ABOUT THIS CLIMATE TALK

The B Corp movement has a highly diverse community of businesses and individuals who use the strength of business to create positive impact and help address pressing social and environmental issues.

Responding to the climate crisis, many B Corp companies have started to take bold and urgent corporate action. We know that it is easier said than done, which is why we want to hear from two companies that are working together in it: Chiesi Group, Chiesi Spain, Anthesis S.R.L and Anthesis Lavola.

In this Climate Talk, we will discover Chiesi’s transformational journey towards climate action, exploring from the global commitment led by Chiesi Global to the local implementation by its Chiesi Spain (Spanish branch). This conversation will be supported by the expertise and experience of Anthesis Lavola, which has supported them globally.

Speakers

• Roberto Salvati, Director at Anthesis S.R.L
• Verdiana Russo, Project Manager at Anthesis Lavola
• Rosella Ferri, Project Manager Carbon Neutral of Chiesi Group
• Carmen Basolas, Institutional Relations Director at Chiesi Spain
• Sonia Meca, Finance and Supply Chain Director at Chiesi Spain.

Moderated by Joan Olivella, B Corp Certification Coordinator at B Lab Spain.

Session in English.

WHAT IS A CLIMATE TALK?

The Climate Talks is a webinar series created by B Lab Europe as a response to the fast growing interest of the European B Corp community in climate action. Every month the series is organized by a different country representative of B Lab Europe. The series aims to give space to local B Corps to speak out and share their experiences and good practices, as well as lead discussions about various areas of climate action, such as nature based solutions, regenerative agriculture, carbon offsetting and removals, policy advocacy and climate justice.

ABOUT CHIESI

Chiesi farmaceutici is the story of a family and its commitment to improving people's quality of life. It all began in Italy, in Parma, where Giacomo Chiesi begins carrying out research in a small laboratory in the local area with just two employees in 1935. What began as a personal dream, more than 85 years ago, is today a collective reality with more than 6,800 people around the world including 7 research centres, 3 production sites and offices operating in 30 countries. Chiesi bases its commitment on three main pillars: AIR, RARE and CARE. AIR represents therapeutic solutions and services dedicated to the respiratory area, ranging from neonatology to the treatment of adult diseases. RARE focuses on the treatment of patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases, whereas CARE combines products and services that support hospital care and personal care for the well-being of society.

Chiesi has been a Benefit Corporation since 2018 and the largest international pharmaceutical Group certified B Corp since 2019: as such it is required by law to consider the impact of its decisions on its business, communities, and the environment in order to create a positive impact acting as a force for good. The Group is committed to becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2035.

ABOUT ANTHESIS

Anthesis is the Sustainability Activator.

We are the largest group of dedicated sustainability experts in the world: a team of 500+ people, working across seventeen countries, to serve more than 800 clients.

We exist to shape a more productive and resilient world by helping organisations transition to new models of sustainable performance.

Our team combines broad and deep sustainability expertise with the commercial and operational capabilities it takes to conceive and deliver real change.

In 2019, Lavola -a leading company in sustainability services in Spain- joined Anthesis Group to become Anthesis Lavola. We bring a team of more than 200 professionals and nearly 40 years of experience in the various fields of sustainability to become a global provider of solutions and services with a common vision of sustainability.

ABOUT B LAB SPAIN

B Lab Spain is a foundation that leads a systemic change with the vision of building an equitable, inclusive and regenerative economic model for all people and the planet. To achieve this, it serves the B Corp movement in Spain and its community of +100 companies (very diverse sectors and sizes) throughout the country, which are redefining the meaning of business success. A success that is measured by the well-being of people, communities and the planet and in which all companies compete to be not only the best in the world, but above all, to be the best FOR the world.

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