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.
AI Principles
One member asks, “Can you please add a question in your newsletter to see if there are any companies that have external facing AI principles and if they’d be willing to share?” Read More
Disaster Relief Organizations
One member asks, “Our Community Impact team has been thinking through opportunities to expand our support of disaster relief organizations outside of traditional “disaster response” 501c3s such as the American Red Cross, to also include organizations focused on community/climate resiliency. We wanted to see if other Trellis members had recommendations on 501c3s to support which orient their organizations more towards proactively helping communities prepare for natural disasters and climate-related events.” Read More
Employee Surveys
One member asks, “We are considering including a short set of questions in our employee survey regarding sustainability engagement (e.g., awareness, desire, and knowledge). Would anyone be willing to share the questions from their survey and any input on how useful or effective such measurements are?” Read More
August 8, 2025
Conference discounts for Trellis Network members plus more in-person meetings. Read More