ESG Virtual Symposium

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Enterprise-Wide Sustainability Commercialization: How Every Business Unit Drives Value

Commercializing sustainability is not the responsibility of a single team—it requires the engagement of the entire business. In this session, learn how organizations successfully align product development, sales, marketing, operations, finance, supply chain, and sustainability teams around a shared commercialization strategy. Discover practical methods for creating cross-functional ownership, translating sustainability benefits into customer value propositions and accelerating market adoption of sustainable solutions.

12:15–12:45 p.m.

AI, ESG and Responsible Innovation: Understanding the Environmental and Governance Implications of Artificial Intelligence

12:45–1:00 p.m.

Q&A/Intermission

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Efficient by Design: How Security and Building Products Contribute to Energy Goals

Owners are under pressure to hit energy and decarbonization targets, and every device on the network is now part of that math. This session looks at how efficiency is being engineered into security and building products—power management, standby draw, materials and life cycle and the role of integrated systems in reducing consumption.

1:30–1:45 p.m.

Q&A/Intermission

1:45–2:15 p.m.

Beyond Borders: Security’s Strategic Role in Social Impact and Governance

Security leadership does not operate the same way everywhere. While organizations may share global expectations for safety, ethics, accountability, resilience, and responsible governance, how those principles are understood and implemented can vary significantly across countries, cultures, and communities.

Dr. Jill Frack and Eva Nolle will explore the Social and Governance dimensions of ESG through an international security lens, including perspectives from the United States and African markets. The discussion will examine how differences in organizational culture, workforce expectations, community relationships, regulatory environments, infrastructure, technology, and governance influence the way security programs are designed and implemented.

The session will challenge the assumption that successful U.S.-based security and governance practices can simply be replicated globally. Instead, attendees will explore how organizations can establish consistent global principles while adapting their approach to local cultural and operational realities.

Through the intersection of security, human behavior, organizational psychology, social impact, governance, and resilience, attendees will gain practical strategies for building programs that strengthen trust, accountability, organizational performance, and community impact