The Beekly: Inside ChargePoint's Sustainability Strategy
As climate and sustainability expectations shift from voluntary to mandatory, companies are under increasing pressure to turn climate risk, disclosure, and governance into something operational—not just a reporting exercise. Few people have navigated that transition across very different business models as closely as Mike Schwartz, Director of Sustainability at ChargePoint.
Join Beehive CEO Adriel Lubarsky for a conversation with Mike on what it actually takes to build credible climate and sustainability programs inside large, complex organizations. Drawing on his current role at ChargePoint and his prior experience leading sustainability efforts at Republic Services, Mike will share lessons from operating in both asset-heavy, regulated industries and fast-growing climate-tech environments.
Together, they’ll explore how companies move from fragmented ESG work to durable, proactive risk & opportunity management—and where many teams still get stuck.
Topics Include:
How Mike’s experience at Republic Services shaped his approach to climate risk, governance, and long-term operational planning
What’s different about building sustainability programs inside a high-growth climate technology company like ChargePoint
Common failure modes in corporate climate and ESG efforts—and what strong programs do differently
How companies can move from reactive disclosure to proactive climate risk management
What “good” looks like for ownership, governance, and data quality across legal, finance, ESG, and risk teams
How regulatory pressure is changing internal decision-making—and where climate disclosure is realistically headed next
If you’re trying to make climate risk and sustainability actionable across your organization, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
Who Should Attend:
Legal, ESG, Compliance, and Investor Relations leaders navigating California’s climate laws, CSRD, or other global disclosure frameworks.
Key Takeaways:
A grounded view of how companies are actually operationalizing climate risk and sustainability—not just talking about it
Practical ideas for building durable, audit-ready climate programs without massive new teams
Insight into how experienced operators think about governance, tooling, and organizational change—and what they wish companies did earlier