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The intimate sustainability gathering
Annual summer gathering in Tuscany, Italy
Türkiye, Antalya
November 2026
Terras Tuscany 2025 united global sustainability executives for a high-level leadership event - blending open dialogue, nature, and discussion formats in a unique setting.
80
Senior leaders
3
Impactful days
1
Unique location
Hosted at Villa Lena, a historic estate in the Tuscan countryside that offers privacy, space, and a setting designed for reflection and exchange.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer at Rivian and President & Trustee of Rivian Foundation
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer at Estée Lauder
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability Officer at Steve Madden
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director at WJI 2030
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Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks
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Teresa Johnson
Partner at WilmerHale
Sree Kancherla
Global Director of Sustainability at Kearney
Lucia Silva
Chief Sustainability Officer at Generali
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director at Hamilton Clark
Elena Morettini
Chief Solutions Officer at Globant
Kurt Harrison
Founder and Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates
What is shared in the room stays in the room.
We give as much as we receive.
No solicitation.
Progress comes from cooperation across sectors.
Impact is strongest when values and business align.
How media and storytelling influences our understanding of greenwashing and greenhushing.
This panel explored how companies turn regulatory pressure into tangible climate action, bridging CSRD, CSDDD, and energy transition with real-world execution.
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director, Hamilton Clark
Teresa Johnson
Partner, WilmerHale
Elena Morettini
Chief Solutions Officer, Globant
This masterclass provided actionable insights from top global leaders on how to drive bold sustainability strategies, secure executive buy-in, and lead lasting transformation across industries.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Rivian
Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer, Starbucks
We discovered how regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, and food system innovation can strengthen climate resilience and secure our planet’s future.
Denise Janer
Director of Sustainability and Impact at Wovoka
Monica Altamirano
Monica Altamirano, Board Member at CAEI
Jimena Villamizar
Executive Director, Evertree Partners
This panel explored how AI can accelerate climate solutions while balancing energy demands, ethical use, and real-world implementation.
Mona Naqvi
Founder and Principal at The Market Futurist
Mary Wilson
Founder and CEO, Taza
Laura Puustjärvi
Head of Sustainability Strategy, Siemens
We discussed how leading companies turn Scope 3 goals into actionable strategies across complex global supply chains.
Sree Kancherla
Global Director of Sustainability, Kearney
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Get an overview of what is happening at Terras Tuscany, where to find the locations for sessions and meals, and how to make the most out of the event. Moderator: Marvin Rottenberg, CEO at Terras
Marvin Rottenberg
CEO & Founder, Terras
In this keynote, Sarah Galloway explored how Chief Sustainability Officers are evolving from risk managers to strategic leaders, examining the shifting role of CSOs in driving long-term business impact.
Sarah Galloway
Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Kurt explored how today’s CSOs are evolving from risk managers to strategic leaders driving growth, resilience, and business transformation.
Kurt Harrison
On the power of human-to-human connections.
Gregg Meyer
Chief Sustainability Officer, Steve Madden
Simon led this interactive roundtable exploring how trust, media, and bold storytelling shape the public climate narrative and drive action.
Simon Glynn
Founder at Zero Ideas
In this panel, moderated by Sarah Galloway, Co-Head of Global Sustainability Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer at Volkswagen Group, and Subho Mukherjee, Vice President and Global Head of Sustainability at Nokia, explored how technology can accelerate climate solutions while balancing energy use, ethics, and real-world application.
Sarah Galloway
Co-Head, Global Sustainability Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Dirk Voeste
Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group
Subhagata Mukherjee
Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia
In this panel, Nancy Mahon, Chief Sustainability Officer at Estée Lauder, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Former President of The Club of Rome, and Christina Shim, Chief Sustainability Officer at IBM, discussed leadership effectiveness in sustainability, sharing actionable insights and strategies from private and public sector leaders.
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Honorary President, The Club of Rome
Christina Shim
Chief Sustainability Officer, IBM
In this panel, Valerie Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer at Citi, and Michael Kobori, Former Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks, discussed the rise and fall of corporate sustainability, an assessment and implications for the future.
Valerie Smith
Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi
Michael Kobori
Fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer, Starbucks
We discovered how regenerative agriculture, water stewardship, and food system innovation can strengthen climate resilience and secure our planet’s future.
Monica Altamirano
Monica Altamirano, Board Member at CAEI
Denise Janer
Director of Sustainability and Impact at Wovoka
Nancy explored how global brands must evolve beyond ESG to stay relevant, credible, and impactful in a rapidly shifting sustainability landscape.
Nancy Mahon
Chief Sustainability Officer, Estée Lauder
Iris and Anisa discussed why advancing gender equity is key to effective climate leadership,and how inclusive leadership drives stronger, more resilient outcomes.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa
Chief Sustainability Officer, Rivian
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director, WJI 2030
Lucia showed how insurers like Generali are redefining risk, advancing energy security, and shape climate resilience in a volatile world.
Lucia Silva
In this panel, moderated by Robert H. Edwards Jr., Managing Director at Hamilton Clark, Melissa James, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and John Eleotorio, Head of Sustainability Banking at Goldman Sachs, discussed mobilizing capital for sustainability, from early beginnings to today's strategies and tomorrow's opportunities.
Robert H. Edwards Jr.
Managing Director, Hamilton Clark
Melissa James
Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley
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Executives from leading companies are active across Terras memberships and gatherings worldwide.
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Attendees joined workshops, panels, and masterclasses focused on sustainability leadership, peer exchange, and practical insights they could take back and apply in their own organizations.
Terras Tuscany 2025 kicked off with insights on community-led climate action from Gregg Meyer (Steve Madden), followed by a panel on supply chain decarbonization with leaders from Estée Lauder, Rewind, Kearney, and 2150. Kurt Harrison (Russell Reynolds) closed with a keynote on the future of sustainability leadership.
Day two featured insights from leaders at Generali, Siemens, Nokia, TAZA, and Estée Lauder. Sessions explored AI, regenerative agriculture, and sustainability leadership. The day included curated networking activities, a shared gala dinner under the stars, and ended with a keynote from Nancy Mahon on leading beyond ESG.
The last day started with a high-level dialogue on transition plans, regulation, and real-world impact. Sessions followed on gender equity in climate leadership and how storytelling shapes public trust. The day concluded with a powerful reminder that how we communicate climate action is as critical as the action itself.
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