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.
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
GHG Data Collection Tools
One member asks, “We are in the early stages of exploring tools that could assist us with: Read More
SASB in your ESG Report?
One member asks, “With SASB being absorbed by ISSB and the regulatory disclosures on the horizon, are people including SASB and TCFD indices/disclosures in their voluntary ESG reports?” Read More
Back-casting / Base Year Adjustments
One member asks, “We are reviewing GHG Protocol’s guidance on base year adjustments due to improved data accuracy. Have any other firms considered or conducted this exercise due to improved data? If so, what was your process?” Read More
Supply Chain Management Tools
One member asks, "We are currently evaluating several supply chain management tools for management of our supply chain risk and decarbonization efforts. Understanding each tool has its own nuances, I’d love to hear from Trellis members on their experiences using Ecovadis Supply Chain Management (and related modules) vs. CDP Supply Chain, and any others that we should consider - particularly as it relates to ease of use, customer service and emissions management." Read More
The State of the Sustainability Profession 2024
In our eighth biennial report, we look at how the role of the sustainability leader is evolving in today's business — and increasingly regulatory — world. Read More
Assurance Providers
One member asks for, "recommendations for third-party assurance providers? We are looking for a new partner for our energy, emissions and water assurance and would appreciate any wisdom from the group." Read More