John Davies

One member asks, "Has any member come across career coaches who specialize or understand ESG/sustainability careers?" Read More

Helpful resource if you are forming a sustainability advisory council. Read More

One member asks, "Hackers are so sophisticated that reformatting and reusing old machines becomes very risky. Right now, it sounds like the industry is aligned on a method that would eliminate the potential for folks to get anything from old machines, which includes a thorough process of rewriting the machine at least 7 times and then shredding and destroying it. It's painful to know the waste we create for not recycling/reusing/refurbishing. But it's also our obligation to our customers to do so to keep their data safe. I am curious how other tech companies, especially the B2B ones, think about this issue/topic." Read More

One member asks, "We are looking for recommendations for technical consultant to support our net zero journey. The consultant should have deep subject matter expertise and experience advising large complex organizations on carbon accounting, net zero planning, climate risk management, and stakeholder engagement. More specifically, we are looking for a team that can support our transition from the traditional Excel-sheet GHG inventory to a carbon accounting/ESG software solution, GHG reduction modeling, setting a FLAG science-based target, and developing a climate transition plan. Strong preference for consultants who have experience working with companies in food/hospitality sectors, companies with significant scope 3 emissions including complex purchased goods and services and franchise/client location emissions." Read More

One member asks, "We are looking for recommendations for a consultant to develop a renewable energy strategy to support our science-based targets. We are looking for a renewable energy strategy that will support our science-based targets and likely include a phased approach starting with our corporate facilities with potential recommendations for using renewable energy to address additional scopes and client locations." Read More

There are four types of approaches to sustainability, and certain companies are doing well taking one of these paths. Read More

One member notes, "The most recent report on Verra was very alarming for us. While we do not currently intend to step back from our offsetting strategy (we will continue to purchase offsets for our unavoidable Scopes 1 and 2 emissions) we are considering scrubbing all references to offsets from our next ESG report. Wondering if others have considered a similar move – and would welcome any creative ideas on how to message offsets/mitigations without attracting unwanted scrutiny." Read More

One member asks, "Has anyone used an external consultant to do a pre-audit readiness assessment for their GHG data? And if yes, do you prefer financial auditors or any auditor credentialed in 14063?" Read More

One member asks, "Can anyone recommend a consulting firm with deep expertise in fleet/ employee mobility strategy development? How are people capturing fleet related impacts if the services are outsourced to a fleet mgmt. company and not company owned/managed vehicles (scope 1 or scope 3)?" Read More

One member writes, "We would like feedback on terminology around carbon. We see many different terminologies from net zero to climate neutral etc. As we start with a new project that includes reduced carbon, but also partly compensated carbon on a product line, we would love input on how you describe these - carbon reduced & compensated products. Are they Carbon neutral, Carbon free, Climate neutral, Fossil free, Carbon free, Emission free, Zero carbon?" Let's go members, what language are you using? Read More