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.
Bring Your Child to Work Day
One member asks, "Has your company ever hosted a sustainability-related activity as part of a Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event? We are planning to host children ages 8-12 at our offices and would like to engage them in a fun, creative and educational activity. Are there any examples of activities you can share for children in this age range that teaches them about sustainability?" Read More
Sustainability execs share strategies for new era of ESG disclosure
A new era of investor accountability is driving new processes at NRG, Prologis and Salesforce. Read More
Preparing for TCFD Disclosure
With the release of the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in June 2017, companies face growing pressures to disclose not only how the company is impacting the environment, but also to provide insights on how climate change may affect corporate performance. Read More
Single Manufacturing Metric
One member writes, "Mfg. leadership is looking for a single metric to encompass sustainability/environmental performance at the mfg plant level (not health & safety or enviro compliance). Are there examples of other companies that have created something like this that takes into account energy, waste, and water? (Or other similar). We're interested in how folks have normalized or weighted the different kinds of measurement for each impact area to get to a single representation?” Read More
Workforce Data Reporting
One member asks, "What companies are publicly disclosing their workforce data, broken down by more than gender and region (e.g. age, nationality, disability, etc.)? If they are disclosing, what information about their workforce are they sharing?" Read More
Software for Sustainability
This is one of those evergreen questions but we really haven't documented member responses since 2014 so it's probably good to check back in with members. As one member asks, "Does anyone use software for Sustainability (e.g. Enablon, Intelex, Dakota or self-developed)? What type of data do you collect? What is the functionality of the software?" Read More
Agencies for Reporting
One member writes, "We are issuing an RFP for our very first sustainability report in 2019, and I’d like to send the RFP to multiple agencies. Any member recommendations?" Read More
System for Volunteer Tracking
One member asks, "Are there any companies using Benevity and Marketo software in connection with one another to promote collection of volunteer hours by employees? Anyone have some excellent examples of programs they have used to kickstart (build awareness and/or input hours) the gathering of employee volunteer hours?" Read More
Hitting “PAUSE” on Reporting
One member asks, "We are in the midst of a materiality analysis and typically produce a full Sustainability Report annually. Has anyone taken a year off from reporting as you worked through the results of the assessment, or did you create an interim report? Did you receive any feedback from various stakeholders regarding the change in reporting? Did this decision impact your company’s ESG rankings at all? Also, if you know of any other companies that produced a compelling transitional report or interim report, that would be helpful too." Read More
Consultant to Assess Office Practices
One member sent along the following, "We’re going to kick off a project to look at “greening” our office and retail practices. I’m looking for a consultant who could come in, quickly assess low-hanging fruit, and make recommendations based on operational and financial considerations. I’m not talking about “green building,” but more of the “basics” like eliminating disposable coffee cups, switching to double-sided printing, standardizing specifications for certified cleaning supplies, improving labeling and availability of recycling/compost bins, etc. Do you happen to know of any organizations or individuals who might be the right fit? My research keeps pointing me towards firms that do waste audits or green building. I’m looking for something more along the lines of what an energy auditor would come in and do (assess, list out, price options, recommend), but for general green practices, not energy. Read More