Whether privately held, publicly traded or seeking access to capital, bankers and investors are asking companies for their ESG plan. What will you show them? Related Links: ESG Integrity Hosted by: Jeff Lenard, VP Strategic Industry Initiatives, NACS About our Guests: Ryan Scott, Vice President, HBW Resources Ryan Scott is Vice President for Risk Management and Sustainability Reporting for HBW Resources. The focus of Ryan’s practice is to help clients understand and mitigate non-technical risks so they can focus on their core operations and competencies. Ryan works with clients to develop an ESG reporting discipline that enables them to do more than simply check the box by focusing on risk identification/mitigation key operational metrics. Prior to his time at HBW, Ryan worked at Deloitte and Touche’s Strategy and Operations Consulting practice. Serving GMAC, he conducted a bank evaluation and application process to assist its conversion from a state bank into a bank holding company, allowing the client to access crucial TARP funds during the Financial Crisis of 2008. Ryan received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Southern California, and a JD – MBA from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Jeff Hove, Vice President, Fuels Institute Jeff Hove is the Vice President of the Fuels Institute where he assists the organization in delivering objective, fact-based analysis about the transportation energy sector, leading select research councils, representing the Institute throughout the stakeholder communities, and developing long-term strategies to enhance the overall value of the Institute to the market. Prior to joining the Fuels Institute, Hove spent more than 20 years in the transportation sector in a variety of roles, most recently as vice president of the Alternative Fuels Council, a software-based compliance project of NATSO, the national trade association focused on travel plaza and truck stop owners. His work there focused on renewable/low carbon fuel blending and the trading of renewable fuel credits. Before launching the Alternative Fuels Council, Hove served as vice president and COO of the RINAlliance, as president of Electric Vehicle Owner Honors and vice president of the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores of Iowa. He also has served as an administrator of the Iowa Underground Storage Tank Fund and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board.