organization.
Engage in an interactive conversation with peers and experts to identify actionable next steps, share perspectives, and deepen your understanding of the net-positive framework.

10:15 am: Insights Presentation 

11:00 am: Interactive Discussion 

11:45 am:Day 2 Reflections & Wrap-up

Who should attend

Sustainable Brands curates Member-exclusive experiences for our network to help guide their journeys toward becoming truly sustainable brands. This meeting is available to the SB Member community networks only.

We encourage brand leaders across innovation, growth, brand voice and values, internal engagement and transformation, as well as consumer communications and marketing to join this interdisciplinary dialogue.

*All SB member meetings operate under the Chatham House Rule.
 

Registration details:

Registration will close on Thursday, April 3, 2025. 

If you would like to register beyond that date, please reach out to your account director for availability.