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.
Are you a TCFD Supporter?
One member asks, "Have any members signed on or considered signing on as TCFD supporter? Signing on doesn’t seem to require anything more than making a public statement of support for TCFD recommended disclosures and being named on their website. It doesn’t look like a large number of US companies have done so, but there are some very big organizations that have signed on. Any insights folks can share on why they did or did not sign on would be helpful." Read More
Regenerative Agriculture Expertise
One member writes, "Could anyone recommend an organization or individual who is an expert in regenerative agriculture, especially in the different regenerative farm practices that are applicable to various agriculture systems (row crops, specialty crops, livestock). A bonus would be experience working with brands or companies to craft communications strategies." Read More
Reporting Frameworks
One member is currently exploring ESG reporting options and would like any stats from GBEN members on which frameworks members are reporting and where they’re reporting them (10-K, ESG report, etc.). Read More
Executive Coaching
One member asks if anyone has a recommendation for an Executive Coach (and we got some). Read More
Market Research Resource
One member asks, "I am looking for a firm that could provide a market research on sustainability-related topics, trends, market drivers, risks, etc. for the Home Care, Industrial and Institutional (HC, I&I) Cleaning Industry. Would any GBEN members know of a good consultancy/market research firm to help out?" Read More
Excess Branded Corporate Apparel
One member asks, "We have thousands of t-shirts with old brands/logos that cannot go into circulation. (Meaning we can’t just donate them—they have to be destroyed.) Does anyone know of an apparel recycler we can donate to? (or even pay to have the material recycled?). It just guts me that we can’t donate these shirts for legal reasons because the brands are old. First world problems." Read More
Excess PPE
One member asks, "Has anyone explored or found a solution for donation of excess COVID PPE? Are there still NGOs in need of PPE? Are there options for recycling and avoiding the landfill for excess PPE?" Read More
Return to the Office or Work from Home?
GBEN members recently met to discuss their employers’ strategies during the almost twenty months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most companies have segmented policies across three distinct groups: manufacturing and other frontline workers, sales and business development associates, and corporate staff or office workers. Each of these groups are addressed through different policies and procedures. Read More
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