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.
Employee Education and Greenwashing
One member asks, “We’re looking into sustainability training materials for 1) sustainability managers at each of our companies and 2) broader employee base. Before we develop custom trainings, I was wondering if the network has good experience with any off-the-shelf training providers (e.g., AXA climate school, UNGC, others?). I would especially be interested in any firms that can provide 80% existing content and 20% opportunity to customize with company-specific content.” Read More
July 18, 2025
Meetings and member requests and check out Joel Makower’s latest article, “No, corporate sustainability is not dying.” Read More
Waste Audits
One of our members writes, "As we work towards our waste reduction goal, we realize conducting a waste audit is key in understanding our waste streams and baselines. With multiple facilities throughout the U.S., and a few in Canada, we’d like to identify and leverage the benefits of working with one vendor. Or, if that’s not possible, we’d at least like to aggregate a list of well-established waste auditors. Can you ask GBEN members if any of them have already developed such a resource?” Read More
Commuting Incentives
One member asks, “Do any companies incentivize or reward sustainable forms of commuting to the office - specifically walking or biking? If so, what types of programs do you have?” Read More
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