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.
May 2, 2025
Greetings, We had a great in-person meeting yesterday following our Circularity event in Denver. We’ll have more in-person meeting announcements soon as we plan out the schedule for the rest of the year so stay tuned. Members Respond. Thanks to everyone who provided responses this week. I know our members… Read More
April 25, 2025
Greetings, We’ve finally locked in the dates for our “unconference” in Minneapolis, Minnesota and it’s going to be (drum roll please) August 18 and 19. We’ll have more details in the next few weeks about how to register and how to participate virtually in advance of getting together in person. Read More
Corporate Code of Conduct
One member asks, “Can you please check in with members on whether/how ESG/Sustainability is captured in their corporate codes of conduct?” Read More
Earth Day Pullback?
One member asks, “Have you heard anything from members about pulling back on Earth Day-related communications and engagements this year compared to their respective prior year activities? For example, our external social media plans this year are more limited and focused on waste stewardship without mention of decarbonization progress and renewable energy investments.” Read More
Governance of Sustainability Due Diligence Regulations
One member asks, “Who is typically in your organization leading projects for all sustainability due diligence regulations (EUDR, CSDDD, EUFLR, etc.)? Is the Corporate Sustainability team in the overall project lead and if so, which function/person/title (e.g. a specific new “Sustainability Compliance” role, thematic allocation to human rights or biodiversity leads, etc.)? Or is the project lead allocated to the Compliance function? Any insights are welcome!” Read More
Managing Energy and Waste
One member asks, “We’re starting to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for energy management and waste management. To avoid starting completely from scratch, would it be okay to ask the network if any members are willing to share their existing SOPs?” Read More
January 10, 2025
Greetings, Our hearts go out to anyone who has been affected or whose loved ones or co-workers have been affected by the wildfires here in southern California. We’re just a little over four weeks away from GreenBiz 25 and we’re looking forward to seeing many of you in person. Rates… Read More
January 3, 2025
Greetings, Happy new year. Ready to kick off 2025? We’re on it with three great virtual meetings next week, some upcoming in-person meetings (a full schedule will be published later this month), and an opportunity to share with your networks. But first, a chance to offer up tips to the… Read More
Continuing CDP?
One member asks, “Our team is hearing a lot of feedback about the CDP process from our internal stakeholders and that some peers are not continuing in 2025 due to complexity, cost, etc. Anyway we could poll the Trellis group anonymously for folks who completed CDP this year, who is continuing…?” Read More
Scope 3 Category 15
One member asks, “I am working with some colleagues on our scope 3 emission plan and I have a question for the network about how manufacturers (or financial firms) are estimating or gathering their scope 3 category 15 investments emissions. Are they using tools they’d be willing to name, their portfolio mgt vendor, questionnaires?” Read More