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.
SB253
One member asks, “We were wondering that for firms subject to CA 253, are you planning to publish your Scope 1 and 2 inventories on January 1st to meet the requirements? If so, how do you intend to address any missing data? Additionally, do you plan to undergo assurance twice, once for the CA reporting and again when you have a complete inventory?” Read More
Commuting Data
One member asks, “Is anyone calculating scope 3 commuting data without doing employee surveys? If so, what is their process/tool to estimate this?” Read More
June 13, 2025
Camp Trellis schedule of activities plus members respond to questions about capturing employee commuting data and when SB253 reporting is required. Read More
SBTi V2 Feedback
One member asks, “As the deadline for SBTi V2 feedback is coming up quickly (June 1), I’m wondering if there is an opportunity to pulse the member network to understand… 1. Are Trellis member companies planning to give feedback on the draft? 2. Are they planning to give said feedback directly? Or through industry associations (if so, which)?” Read More
June 6, 2025
In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching a new and improved Trellis Network member platform designed to make your experience more seamless than ever! Read More
May 30, 2025
Greetings, We got some feedback on SBTi V2. We also have two great (competing) meetings next Thursday but we think you’ll self-select. So let’s go! Join us Oct 28-30 in San Jose, CA, for Trellis Impact 25 — the premier event bringing together three leading conferences. in one location… Read More
May 23, 2025
Greetings, I was so excited to announce that registration was open for Camp Trellis that I definitely hit send too soon. The good news is that there’s a lot of interest in Camp Trellis, so here are more details. When: August 18 and 19, two full days starting at 9am… Read More
May 18, 2025
Greetings, We got great feedback when we asked about ESG Reporting Resources so let’s keep the streak going by answering one or two of the new queries we received. Our regularly scheduled emails will resume this Friday, there was a bit of a user error late last week. Members Request… Read More
ESG Reporting Resources
It’s been several years since the last time we asked this question, and one member asks, “Which consultants or consulting companies are members using these days for their public reporting?” Read More
May 9, 2025
Greetings, It’s an evergreen topic and it’s been a few years since we asked you which consultants you would recommend for ESG reporting so let’s build a big up to date list. We also had a great discussion about CDP this week and a link to the notes is below. Read More