We face a series of converging global crises, but perhaps no issue ranks higher in our lifetime than the climate crisis. Just in the last year, we’ve seen devastating wildfires, hurricanes, freezes, and flooding -- and a toll on human life and resources that will only continue to climb. There is no individual, company, city, or nation who won’t be profoundly affected by climate change in the years to come, and for this reason, there has never been a better time to recognize the role we play as companies to take action and drive change.
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Join Pledge 1%, alongside DocuSign, Silicon Valley Bank, and Salesforce, to learn more about the actions we can all take toward a ‘Green Recovery’ and a more sustainable world. We’ll hear from each company about their journey and steps to not only recognize the integral role they play in the climate crisis -- but to be leaders in creating long-term strategy that puts all stakeholders first, including their employees, customers, policymakers, and shareholders.Â
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We will launch a Climate Action and Green Recovery Playbook, meant to serve as a roadmap for all Pledge 1% companies to get involved in combating climate change through leveraging our unique resources, employee activations and engagement, and internal and external policies that consider all stakeholders, including the planet.
Amy Lesnick is the Chief Executive and President of Pledge 1%. With over 20 years of experience leading, scaling, and advising early-stage, high-growth ventures, Amy is a tech industry veteran. She’s especially passionate about the intersection of technology and social change, as well as initiatives that simultaneously empower individuals and engage communities.
Prior to leading Pledge 1%, Amy led the Full Circle Fund, a prestigious engaged philanthropy organization focused on cultivating the next generation of community leaders, as its CEO/Executive Director, functioned as Vice President for United Way of the Bay Area, and served as Indiegogo's Head of Cause. Amy's extensive experience also includes the McKinsey & Company, American Airlines/SABRE, and Netscape, where she launched Netscape’s first web-based email product and led Netscape’s first online news stand.
Amy Skeeters-Behrens serves as Executive Director of DocuSign Impact, DocuSign’s corporate citizenship initiative comprising employee volunteerism, DocuSign for Nonprofits, and the DocuSign Impact Foundation. Prior to DocuSign, Amy spent 10 years at eBay where she held various leadership positions in the company’s philanthropic units. Most recently, she served as COO, Reputation, for eBay Marketplaces overseeing business operations, strategy, and planning globally.
Before this, Amy worked as Director of Marketing and Social Innovation responsible for driving cause marketing and sustainable shopping initiatives for eBay North America. She also served as GM for eBay Giving Works, eBay’s award-winning fundraising platform, and began her career at the company as GM for half.com, a specialty site for physical media products. Before eBay, Amy held positions at Cisco, where she worked as HR Strategy Manager, and at Cornerstone Research serving initially as Senior Analyst and later as Research Associate. Amy currently serves on the board of Greater San Francisco’s Habitat for Humanity and was a founding board member of the PayPal Giving Fund. Amy holds a B.A in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, was a Fulbright Research Fellow in Spain, and has an MBA from Stanford University.
Emma Grande is Senior Manager of Global Impact for Corporate Relations at Salesforce. She leads strategic partnerships with external thought leaders like Pledge 1% and UN Global Compact. Emma is focused on driving successful collaboration and thought leadership on ESG initiatives, including alignment to the SDGs. Learn more at our Stakeholder Capitalism hub.
Emma previously worked as a consultant at BSR, a global nonprofit business network and consultancy dedicated to social and environmental impact. At BSR she managed relationships such as Walmart, and was responsible for Walmart’s Scope 3 supplier engagement initiative called Project Gigaton Next 100. For BSR member Ralph Lauren, Emma created the renewed Global Citizenship & Sustainability strategy, Design the Change. She also led a cross-sector collaboration of leading companies (like Genentech, KKR, and PepsiCo) committed to investing in community well-being, called the Healthy Business Coalition.
Prior to BSR, she was a program manager at Solidaridad, an international nonprofit organization that specializes in capacity building of farmers and workers, which launched the first Fairtrade certification label. At Solidaridad, Emma was the North America lead for cotton, textiles, and coffee supply chains, as well as the lead for cross-sector gender and sustainable landscapes initiatives. She also previously worked for the Skoll Foundation in programs to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs.
Emma holds an M.B.A. in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and a B.A. in International Studies from Vassar College.
In her spare time, Emma enjoys gardening, hiking, and reading. However, she spends most of her time chasing after her daughter (a toddler).
Danielle Conkling is a senior manager for the corporate social responsibility team at SVB. Based in Menlo Park, California, Danielle oversees the many ways in which SVB strives to be a catalyst for doing good in the world. To this end, she’s in charge of SVB’s compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which encourages banks to help meet the credit needs of low- and moderate-income individuals and neighborhoods. She champions the bank’s enterprise-wise ESG (environmental, social and governance) efforts, which address the sustainability and ethical impact of the company’s investments and operations. She also works closely with employee philanthropy and volunteer service programs and is a point person for community affairs.
This unique role allows Danielle to combine her passion for giving back to the community with her extensive experience advising entrepreneurs and leaders in the innovation economy. She sees an ongoing potential for SVB, her colleagues and the bank’s clients to have positive impact in the world — and that’s exciting.
When Danielle first joined SVB in 2017, she focused on the financial needs of high-potential growth clients, including founders, executives and investors. Before joining SVB, she worked at JPMorgan Chase, where she managed an affluent private wealth client base. She also gained experience in private banking through positions at Citigroup and U.S. Trust. She holds a master’s in business administration from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, Houston, as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgetown University.
Pledge 1% is a global movement that encourages and empowers companies of all sizes and stages to donate 1% of their staff time, product, profit, and/or equity to ANY charity of their choosing. We provide a simple, flexible, and scalable model to integrate giving back into the DNA of all companies, especially startups.
Already thousands of companies around the world have taken the pledge, and dozens of VCs, incubators, and conferences have joined to push the movement forward.
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