SB Webinar Calendar
Sustainable Brands keeps you up-to-date on the companies and entrepreneurs driving real change in business today. Webinars expose you to new ideas and share the great sustainability stories that are happening all around us. Leading experts are featured on a regular basis and are scheduled to meet the demands of your busy day – watch live or on-demand in the SB Library. Register today for an upcoming event or view past recordings and content.
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Upcoming Webinars
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
9:00am-10:00am PT | 12:00pm-3:00pm ET
Speakers:
Sally Uren, CEO, Forum for the Future
Nassy Avramidis, Manager, Content Development, Sustainable Brands
Presented by:
Sustainable Brands & Forum for the Future
- Discover dynamic trends that will impact the future and present opportunities for sustainable development. See how the future changed in 2017 and what we have scanned and identified as the top sustainability trends.
- Use your new understanding of these trends to create strategies that effectively navigate today's complex times.
- Learn how to thrive in an uncertain world by taking a systems approach to generating positive change.
- Understand the inside perspective of trends from the global brand community and what is driving the future economy.
Past Webinars
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
11:00am-12:00pm PT | 2:00pm-3:00pm ET |
8:00pm-9:00pm CT
Byron Thayer, Manager - Sustainability Performance & Reporting, Levi Strauss & Co.
Shreya Sonar, Sustainability Analyst, Reformation
Andy Cummings, Account Manager - Supply Chain, CDP
Summer Broeckx-Smith, Head of CDP Services, VitalMetrics Group
Kathy Tejano Rhoads, Principal Consultant, VitalMetrics Group

Sponsored by:
VitalMetrics
- Understand the tradeoffs associated with different data characteristics and how these characteristics influence your environmental impact analyses.
- Best practices and lessons learned from private sector sustainability leaders.
- How the Comprehensive Environmental Data Archive (CEDA) can be leveraged to achieve robust environmental impact analyses.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
8:00am-9:00am PST | 11:00am-12:00pm EST |
5:00pm-6:00pm CET
Laura Palmeiro, Sustainability Integration Director, Danone
Raphael Bemporad, Co-Founder & Principal, BBMG (a Certified B Corp) and Sustainable Brands Advisory Board
Kim Coupounas, Director, BLab


Presented by:
Sustainable Brands & BLab
- How benefit corporations and the B Corp movement have grown and evolved over the last few years, including an overview of the certification process and its benefits
- Why DanoneWave took the steps to become the largest public benefit corporation in the U.S. with a public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020
- What to expect from the work of B Lab's Multinationals & Public Markets working group, which seeks to make B Corp certification accessible and practical for multi-billion dollar brands
- How the Sustainable Brands community is helping deliver the value of B Lab's work to leading American and global brands
Corporate Leaders Share Benefits of Integrating the Goals into Your Brand Strategy
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
12:00pm-1:00pm PST | 3:00pm-4:00pm EST |
8:00pm-9:00pm CET
Claus Stig Pedersen, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Novozymes
Charlene Wall-Warren, Director of Sustainability, BASF
James Sullivan, Head of Corporate Sustainability, SAP

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- Whether the SDGs are right for your business
- Where and how you can start adopting these Global Goals
- What kind of quantifiable results corporate leaders are seeing when they adopt and integrate the Global Goals into their business
Emmanuelle Aoustin, CEO, Quantis
Dimitri Caudrelier, Managing Director, Quantis France
Xavier Houot, SVP Global Safety, Environment, Real Estate, Schneider Electric
Alexandra Palt, Chief Sustainability Officer, L'Oréal Group

Sponsored by:
Quantis
- Strategic: hard-wiring product environmental and social performance in business models to deliver value
- Operational: embedding innovation into NPD processes and solutions
- Organizational: getting your cross-functional teams on board with the culture of transformation
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
1:00pm-2:00pm ET | 10:00am-11:00am PT
Dr. Steven Cohen, Executive Director, Columbia University's Earth Institute

Sponsored by:
Columbia University's Earth Institute
- Gain insight into reurbanization trends across the United States
- Develop an understanding of sustainable consumption and the sustainable lifestyle
- Learn about the causes and impacts of the sharing economy
- Uncover the latest trends in cities around the world related to work, health, education and lifestyle
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
7:00am-8:00am ET | 10:00am-11:00am PT
William McDonough, Architect, Designer, Thought Leader and Author, Cradle to Cradle and The Upcycle

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- share the strategy behind his new language for the element carbon, which recognizes the material and quality of carbon so that we can imagine and implement new ways forward
- explore the differences between "linear flow" in conventional urban development and "circular flow" in Cradle to Cradle® Urban Planning
- lay the land for how this new language fits into carbon-management strategies in a circular economy, Cradle to Cradle design, and beyond.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
12pm-1pm ET | 9am-10am PT
Lise Molander, Principal Consultant of Circular Economy and Director of Strategic Accounts, Nordic Region, thinkstep Amy Costello, Sustainability Manager, Armstrong Flooring

Sponsored by:
thinkstep
- Understand how LCA can inform next steps in the development of circular models
- See, in more detail, examples of how Circular Economy principles have been applied and integrated into companies to bring value to their organizations
- Key considerations for embracing circular into packaging scenarios
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Pamela Fiehn, Senior Creative Director, AHA

Sponsored by:
AHA
- Insight into how the seven deadly sins of sustainability communications may be causing people to tune you out
- Breakthrough tips on using language to your advantage
- Which brands are getting it right and how they are creating their own brand-infused language of sustainability
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
12pm-1pm ET | 9am-10am PT
Lise Molander, Principal Consultant of Circular Economy and Director of Strategic Accounts, thinkstep

Sponsored by:
thinkstep
- Understand current trends in the Circular Economy movement.
- Understand that a smart circular economy concept has to be designed into the product, process, use and re-use system right from the beginning.
- Learn about the challenge to manage complex and collaborative circular networks that involve heterogeneous resource flows.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
3:30pm-4:30pm ET | 12:30pm-1:30pm PT
William McDonough, Architect, Designer, Thought Leader and Author, Cradle to Cradle and The Upcycle

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- how applying the Cradle to Cradle design methodology can eliminate the myriad social and environmental issues rampant in fashion - what has been called the second-most polluting industry in the world
- continuing innovation in the improvement of textiles
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Dirk Voeste, Vice President of Sustainability Strategy, BASF SE
Nikolaus Raupp, Global Sustainability Manager, BASF Division for Dispersions & Pigments
Jan Kluegge, Head of Marketing Ready Mix Europe, BASF Construction Solutions GmbH

Sponsored by:
BASF
- Learn how a circular economy brings opportunities for new business models, new solutions and, consequently, additional customers.
- Understand that a smart circular economy concept has to be designed into the product, process, use and re-use system right from the beginning.
- Learn about the challenge to manage complex and collaborative circular networks that involve heterogeneous resource flows.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Fritjof Capra, author of The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision, The Turning Point, The Hidden Connections, The Web Of Life, and The Tao of Physics
Simon Robinson, author of Holonomics: Business Where People and Planet Matter, co-founder of Holonomics Education

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- The critical role of systems thinking to solve the major problems of our global crisis, which are systemic problems – all interconnected and interdependent – and require corresponding systemic solutions.
- How key insights from systems thinking can be applied in a business context, such as organization, communities of practice, leadership and emergence.
- How businesses can develop a new generation of leaders leaders who are ecologically literate and capable of thinking systemically.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
1pm-3pm ET | 10am-12am PT
William McDonough, Architect, Designer, Thought Leader and Author, Cradle to Cradle and The Upcycle

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- Circular vs. Spiral – why we need to broaden our thinking on the approach
- Is economic growth really necessary for a healthy, inclusive economy and if so, is circular or spiral the (only) answer?
- What business and brand leaders need to embrace a shift to circular models
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
1pm-3pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Michele Bongiovanni, Founder & CEO, HealRWorld Mark Aryaeenia, Board, Cradle to Cradle Joe Vito, Chief Technology Advisor, Cradle to Cradle Andrew Kahn, Director of Business Development with Partnership Solutions, dun&bradstreet


Presented by:
HealRWorld and dun&bradstreet
- What role can SMEs play in advancing the new Sustainable Development Goals?
- What are the latest trends on sustainable small and mid-sized businesses globally, including credit correlations?
- Learn how to uncover the innovation potential of SMEs in your value chains.
- Learn how your support of these companies can help spur growth of local economies, helping also to solve some of the world's most critical issues.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
1pm-3pm ET | 10am-12am PT
William McDonough, Architect, Designer, Thought Leader and Author, Cradle to Cradle and The Upcycle

Presented by:
Sustainable Brands
- Circular vs. Spiral – why we need to broaden our thinking on the approach
- Is economic growth really necessary for a healthy, inclusive economy and if so, is circular or spiral the (only) answer?
- What business and brand leaders need to embrace a shift to circular models
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Anna Blender, Senior Vice President, BAV® Consulting
Trish Wheaton, Founder and President, INSPIRE


Presented by:
BAV® Consulting & YR INSPIRE
- The new definition of "country" – and how it has evolved with the "fourth technological revolution" and emerging global issues
- How important it is for governments to act as stewards of sustainability; a powerful tool for organizations looking to "light a fire" under their respective governments
- Ideas for engaging with governments on a national and regional/state level in corporate/government partnerships
- How innovation, quality of life and sustainability can be thought of together in crafting more forward-looking government policies and strategies
Alicia Maddox, Vice President, Community Investment and President, The Avery Dennison Foundation
Helen Sahi, Senior Director, Sustainability, Avery Dennison
Dan Wiedl, Senior Director, Global Process Technology, Avery Dennison

Presented by:
Avery Dennison
- How setting bold goals can help mobilize your workforce and generate innovative ideas.
- The best way to use future fit framework and KPIs to develop metrics.
- How science and context-based benchmarks can guide a company's sustainability goals.
- How the private sector can drive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency and renewable energy projects
- How philanthropic investments can support business sustainability goals and drive external partnerships
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Christopher Hakes, VP Business Development, Offsetters
Dr. Nicoletta Piccolrovazz, Global Technology & Sustainability Director, Dow Olympic & Sports Solutions
Tania Braga, Sustainability, Accessibility and Legacy head, Rio 2016 Organizing Committee


Presented by:
Dow Chemical and Naturebank
- Insights about sustainability within the Olympic movement and how this can be applied to other sporting events.
- Take a deeper dive into the Climate Solutions Framework and its applicability to enable more sustainable large-scale events.
- Understand how event organizers, leagues, teams, host cities, governments and venue builders can leverage the power of sports and the mobilization around large-scale sports events to address climate change.
- Understand the sustainability expectations of today, which include addressing climate change, and how they have evolved over time when it comes to organizing and hosting world-class sporting events.
- How sustainability planning, execution and legacy factor into the preparation and holding of global events.
- How innovative, science-based, technologies are essential to everyone in the audience as part of the event value-chain.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Dr. Cohen Steve, Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Presented by:
The Earth Institute
- The importance of CEO support and how to get it.
- Getting cooperation from line staff.
- Building a track record of success.
- Measuring and reporting environmental performance to boost accountability.
- Managing external stakeholders to advance sustainability.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
3pm-4pm ET | 12pm-1pm PT
Juliette Barre, Sustainability Data Management Lead, Tennaxia North America
Bernard Fort, CEO, Tennaxia
Deborah Stern, Founder & CEO, 2020 Strategies [Moderator]

Presented by:
Tennaxia
- Uncover the latest trends and best practices in CSR Data Collection and Reporting
- Learn what factors are key to consider in creating your world class CSR data management system
- How to collect data reliably across various divisions, supply chains, facility types, geographies, and metric systems.
- How to analyze and report this data to various stakeholders: from internal management on KPIs, to multiple external frameworks, e.g. GRI_G4 to CDP, ISO, SASB, etc.
- Gain actionable insights from an industry case study by a global corporate sustainability/CSR executive
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Aaron DeYonker, VP of Product, Lucid Design

Presented by:
Lucid Design
- Where and what to invest in metering and sensor
- How to centralize data collection Which energy metrics matter most to the CFO
- How to automate reporting effectively
- How to collaborate with other teams for reporting
Tuesday, Septepber 15, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Laura Flanigan, Director, Consumer Goods Sector, Senior Consultant, thinkstep
Lise Molander, Director of Strategic Accounts Principal Consultant, Nordic Region, thinkstep

Presented by:
thinkstep
- How to calculate the value to your business of going circular
- Steps to decide how to start going circular and what to do next
- Circular Indicators and how to calculate them
- How existing measurement tools like LCA can be applied to circular economy strategies
- How supply chain data supports your planning and measurement
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Brian Kozlowski, Senior Manager for Sustainability Performance Optimization, Domtar
Paige Goff, Vice President of Sustainability and Business Communications, Domtar

Presented by: Domtar
- Humanize your CSR report with real stories from real people
- Highlight successes, but be honest about your challenges
- Make it local, by showing impact on the community
- Showcase your signature partnerships, customers and programs
- Make the numbers meaningful with relatable examples.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
3pm-4pm ET | Noon-1pm PT
John Viera, Global Director of Sustainability and Vehicle Environmental Matters, Ford Motor Company
Dr. Ken Washington, Vice President, Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company
Chris Guenther, Research Director, SustainAbility

Presented by:
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a company that clearly exemplifies this pattern. At Ford, sustainability is viewed as a blueprint – a path that needs to be committed to and then pursued, year after year. This webinar will take a deep dive into this approach, analyzing where Ford has met challenges and explaining how the company continues to map out a path forward. It will also highlight key achievements, such as reducing facility CO2 emissions per vehicle.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
11am-12pm ET | 8am-9am PT
Molly Peters-Stanley, Director, Ecosystem Marketplace
Katie McCoy, Head of Forests Program, CDP
Gabriel Thoumi, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Calvert Investments
Representative from WWF to be announced soon...

Presented by:
Supply Change a project of Forest Trends
- Is there a trend in the number of companies and new commitments to reduce forest-risk commodity demand?
- How are firms responding to investor inquiries about forest risk – and are they delivering on their promise?
- How does civil society enable the achievement of these commitments? Could they do more?
- To what extent do commitments rely on certification?
- What commodities and impacts are corporations most commonly addressing in their forest-related targets – and how are the targets structured?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am - 11am PT
Jason Jay Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan

Presented by:
Sustainability Initiative, MIT Sloan
- Understand why the most significant barriers to sustainability have to do with conversations and relationships between people across organizational boundaries.
- Understand the potential for competitive business strategies for sustainability, and where collaboration beyond the firm is essential, to advance markets and institutions.
- Understand why a holistic approach to sustainability – with socio-economic, environmental, and even personal dimensions – is they key to success in sustainable business.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Dirk Voeste Vice President of Sustainability Strategy, BASF SE
Charlene Wall-Warren, Director, BASF North America
Denise Petersen, Global Sustainability Manager for the Care Chemicals division, BASF

Presented by:
BASF
- Learn how to systematically evaluate products to drive sustainable solutions
- Gain insights into how BASF turns sustainability challenges into business opportunities
- Understand how BASF assessed 50,000 solutions
- See how BASF has used this tool and methodology to more closely align with customer needs.
Tuesday, January 20, 2014
1pm-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT
Bahar Gidwani Co-founder & CEO, CSRHub
Eli Reisman Product Manager, SASB
Bernard Fort CEO, Tennaxia
Deborah Stern Founder & CEO, 2020 Strategies

Presented by:
Tennaxia
- Market trends and benchmarking regarding various CSR data management tools
- What SASB, GRI and other experts recommend
- The ROI for utilizing data management systems for improving CSR performance
- Best practices for considering a CSR/Sustainability data management system
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
1pm-2pm ET | 10am - 11am PT

Mitch Baranowski
Co-Founder
BBMG

Presented by:
BBMG
- Gain insight into the values and issues that matter most for this growing segment
- Explore Aspirational consumers' food waste rituals and routines
- Discover new territories for advancing your brand strategy
- Gain insights into driving consumer engagement
- Learn about best practices, emerging trends and expert opinions
October 29, 2014
1pm-2pm ET | 10am - 11am PT

Trish Wheaton
Managing Partner Y&R Advertising Founder/President YRG INSPIRE

Anna Blender
Brand Strategist
BAV Consulting

Presented by:
YRG INSPIRE
- Learn why the current sustainability conversation is broken and how it needs to change
- Gain insight into Generation World, a powerful global vanguard of socially conscious consumers identified through Young & Rubicam INSPIRE's proprietary research and BrandAssetValuator (BAV)
- Learn the principles for becoming a brand with Meaningful Purpose in order to stay relevant to the Generation World target market and drive commercial value
October 1, 2014
6pm-7pm CT | 9am-10am PT

João Fontes
Social Footprinting Expert
PRé Sustainability

Marzia Traverso
Expert of Sustainability Assessment of Product and Company
BMW

Jacobine Das Gupta
Program Manager People+
DSM

Presented by:
PRé Sustainability
- Uncover why and how the social footprint of your products affects your business
- Learn how social footprinting can help you to understand possible risks and improvement opportunities for product development, supply chain selection, and collaboration
- Gain insights into unique corporate cases: learn how BMW, DSM and other members applied the methodology to assess the social impacts of their products
- Learn about the most common challenges expected and how to tackle them
- Gain insights into the next phase for development of the Product Social Footprinting methodology and the Round Table for Product Social Metrics

Mitch Baranowski
Co-Founder
BBMG

Presented by:
BBMG
- Gain insight into the skincare brands, channels, drivers and certifications that matter most for this growing segment
- Explore Aspirational consumers' skincare rituals and routines
- Discover new territories for advancing your brand strategy
- Gain insights into driving trial and regular usage
- Learn how to cultivate a stronger value perception and deeper emotional connection with your beauty brand
Thursday, August 21, 2014
10am-11am PT

Lee Ann Head
VP of Research
Shelton Group

Presented by:
Shelton Group
- Learn how consumers define companies and products as "green"
- Identify the most important things your company can be doing to put your products in purchase consideration sets
- Discover where your product category fits on the green product adoption curve
- Identify overarching concerns and trends that could help (or hurt) sales
- Find out how to better position green products in the current marketplace

Karen Little
Director of Development
Kiva

Marlon Evans
Director
HP Corporate Affairs
- Learn about the components involved in designing a powerful employee engagement program
- Gain insights into how to leverage Kiva to engage employees and impact small businesses
July 9, 2014
Two Sessions:
1) Oceania, Asia and Eastern EMEA (12:30pm–1:30pm Mumbai / 3pm–4pm Hong Kong / 5pm–6pm Sydney)
2) Americas and Western EMEA (5pm–6pm London / 12pm–1pm New York / 9am–10am San Francisco)

Vincent Sweeney
Coordinator
United Nations Environment Programme

Andrew Russell
Director
Plastic Disclosure Project

Alastair MacGregor
Chief Operating Officer
Trucost

Annabelle Baker
General Manager
LUSH Asia Ltd

Martin Wolf
Director of Product Sustainability and Authenticity
Seventh Generation

Scott O'Connell
Director of Environmental Affairs
Dell
- The business case for measuring, managing, and disclosing plastic use in the consumer goods industry
- Risks and opportunities associated with plastic use in the consumer goods sector
- Identifying natural capital 'hotspots' to help companies better manage plastic use
- The natural capital benefits of good plastic practices, such as the use of recycled content and end-of-life recovery
- Recommendations to improve the sustainability of plastic use in practice

Paul Herman
CEO and Investment Adviser
HIP Investor

Shilpa Andalkar
Senior Vice President, Investment Adviser and Impact Analyst
HIP Investor

Keith Green
Client and Partnership Development Lead
HIP Investor

Garvin Jabusch
Cofounder and Chief Investment Officer
Green Alpha® Advisors, LLC
- Discover how Nobel-Prize winning financial theory may be outdated
- Learn how leading investment managers and analysts build sustainable portfolios
- Explore how your company can attract investors seeking impact
- See how your portfolio, and your 401k, can become more sustainable

Tim Greiner
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Pure Strategies

Jennifer Duran
Global Head of Sustainable Innovation
RB (Reckitt Benckiser)

Colleen Von Haden
Director of Sustainability
Timberland
- Top benefits businesses are generating from product sustainability
- Leading approaches to generate value from product sustainability
- Trends in product sustainability program development
May 21, 2014
10am-11am PT

John Havens
Founder
The H(app)athon Project

Matt Hogan
CEO
Datacoup

Nick Stein
SVP of Marketing
Vision Critical
- Learn how the rise of privacy concerns is causing individuals to guard and manage their Personal Data in ways that will directly affect brands and marketers.
- Learn how brands are utilizing one on one relationships with their fans to create a new, empowered customer versus a consumer of the past.
- Learn how the term, "consumer" is evolving with the rise of the Quantified Self movement and how brands can embrace transparent tracking to build relationships with individuals based on purpose as well as profit.

Erik Wohlgemuth
COO
Future 500
- Uncover the latest trends in zero-deforestation as the new norm in supply chains
- Learn who are the major players from brands, NGOs, and foundations working in this space
- Get a glimpse into emerging challenges and positive solutions to key issues in forestry
- Gain insights into new policy commitments – what they are, who is advocating for and who is committing to them
- Learn more by attending Future 500's zero-deforestation workshop at Sustainable Brands '14 San Diego
April 30, 2014
10am-11am PT

Steven Cristol
Founder and Managing Partner
Strategic Harmony Partners
- Learn how to strengthen alignment between product strategy, brand strategy, and sustainability performance to produce better business outcomes
- Gain insights on how to put and keep sustainability criteria on the same playing field with other customer experience considerations, competitive advantage requirements, and resource allocation decisions
- See how to integrate, accelerate and simplify early-stage sustainability assessments before product development projects are approved for commercialization
- Hear how this approach influenced the new or expanded programs and services that Sustainable Brands will be bringing you as members of the global SB community

Sally Uren
Chief Executive
Forum for the Future
- Understand how significant change really happens
- Learn how to diagnose, pioneer and scale up sustainability solutions
- Gain insights into how to be a better systems thinker
March 26, 2014
10am-11am PT

Dan O'Neill
General Manager
Sustainability Solutions Services

John Trujillo
Assistant Director
City of Phoenix Public Works Department

Ryan Kirane
Director of Supply Chain Management and Sustainability Officer
Mayo Clinic
- Learn how to create a value-driven public-private partnership
- Gain insights into the opportunities and benefits of this type of partnership
- Uncover the latest solutions in recycling and waste diversion