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CSRHub COO and Cofounder Cynthia Figge will be speaking at the Annual Impact Conference at Sustainatopia on Monday, May 2nd in San Francisco, California. The session will discuss Driving Impact & Robust Returns Through Renewables.

The Impact Conference at Sustainatopia 2015 will be one of the best opportunities to learn, network, and connect with hundreds of top global impact leaders and organizations.

Monday, May 2nd 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Driving Impact & Robust Returns Through Renewables

• Chris Warren, Clean Energy Advisors
• Erik Melang, Clean Energy Advisors
• Cynthia Figge, CSRHub

The Impact Conference is part of Sustainatopia, one of the largest events in the world for financial, social and environmental sustainability. For more information on the event, click here.

Cynthia Figge is a forerunner and thought leader in the corporate sustainability movement who co-founded EKOS International in 1996, one of the first consultancies integrating sustainability and corporate strategy. Cynthia is COO and Cofounder of CSRHub. Cynthia has worked with major organizations including BNSF, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Dow Jones, and REI to help craft sustainability strategy integrated with business. She was an Officer of LIN Broadcasting/McCaw Cellular leading new services development, and started a new “Greenfield” mill with Weyerhaeuser. She serves as Advisor to media and technology companies, and served as President of the Board of Sustainable Seattle. Cynthia has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Cynthia is based in the Seattle area. 

CSRHub CEO and Cofounder Bahar Gidwani will be speaking at the 4^th Annual Impact Conference at Sustainatopia on Thursday, April 18^th in Miami, Florida. The session from 11:40 AM- 12:40 PM will discuss creating ecosystems and how to foster networks for good. The Impact Conference at Sustainatopia 2013 will be one of the best opportunities to learn, network, and connect with hundreds of top global impact leaders and organizations.

Thursday, April 18^th 11:40AM- 12:40 PM

SESSION C: CREATING ECOSYSTEMS AND FOSTERING NETWORKS FOR GOOD

• Jonathan Ellerby, TEND (Moderator)

• Jill Newbold, Investors Circle

• Ian Fisk, William James Foundation

• Bahar Gidwani, CSRHub

The Impact Conference is part of Sustainatopia (www.sustainatopia.com), one of the largest events in the world for financial, social and environmental sustainability. For more information on the event, click here.

Bahar Gidwani is a Cofounder and CEO of CSRHub. Formerly, he was the CEO of New York-based Index Stock Imagery, Inc, from 1991 through its sale in 2006. He has built and run large technology-based businesses and has experience building a multi-million visitor Web site. Bahar holds a CFA, was a partner at Kidder, Peabody & Co., and worked at McKinsey & Co. Bahar has consulted to both large companies such as Citibank, GE, and Acxiom and a number of smaller software and Web-based companies. He has an MBA (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School and a BS in Astronomy and Physics (magna cum laude) from Amherst College. Bahar races sailboats, plays competitive bridge, and is based in New York City.

CSRHub provides access to corporate social responsibility and sustainability ratings and information on 7,000+ companies from 135 industries in 91 countries. Managers, researchers and activists use CSRHub to benchmark company performance, learn how stakeholders evaluate company CSR practices and seek ways to change the world.