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.
Digital Business Cards
One member asks, "What are other firms doing with respect to their business cards? Have they shifted away from paper cards in favor of digital options/QR codes, and if so, what vendors have they found success with that have also passed their IT security clearance?" Read More
Conference Swag
One member asks, "What are members doing for ESG/Sustainability conference swag, especially if they have historically provided it and/or conference sponsors are adamant about it being part of their sponsorship package?” Read More
Impact ROI
One member writes, "I'm on the lookout for impact ROI methods peers may be using. In other words, a method for approving/rejecting projects based on both non-financial and financial measures. Examples of non-financial may be social cost of carbon, productivity, retention, customer satisfaction, etc." Read More
Vendor Engagement Products
One member asks, "We are starting a vendor engagement program in efforts to manage our Scope 3 emissions. Wondering if other GBEN members have used any vendor engagement products that they find helpful: either a standalone supplier surveying tool, or a more robust tool that can assist with segmenting/prioritizing suppliers (and supplement by aggregating any publicly available emissions disclosures or targets). We have received demos from Kodiak Hub, UL, and Watershed Supply Chain. If there are any other recommendations (or feedback on those specific products) we’d be all ears." Read More
Mergers and Acquisitions
One member asks, "When dealing with mergers and/or acquisitions, how do you manage integrating into your ESG and GHG reporting? • How do you approach integrating with existing public-facing goals? • Do you adjust your baseline, create a separate baseline for new areas, or add the new data without making adjustments? • How long does your company allow for integration of new company/brand info into public reporting information / data sets (eg, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months)? Read More
The Continuing Ecovadis Discussion
One member asks, "We’ve discussed EcoVadis from a self-assessment rating perspective recently, but do any members use the EcoVadis supply chain module for their own supplier management? If so, would love to hear your overall experience and whether you would recommend them to help manage responsible sourcing strategies.” Read More
Utility Bills
A member wants to know, "in preparation for upcoming SEC requirements, we are raising the bar on our data collection and analysis for Scope 2, water, and waste. Our company's U.S. geographic facilities footprint is quite large; we pay over 30,000 separate utility bills monthly, with about 50% of those bills from small utilities still in paper format. Our current bill paying service is struggling to pull utility usage (kwh, water gallons, etc.) information off of the paper bills - Do any members have experience with outsourcing utility bill payment and also getting accurate usage information?" Read More
Evaluating sustainability software? Here’s 5 smart tips to get started
So long, spreadsheets. Here’s what you need to know about assessing sustainability software, a $1.2 billion (and growing) market. Read More
Double Materiality Consultants
CSRD is coming and one member asked for recommendations for consultants members have worked with on double materiality. Read More
SBTi Target Setting
One member asks, “Do any GBEN members have experience with their company either “pulling out” of the SBTi target validation process post-submittal, or putting it on hold somehow with SBTi? How did the process work, what was SBTi’s reaction, and given that our commitment isn’t due for over 1 year, did the “on hold” action stay private with SBTi?" Read More