Corporate Sustainability in 2025

If you scan the headlines, the start of 2025 has been volatile for corporate sustainability, with questions arising about investors’ appetite for ESG issues.

But what is actually happening in the C-suite? And what does the outlook for renewables procurement look like in the context of meeting corporate climate commitments?

BRC-participants are invited to join Jessica Butts, CEO of ESG Global Advisors, as she gives an overview of the current state of corporate sustainability and some insights from her conversations with leading companies.
 

Speaker

Jessica Butts

CEO, ESG Global Advisors

Jessica Butts is CEO of ESG Global Advisors, where she works with clients, colleagues and partners to identify and strategically manage a range of material ESG issues and priorities. She leads projects across various sectors and markets — including energy and utilities, resources, finance, real estate, forestry, transportation, retail, and manufacturing. She is regularly called upon to speak publicly, brief executives, and facilitate multi-stakeholder processes. Her areas of expertise include sustainable business strategy, climate risk management, ESG disclosure, climate policy, carbon markets, and regulation across North America and internationally.

Prior to joining ESG Global Advisors, Jessica was a senior director with the Delphi Group, where she co-led the firm’s climate change practice. Prior to Delphi, Jessica worked with the climate change and energy team at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). She also spent time as a Balsillie Fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation and has worked for the Parliament of Canada.