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.
Hourly Employee Community Service
One member asks, "Have you previously surveyed GBEN members about which companies offer a set amount of paid time off each quarter/year for employees to do community service? We are pitching this internally for our hourly employees to receive such a benefit & I need some real-world examples besides Patagonia to demonstrate how Neanderthal we are in the space. It’s a non-issue for salaried folks, who can just take off for an afternoon to do volunteer work. But for our hourlies, they have to do it on their own time or take unpaid leave (which is also an equity issue in my eyes)." Read More
Corporate Campaign Participation
One member asks, "Wondering if you’ve insight into campaigns with corporate sign-on opportunities calling for climate action in the run-up to climate week? We’ve only been informed of #CALL4CLIMATENOW campaign led by the Climate Collaborative and CERES, and are curious if there are others we should be aware of." Read More
Climate Justice & Social Justice Consultants
One of our members writes, "My team currently has an RFP out looking for a consultant to help support our social and climate justice strategy work. The Project Goal: To provide a set of near- to medium-term recommendations on our approach to building social justice, climate justice, and environmental justice in the Sustainability team strategy. Outputs: include a peer benchmark, recommendation report of opportunity areas, and 1 hour presentation to our team. Do members have any groups to recommend?" Read More
Scope 3 Goal Setting Consultants
One member asks, "We are in the process of developing a science-based Scope 3 goal. Are there consultants that members have worked with to guide this work that they would recommend?" Read More
ESG and M&A
One member asks, "A question came in from our M&A team and I’m wondering if you might be able to help, either through your own knowledge or by posing a question to the network. We are looking to get examples of companies who have successfully built ESG, particularly E and S, into their M&A due diligence process." Read More
Monetary Incentives for ESG Performance
One member writes, "We are considering implementing a program that provides monetary incentives for ESG performance. Members of our compensation team had the following questions. Read More
Sustainability Strategy Consultants
One member asks, "Which 3rd party consulting firms have you utilized to advance your sustainability strategy and develop enterprise roadmap, methodology and measurement tools at all levels of your organization?" Read More
LCA Research
One member asks, "We are re-evaluating our existing product screening tools and would love to understand what other GBEN members are using. Specifically we would be seeking the following info: o What software / partner do you utilize for LCA (specifically screening tools – not complete LCA analysis models) o Is the tool used for inputting multiple items / SKUs or just comparing one or two options? o What is the cost? o Is it easy to enter the data? Can you estimate the time required for initial data input? o Is any special knowledge or certification required to use? o Was there available support from the partner to navigate the system? o Can the tool handle multi-layer materials (for example – a pouch with multiple layers and a variety of materials)? Read More
Consumer Marketing Agency
One member asks, "Does anyone have recommendations for a consumer marketing agency with sustainability expertise (i.e., an agency which works on product and consumer messaging and marketing, not sustainability reporting / communications). We'd like to connect our marketing team with such an agency to focus on how to reach consumers through traditional marketing channels and how to embed sustainability more into our brand message." Read More
DEI and Sustainability
Over the past year, there has been a marked increase in conversations (and corporate roles) addressing the intersection of sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). GBEN members recently convened to discuss how their peers are seeing this addressed in their organizations, especially in terms of how it intersects with an organization’s sustainability efforts. Read More