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Workshop A
PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP & PRE REGISTRATION
MONDAY FEBRUARY 25TH 2008
Workshop hosted by ISOTRAK
'Optimising the Operational Efficiency of Transport & Distribution To Reduce Carbon Footprint & Fuel Consumption'
A focused, practical and interactive session will discuss the simple solutions and challenges for optimising the operational efficiency of your transport, logistics and distribution - to manage the risk of rising fuel prices, reduce the carbon footprint and achieve an improved service.
- Where are the quick-wins for improving the operational management of transport fleet?
- How can you effectively measure and monitor your transport network to ensure that you are minimising fuel cost and maximising delivery efficiency?
This workshop will enable those retailers and consumer product manufacturers to share and discover how to positively impact their transport costs, improve service and manage the growing risk of rising fuel prices. You will benefit from hearing expertise and insight from over ten years of work with your counterparts in the UK retail sector.
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Workshop Moderator
Craig Sears-Black
SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR
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Workshop B
POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28TH 2008
February 28, Post-conference Workshop hosted by Business for Social Responsibility
‘How To Grow Your Business While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint’
This practical, interactive session will look at the cost efficiency benefits and business opportunities from reducing your footprint and provide the business tools and strategies required to initiate a methodology for measuring and establishing realistic reduction programmes to expand your business.
Businesses are already being affected by climate change and the challenge is how to respond to in a way that makes sense for your company. Though interactive discussions and practical case study examples the workshop will focus on the following key questions:
- What are the components of a smart corporate strategy for companies that are serious about climate change?
- How does carbon footprinting support the understanding of a spectrum of options that includes energy efficiency, offsetting and a shift to renewables?
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Workshop Moderator
Eric Olson
VICE PRESIDENT, ADVISORY SERVICES
BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Eric joined BSR in January 2005 with fifteen years of work in the consulting field, including significant experience both in supply chain management and issues related to sustainable development. Eric leads BSR’s growing advisory services practice delivering consultation on the design of successful CSR strategies, and the integration of those strategies into core business practices at BSR’s member companies and other clients.
Most recently Eric served as Vice President, Advisory Services, with The Natural Step in San Francisco, where he led that organization’s work to deliver advice and counsel to a broad range of companies on sustainability matters. Prior to that he served as a Vice President at the Boston Consulting Group, and was a Partner and Founding Member of the Mitchell Madison Group, a global consultancy focused on strategic sourcing and supply chain management. Eric currently serves as Board President for the Climate Neutral Network.
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| 2nd Carbon Footprint Consumer Products Summit Announced . . More |
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Environmental Leader will be
the Official News Provider at the Carbon Footprint Consumer Products
Summit
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Jim Stanway, Senior Director – Global Supplier Initiatives, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Ann Thrupp, Sustainability and Organic Development, Fetzer Vineyards
Brian Glazebrook, Manager Supply Chain Corporate Responsibility, Cisco
Sarah Froman, Policy Advisor, EPA Smartway Transport Partnership
Stan Cooper, Transport and Logistics Manager, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Daniel Daggett, Manager Enviornmental Sustainability, JohnsonDiversey
Dave Newman, Head of Global Sustainability, Nike
Dave Stangis, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Intel
Ellen W. Feeney, VP Responsible Livelihood, WhiteWave Food Company
Jim Hartzfeld, Interface Inc.
Fabian DeGarbo, Director of Sustainable Packaging, Whole Foods Markets
Elissa Loughman , Environmental Analyst, Patagonia
Kevin Rabinovitch, Director of Sustainability, Mars
Lee Kindberg, Director Environment, Maersk Inc.
Paul Comey, Vice-President Environmental Affairs, Green Mountain Coffee
Richard Ellis, Head of Sustainability, Boots PLC
Thomas Mooney, Senior Vice President Sustainability, Fiji Water
Tim Smith, Senior Director Sustainable Development, Shaklee Corporation
Lyn Brown, VP Corporate Relations and CSR, Catalyst Paper Corporation
Lori Duvall, Director of Ecoresponsibility, Sun Microsystems
Alex Mcintosh, Director Corporate Citizenship, Nestle Waters North America
Christina Page, Director of Climate and Energy, Yahoo!
Anne Hambleton, Senior Manager, Business Development, NativeEnergy
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Just a few of the companies that have benefited from attending one of American Business Conferences’ Global Sustainability Summits in 2007:
Amtrak
Aveda
Ben and Jerry’s
Bureau Veritas
Cadbury Schweppes
Cisco
Citigroup
DHL
Diageo
EPA
GE Energy
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Home Retail Group
Intel Corporation
Interface Inc.
Invista
JP Morgan Chase
Kimberly-Clark
Kodak
Kraft Foods
McDonald’s
Microsoft
Nestle Purina
Nike
Pepsico
Procter & Gamble
Starbucks Coffee Company
Stonyfield
Tesco
Tetra Pak
The Climate Group
The Hearst Corporation
The Office Depot
Unilever
UPS
Wal-Mart Corporation
WhiteWave Food Company
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