John Davies
John Davies leads the Trellis Network, a member-based, peer-to-peer learning forum for sustainability professionals. The network is made up of senior executives from $1 billion-plus corporations working together to share best practices and lessons learned for implementing sustainable development programs. Davies is an experienced entrepreneur and innovator who has applied his business and management skills to launching start-ups as well as improving the operations of existing businesses. Davies is a frequent keynote speaker at international events, is well-known for his supply chain and sustainability expertise and is the author of numerous articles in business, industry and educational publications. John received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY at Fredonia and his master’s degree from the University of Delaware.
June 27, 2025
CSO and Professional Services Circles meet up and some advice on Climate-related Scenrio Analysis. Read More
Climate-related Scenario Analysis
One member asks, “For those who have conducted a climate-related scenario analysis, did you do it in-house or hire an external firm? If the latter, who did you use, and how was the experience?” Read More
Who Owns EPR?
One member asks, “We are having some internal discussions about where responsibility for emerging regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility reside in the organization. Read More
Resource for Recalculating Baseline Emissions
One member asks, “After a material acquisition, we need to recalculate our base year emissions. This looks to be a significant project so we’re looking at external partners to assist with the effort. Has anyone within the network done this and are they able to recommend a partner?” Read More
SB253
One member asks, “We were wondering that for firms subject to CA 253, are you planning to publish your Scope 1 and 2 inventories on January 1st to meet the requirements? If so, how do you intend to address any missing data? Additionally, do you plan to undergo assurance twice, once for the CA reporting and again when you have a complete inventory?” Read More
Commuting Data
One member asks, “Is anyone calculating scope 3 commuting data without doing employee surveys? If so, what is their process/tool to estimate this?” Read More
June 13, 2025
Camp Trellis schedule of activities plus members respond to questions about capturing employee commuting data and when SB253 reporting is required. Read More
SBTi V2 Feedback
One member asks, “As the deadline for SBTi V2 feedback is coming up quickly (June 1), I’m wondering if there is an opportunity to pulse the member network to understand… 1. Are Trellis member companies planning to give feedback on the draft? 2. Are they planning to give said feedback directly? Or through industry associations (if so, which)?” Read More
June 6, 2025
In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching a new and improved Trellis Network member platform designed to make your experience more seamless than ever! Read More