Geneviève Piché

Head of Sustainable Finance and Advisory, Wells Fargo & Company

Geneviève Piché is the head of Sustainable Finance and Advisory in Wells Fargo’s Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). She oversees a team responsible for delivering thought leadership and a full suite of products aimed at helping clients achieve their sustainability objectives across Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate, Banking, Markets, and International lines of business. She also leads CIB’s implementation of Wells Fargo’s “net zero,” sustainable finance and climate risk integration goals. She collaborates with teams across Wells Fargo and external partners to drive a holistic ESG and climate change strategy, and advance the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and positive social change. Originally from Montréal, Canada, Geneviève earned her dual bachelor of arts degree in economics and international studies from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

All Sessions by Geneviève Piché

Day 4 – April 18 April 18, 2023

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Recycled Steel – Meeting Growing National and Global Consumer Needs in a Sustainability Focused Environment

Meeting Room 209 A-C: Level 2

Track: Markets and Global Trade 🛈Topics specific to products that come out of a recycling facility that can be sold as products or feedstock; ferrous metals; nonferrous metals (aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, tin, and precious metals); stainless steel and high-temperature alloys; plastics; recovered fiber (paper, corrugated, cartons); tires/rubber; electronics; glass; textiles; residential recyclers and materials recovery facilities; Basel Convention; OECD; import/export; and tariffs.

Recycled materials are essential to meet the growing demands for sustainably sourced infrastructure and products. Developing standards allows companies to demonstrate they are optimizing processes to satisfy these demands in an efficient and sustainable manner. This session will explore the importance of steel manufacturing to meet ESG requirements and commitments. Attendees will learn about the climate-focused Global Steel Standard, currently being developed by the Global Steel Climate Council, that has a simple method to verify low-GHG recycled steel that meets growing demand and climate goals..