Let's talk ESG + Design: Collaborative effort, impact and success

ESG - these three letters provoke a flurry of organizational responses today.

Despite the controversy, few argue that Environmental, Social and Governance risks and opportunities are going away. In fact, the importance of ESG continues to grow in the eyes of investors, customers, employees, regulators, donors and other key stakeholders. And many leading organizations are experiencing the payoff of leading with an ESG mindset.

So how do you leverage the ESG-driven opportunities for your organization?

That's the question that sparked a fruitful collaboration between ESG trainer / practitioner Karen Malone and sustainability designer Rebecca Black. Putting their collective experience and education to work, they've launched an innovative new training program - dESiGning ESG - that goes beyond the 'what' of ESG, to address the 'how', by integrating ESG fundamentals with design thinking approaches.

Join them in conversation with Ramp founder Shelley Mayer, to hear more about ESG today, where ESG may be going, and how this motivated duo help organizations and people discover, develop and deliver strategic value and ambitious change for good.

Karen Malone

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Karen is an ESG expert with unparalleled experience guiding professionals through their ESG journey. Her unique combination of technical knowledge as an accredited ESG certification trainer, and strategy design as an ESG practitioner, are brought together in this program to inform a learning experience that is deeply authentic and applicable in the real world.

Rebecca Black MES MDes

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Futures thinker, design strategist and a champion of community-based solutions, Rebecca is a compassionate and experienced leader and team builder. Her relentless pursuit of innovative solutions, and creative approaches to problem solving, break free of outmoded practices to introduce positive new ways of thinking and doing.

Shelley Mayer CM

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Shelley Mayer founded Ramp in 2011. A passionate and visionary leader, Shelley is committed to the intersection of purpose and profit. Shelley believes that collaboration is at the heart of all success and is well known as an industry connector and matchmaker.

With deep business experience and extensive knowledge of the social impact space, Shelley has advised hundreds of organizations in their quest for transformational change. A trusted industry expert, coach, and advisor, Shelley has a reputation for challenging the status quo and creative problem solving. In 2021, bringing together a decade of learning, Shelley pioneered Ramp’s Enlightened Brand™ method.

Join Us

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

Zoom link to follow with email confirmation

Questions?

Reach out to hello@ramp.agency

About Karen Malone

Karen Malone specializes in ESG strategy, executive training and ESG program design. In 2018 she founded LitPark, a consultancy to help companies and non-profits transition and future proof their business by embedding ESG into their organization and culture. LitPark is the Canadian Affiliate for the global firm The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence and Karen is their lead trainer for the GRI Certified Standards Training course and the Sustainability Practitioner Certification.

Her experience in ESG is dominant in the "S" and "G"(social and governance) space. For 15 years she has led teams to design and deliver corporate impact programs. Karen is an experienced facilitator of ESG, expanding knowhow for 400+ executives in over 25 different industries.

About Rebecca Black

Rebecca Black is a sustainable business specialist who has been co-creating strategies to address the climate crisis with international clients for over 15 years. She is the founder of eco-communications and design agency Black Current, Co-Founder of DEI championing nonprofit Women in Renewable Energy WiRE and Director at TREC Renewable Energy incubator.

Rebecca holds a Master of Environmental Studies specializing in Business & Sustainability (York University), and a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight & Innovation (OCADU).

About Shelley Mayer

Shelley Mayer, CM founded Ramp in 2011. A passionate and visionary leader, Shelley is committed to the intersection of purpose and profit. Shelley believes that collaboration is at the heart of all success and is well known as an industry connector and matchmaker.

With deep business experience and extensive knowledge of the social impact space, Shelley has advised hundreds of organizations in their quest for transformational change. A trusted industry expert, coach, and advisor, Shelley has a reputation for challenging the status quo and creative problem-solving. In 2021, bringing together a decade of learning, Shelley pioneered Ramp’s Enlightened Brand™ method.

Shelley holds a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and the Chartered Marketer designation with the Canadian Marketing Association, where she’s sat on the CMA NFP Council since 2019. She is also a Futurpreneur mentor and a founding and ongoing Activator with SheEO.

With more than 20 years of combined client and agency experience, Shelley is a trusted strategic advisor to social impact organizations and has worked with a broad range of clients in the charity and NFP sector, including World Animal Protection, the Toronto Humane Society, the Alzheimer Society Canada, Parkinson Canada, West Park Foundation, Food Banks Canada, CAMH Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Canada, the Canadian Mental Health Association and more.

About dESiGning ESG

dESiGning ESG is a 6 week, online learning program that brings together the fundamentals of ESG with cutting-edge strategic design practices — expanding your knowledge, honing your focus, and positioning you to implement an impactful ESG strategy in your organization. The next session starts January 11 2023.

Program facilitators and ESG and sustainability strategists Rebecca Black and Karen Malone share an optimistic vision of a sustainable future supported by rigorous learning, practical experience and innovative solutions. The outcome is a motivated duo poised to help you design and deliver ambitious change for good.

About Ramp

Ramp is an award-winning social profit consultancy and Certified B Corporation® with more than a decade of experience. Our pioneering, design-led model brings a curated collective of creative, strategic, and impact experts to transform businesses and organizations into responsible, industry-leading, and human-centred Enlightened Brands™. We pair business and impact consulting with brand strategy and creative services to elevate every organization’s results and impact.