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.
Sustainable Packaging Consultant Recommendations
A member is interested in recommendations for a consultant to advise on sustainable packaging, including a review of the customer-facing and operational packaging that is currently being used, the definition of KPIs and recommendations on more sustainable alternatives. Any advice from others who have pursued a similar project would be much appreciated. Read More
ESG Reporting Teams
In our State of the Profession report, we ask about sustainability team size but this member asks a more granular question, "Does anyone have a dedicated position responsible for managing ESG reporting and if so, where do they sit in the organization (Investor Relations, Comms, Sustainability, etc.)?" Read More
Human Rights Leadership
One member asks, "If Human Rights is a focus for your sustainability work, where does leadership/coordination for those efforts sit in your organization? Human Rights issues are likely managed by a number of groups across an organization such as HR, Legal and Supply Chain. Do you have a person or team who coordinates and aggregates that work and if so, where does that person reside (in Sustainability or somewhere else in the org)?" Read More
Leading the sustainability transformation
GreenBiz Group is pleased to announce the Leading the Sustainability Transformation professional certificate program in partnership with WholeWorks. A completely online, team-based, global program, it is designed to accelerate leadership competence and confidence regarding sustainability through a 10-week learn-practice-apply cycle. It is designed for sustainability professionals interested in advancing their careers and business leaders who need to understand the impacts of sustainability on the success of their companies and organizations. Read More
ESG Investor Trends
We recently hosted a GBEN Happy Hour! call and invited Mike Wallace from ERM to present what he is seeing in the market. As Mike said, “Understanding how the financial markets conduct their ESG due diligence on public companies will be crucial for accessing capital in a post-COVID. In fact, it provides clues for how companies will be viewed by customers, lenders, insurers and credit rating agencies.” Read More
Work From Home Survey
One member asks the following, "We hope you can help us with a survey of GBEN members regarding ergonomics and the level of company financial support for home offices. We are hearing that some of the high tech companies are asking employees to work from home indefinitely. What are these companies doing to help employees set up a workstation at home? Below are our questions: Read More
Materiality Assessments
One member writes, "As we consider another refresh, we are questioning if others have come up with out of the box ways of conducting these assessments. The process of surveys, interviews, etc. seems antiquated and inefficient. What are some of the latest and emerging trends in conducting materiality assessments? In this period of increased business/NGO partnerships, business/customer collaborations, and emphasis towards ensuring ratings, rankings, and other reporting platforms are industry specific, are there other methods for ensuring companies are focused on material issues in lieu of the traditional materiality assessment approach?" Read More
Sustainability Education and Training
During a recent GBEN Happy Hour! we explored how members are educating themselves, their teams and other parts of the organization about sustainability. The discussions ranged from sustainability training during employee onboarding to engaging different functional teams, front line employees and senior executives. Read More
Scope 3, Category 6 Travel Emissions
One member asks, "Who is measuring scope 3 category 6 travel emissions? Of those measuring, is anyone looking to actively offset those emissions? If so, what is their strategy/approach for offsetting those emissions and how do they fund that in their company?" Read More
Employee Engagement Metrics
In sustainability circles, employee engagement is an evergreen topic. One member recently asked what kind of KPIs others have in place for employee awareness and engagement and how to gauge employees’ knowledge of a company’s sustainability priorities. Read More