Global PR Leaders Challenge Greenwashing at CommPRO Climate Week Town Hall
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As world leaders, activists, and corporations converge in New York City for Climate Week 2025, CommPRO will host its Climate Week Communications Town Hall on September 25. Sponsored by Anchin, the event will bring together senior executives from communications, marketing, and sustainability to address the urgent challenge of how organizations communicate the climate crisis.
In a town hall-style format, the discussion will move past surface-level branding to confront the realities of greenwashing, accountability, and disinformation. Participants will explore how communicators can accelerate public understanding and action while navigating political polarization and competing stakeholder demands. By operating under Chatham House Rules, the event encourages candid dialogue and collaboration, ensuring underrepresented perspectives are given space and credibility.
“Communicators have a responsibility to move beyond slogans and bring truth, urgency, and clarity to the climate conversation,” said Fay Shapiro, publisher of CommPRO. “Our Climate Week Communications Town Hall is designed to elevate the dialogue and ensure that the leaders shaping these narratives are held to the highest standards of accountability.”
The lineup includes the highest levels of leadership across industries. Aman Singh, director of global ESG and sustainability communications at Kenvue, will be joined by Shakira Johnson, founder and chief impact officer of Maple & Monroe: Global Social Impact Think DO Tank. Peter Stanton, CEO of Stanton Communications, will bring the perspective of a seasoned agency leader, alongside Jake Rozmaryn, chief growth officer at Antenna Group, and Polly Mingledorff, U.S. head of marketing at Edelman. Rich Jachetti, senior partner at The Stevens / Jachetti Group, adds further depth from decades of industry experience.
From the climate action front, Bill Wescott, lead climate advisor at Ad Net Zero, and Rachel Schnorr, U.S. director of Ad Net Zero, will share the NGO and advocacy perspective. Corporate sustainability voices include Lisa Abbott, sustainability communications director at CRH, and Dan Strechay, senior director of pep+ communications at PepsiCo. Katherine Maloney, AVP and executive director at Infosys Foundation USA, will highlight the nonprofit role in advancing impact, while Paul Cohen, CEO of Attention Comms, participating in the town hall reflects the diversity and weight of the profession.
For communicators, the takeaway is clear: the climate story cannot remain a matter of optics. Transparency, credibility, and accountability are now essential for trust. This Town Hall will model the type of dialogue that pushes communicators to confront difficult realities and deliver narratives that move audiences from awareness to meaningful action.
