Keynotes : where business meets sustainability
Earth on Board delivers powerful keynotes, drawing on best practices across sectors and our global project and training experience.
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Your speaker : Philippe Joubert
Philippe Joubert, a Franco-Brazilian, spent 25 years in Brazil and the USA working in the banking and energy sectors. After returning to Europe, he held key positions, including President of Alstom's Energy divisions and Deputy CEO of the Group, leading the turnaround of Alstom Power and playing a significant role in the strategic evolution of the company.
Founder of Earth on Board, he is a global leader committed to integrating sustainability at the core of business strategy, raising awareness and training boards of directors and executive committees to embrace the responsibilities and leadership granted to them by laws and good governance practices.
He is or has been a non-executive member of various boards of directors and advisory committees of publicly listed companies in Europe, Brazil, Singapore, and Africa. He advises CEOs and Chairs of boards of major international companies on the profound changes required to genuinely address sustainable development challenges.
Top keynotes
Business as usual
is dead
We demonstrate how global expectations and stakeholders pressures affect the key driver of the business model : its risks, opportunities, and approach to ressource management.
Shaping Tomorrow’s Business Models :
What makes a winner ?
We will explore the new political and institutional environment influencing the economy at large and how these changes will create winners and losers, making clear that being among the front-movers is safer than being among the laggards in the transformation ahead. We would also discuss what are some key features that makes winning companies in this transformation.
A Fresh Look at the Board’s Role and Responsibilities in a Shifting World
In the face of today’s environmental and social disruptions, the role of the board is evolving — and fast. Guiding a company through this transformation is no longer just about oversight: it’s about long-term stewardship, purpose, and impact.
We will revisit the board’s specific duties to defend the company’s interests and how these translate into concrete governance practices.
Water, Energy, Food: Managing Strategic Interdependence
The NEXUS shows the interdependence of water, land, and energy: pressure on one disrupts the whole system.
Today, climate change drives unprecedented stress. States will face tough trade-offs, and businesses will only secure resources by proving collective value, efficiency, and respect for planetary boundaries.
Greenwashing, Procrastination, and the Cost of Inaction
Is the Backlash Outdated?
Resilience is not resistance
Le "business as usual" bientôt hors la loi
boundaries
Secteur bancaire?
Past keynotes
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Water, Energy, Food: Managing Strategic Interdependence
The NEXUS shows the interdependence of water, land, and energy: pressure on one disrupts the whole system.
Today, climate change drives unprecedented stress. States will face tough trade-offs, and businesses will only secure resources by proving collective value, efficiency, and respect for planetary boundaries.
September 2024 – Chapter Zéro France "Les conversations à huis clos"
• How do we convince the board that the environment is at the heart of their role and responsibilities?
September 2024 – National Climate governance summit 2024 by Climate Governance Malaysia
• Why are we too slow or greenwashing or backlashing?
June 2024 – Swiss MedTech Day
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Global pressures and trends and the urgent need to respond
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Business-as-usual is a risky business
April 2024 – SNITEM’s CSR Symposium: towards responsible health
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Global pressures and trends and the urgent need to respond
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The need for a new business model
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