Rethinking ESG in Family Business

Examine the benefits and criticisms of ESG (environmental, social, governance) and why it remains an important strategy for family business.

By Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center

Date and time

Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 8:30am - 1:30pm CDT

Location

BDO

2715 Jorie Boulevard Oak Brook, IL 60523

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration Opens / Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM

ESG Overview with Christopher Tower

Christopher Tower

Christopher Tower, BDO's Managing Partner of Sustainability and ESG, will present a brief overview of ESG and the potential benefits ESG strategy can have for family businesses.

9:40 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion: ESG in Family Business

Susannah Ball

Ganesh Iyer

Ron Diamond

Karen Baum

Christopher will moderate a discussion with family business members who have adopted an ESG strategy. The group will talk about their own challenges and successes, how their ESG strategy has made a d...

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

ESG Workshop for Family Business

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Networking Lunch

About this event

Family enterprises benefit from long-term strategic plans that incorporate ESG (environmental, social, governance) to help ensure sustainable wealth transitions across generations and drive meaningful results from impact-focused efforts. This half-day event, led by BDO's Managing Partner of Sustainability and ESG Christopher Tower, will explore ESG through the lens of family business. Learn how to start your own ESG strategy and hear real-world stories from other family business members about the positive impacts they've seen during their own ESG journey.

Loyola Family Business Center would like to thank our strategic partners, BDO and Katten for their support.

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Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center

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