Pacific Northwest

•    Be a premier Corporate Sustainability, benchmarking, and networking forum 
•    To Provide a Sounding Board for issues and concerns 
•    To Improve the life of Pacific Northwest citizens and the Global Community through the promotion of Corporate Sustainability practices

•    Meetings every two months
•    No competitor companies in Forum (without agreement of existing same-industry, member)
•    If member is not able to attend, a replacement representative should be sent
•    Meetings hosted by companies in the forum 
•    10am to 3pm will be the standing time 
•    Company overview by the host company 
•    Balanced participation by all members
•    E-mails will be normal format for communications  
•    Emails Blinded by company name 
•    Host company responsible for own data disclosure

• March 20, 2026 Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual) Sustainability Leadership Forum – Pac NW, Hosted by Pepsico – Sustainability in a Resource Constrained World: Rethinking the Business Case

  • We will challenge the outdated question—“How do we get consumers to pay more?”—and instead examine sustainability as an operating strategy embedded in the P&L and balance sheet, not a “dessert” add-on. Our kickoff speaker, Reuven Carlyle, Founder of Earth Finance and former Washington State Senator, will frame how policy, capital markets, and enterprise strategy intersect in today’s environment.

    We will then examine PepsiCo as a case study—highlighting sustainable agriculture, energy efficiency, renewables, and circularity efforts evaluated through margin impact, asset productivity, and risk mitigation. The peer roundtable will focus on how partnerships and disciplined capital allocation can lower cost and reduce risk while integrating sustainability directly into enterprise financial performance.

  • Confirmed Attendees click here
  • Pre-Meeting Readings
    • Monetizing What Matters
    • Creation of Value through Sustainability – Myth or Reality?
    • Putting Nature on the Balance Sheet – What it is and Why it Matters
  • Agenda
    •  12:00pm to 1:00pm PT Lunch & Networking (In-person attendees only)
    • 1:00pm to 1:20pm PT Introductions
    • 1:20pm to 2:20pm Presentation by Reuven Carlyle,  Founder & EVP, Earth Finance Inc..
    • 2:20pm to 3:00pm Q&A and Break
    • 3:00pm to 3:50pm Pepsico experience in sustainable agriculture and operations, by Margaret Henry, VP Sustainable & Regenerative Agriculture
    • 4:00pm to 5:00pm  Roundtable on Topic
    • 5:15pm After Forum Networking Mixer, Spin Seattle, 1511 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
  • Meeting Location
    • Earth Finance Global HQ at 601 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 
    • Two Union Square tower at the corner of 7^th and Union in downtown Seattle
    • From lobby take elevator to 51st Floor Conference Center. Upon exiting elevator, follow signs directing you to SLF meeting.  
    • Parking is available in the Union Square garage, enter at 7^th & Union (directly underneath Two Union Square building
    • For questions or directions on the day of the Forum call either Joseph Dixon at 678-887-4006 or Jonathan Castrodale of Earth Finance at 206-240-9672
  • Zoom Meeting Information
    • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84921337486
    • Meeting ID: 849 2133 7486
    • To join by phone: +1 929-436-2866
    • For questions about virtual Forum, contact Joseph Dixon at Joseph@Cymplx.com or 678-887-4006