Panels Discussions at Sustainability LIVE @ Climate Week NYC

Sustainabilitymag · Aug 05, 2026 · 950 words · By Chloe Williment

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The article outlines the schedule and panel discussions for the Sustainability LIVE event taking place during Climate Week NYC on September 22, 2026. It lists various topics including women in sustainability, AI's role in environmental efforts, human rights, and decarbonization strategies, while identifying the participating corporate leaders and sponsors.

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Claims checked 12

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Topics 3

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Panels Discussions at Sustainability LIVE @ Climate Week NYC Sustainability LIVE is heading to New York for Climate Week NYC on 22 September 2026, bringing together more than 500 C-suite and senior executives at the Javits Center for a day of climate…

Why it matters

Sustainability LIVE @ Climate Week NYC, in association with Budderfly, EcoVadis, Sphera and SAP, offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from the Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), business leaders and industry experts, helping to reshape the next…

Common ground

From AI and decarbonisation to human rights, sustainable supply chains and executive leadership, every panel discussion is designed to deliver practical insights that organisations can apply immediately.

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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This panel, sponsored by Sphera, features sustainability leaders from Opella, Tate & Lyle, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Signify and the Global Impact Coalition”

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Claim 2: “Sponsored by EcoVadis, leaders from EcoVadis, Henry Schein, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Airbus, Deloitte and independent sustainability experts will share how organisations are reducing emissions”

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Claim 3: “The Women in Sustainability panel... is set to include: Sheri Hinish, Founder of Supply Chain Revolution; Dr. Márcia Balisciano, CSO at RELX; Hélène Gagnon, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, CAE; Sophie Beckham, CSO at International Paper; Mandi McReynolds, CSO & VP for External affairs & Customer Advocacy, Workiva.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the definition of 'woman' and 'female', providing no information about the specific panel members or the event.

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web search NEUTRAL — Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Combat Diversity (politics) Diversity, equity, and inclusion E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman

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web search NEUTRAL — The symbol of the Roman goddess Venus is used to represent the female sex in biology. [1] An organism 's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female

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web search NEUTRAL — A group of twenty women An Asian woman at a pier at the sea Smiling women in India A woman is an adult female human. [1] The plural of "woman" is "women". Young human females are called "girls". The w…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman

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Claim 4: “Sustainability LIVE @ Climate Week NYC, in association with Budderfly, EcoVadis, Sphera and SAP”

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The provided evidence for claim 2 consists of general definitions of sustainability and general information about Climate Week NYC, but does not mention the specific associations with Budderfly, EcoVadis, Sphera, or SAP.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Climate Week NYC is a charity event that takes place in New York City every year. Its purpose is to promote climate action by appealing to "business leaders, political change makers, local decision ta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Week_NYC

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Food Tank: The Think Tank for Food is a global non-profit community working towards positive transformation in how food is produced and consumed. Founded in 2013, it is a research and advocacy organiz…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Global Goals Week is a shared commitment between a coalition of over 160 partners across all industries, which mobilizes annually in September to bring together communities, demand urgency, and superc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Goals_Week

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Claim 5: “Sustainability LIVE is heading to New York for Climate Week NYC on 22 September 2026”

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Two independent web search results explicitly confirm that Sustainability LIVE will take place on 22 September 2026 at the Javits Center in New York City during Climate Week NYC.

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Claim 6: “Sponsored by IntegrityNext, experts from Rockwell Automation, HP, Fifth Third Bank and Genesys will explore how AI is transforming emissions management”

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The evidence provided for this claim is about the rapper 'Future' and his discography, which is entirely irrelevant to the claim about AI in sustainability.

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web search NEUTRAL — Future began his career under the name "Meathead", as a member of the Georgia-based musical collective Dungeon Family. He was led to join the group by his first cousin Rico Wade (1972–2024), who was p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_(rapper)

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web search NEUTRAL — Future albums discography ... American rapper Future has released ten studio albums, three collaborative albums, one reissued album, one soundtrack album, nine solo mixtapes, 13 collaborative mixtapes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_albums_discography

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web search NEUTRAL — Future - California Girls (Official Music Video) "The Real Me" available at: https://future.lnk.to/TheRealMe Creative Director: Travis Scott Follow Future: Website: https://future.lnk.to/Freebandz ...
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Claim 7: “bringing together more than 500 C-suite and senior executives at the Javits Center”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The 67-acre (27 ha) park is situated on a ridge in Upper Manha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The High L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
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Claim 8: “Leaders from ABB and Alfa Laval are due to examine how engineering innovation, cooling technologies and cross-sector collaboration are helping data centres become more efficient”

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Two independent sources from Sustainability Magazine and Data Centre Magazine confirm a panel discussion on data centre efficiency hosted in association with Alfa Laval and ABB.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ABB Group is a Swedish-Swiss technology company, that operates in the fields of electrification and automation. The company was formed in 1988 from the merger of two electrical engineering companies, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish company, founded in 1883 by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm. The company started by providing centrifuges to dairies to be used to separate cream from milk. It now deals in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Evolution AB is a Swedish gaming technology company headquartered in Stockholm. It develops and licenses B2B live casino software for online casino operators. Evolution AB is a publicly traded company…
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Claim 9: “This executive forum, sponsored by Budderfly, brings together senior leaders from Budderfly, Marsh, Colgate-Palmolive, PepsiCo and Elsewedy Electric”

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Claim 10: “Speakers include: Dexter Galvin, SVP Climate, EcoVadis; Alice Ashpitel, Head of Sustainability, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team; Smruti Naik-Jones, CSO - EMEA, Deloitte; Jennifer Kim Field, CSO, Henry Schein; Julie Kitcher, CSO, Airbus; Darshana Myronidis, Global Sustainability Leader, Independent.”

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Claim 11: “Speakers include: Page Motes, Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer, Hertz Global Holdings; Tim Adamson, Chief Administrative Officer, Sustainability & ESG, Citigroup; Karin Reiter, SVP Sustainability & ESG, The Adecco Group”

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One source from Sustainability Magazine confirms Karin Reiter (SVP Sustainability & ESG, The Adecco Group) is speaking at Sustainability LIVE. However, there is no evidence provided for Page Motes or Tim Adamson.

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web search NEUTRAL — Karin Reiter, SVP Sustainability & ESG, The Adecco Group. For organisations navigating evolving ESG requirements, this session highlights why protecting people is becoming as important as protecting t…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2018, I rejoined the Adecco Group as a colleague, bringing years of experience as a legal counsel and over a decade in sustainability. It’s been full-circle moment to contribute to the organization…
https://www.adeccogroup.com/our-thinking/articles-and-editor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Working in sustainability requires tenacity, optimism and the ability to think long-term.
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Claim 12: “This panel is set to bring together senior leaders from Hertz, The Adecco Group and Citigroup”

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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'panel' and home improvement information about wall paneling, which is irrelevant to the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Panel discussion, a small group of experts speaking in turns before an audience, usually including a question period and usually with the purpose of educating or persuading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of PANEL is a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors. How to use panel in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/panel

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web search NEUTRAL — We carry faux brick wall panels, wainscoting, shiplap, beadboard, and more. Different panel widths and lengths add character and dimension to your walls, depending on their color and whether you insta…
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