As companies move from climate commitments to execution, the challenge is no longer setting targets. It is turning them into actionable, funded projects that deliver measurable emissions reductions. For global organizations, this requires translating corporate goals into site-level roadmaps that align sustainability, operations, procurement, logistics, and finance teams around a common decarbonization strategy.

In this session, Vance Merolla, Senior VP & Fellow, Global Sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive, joins Waterplan to share how Colgate-Palmolive is advancing its pathway to net zero. The discussion will explore how the company translates its 2030 and 2040 carbon commitments into actionable decarbonization roadmaps, builds bottom-up plans across sites and functions, and prioritizes investments by balancing cost, impact, and feasibility. Attendees will gain practical insights into creating scalable carbon programs that drive measurable progress across the enterprise.