Cynthia Cummis manages the development of the two most important carbon accounting standards globally. The presentation will outline the key drivers for the advancement of these standards, the approach taken in terms of stakeholder engagement, the level of corporate interest and the likely impact of the standards on the marketplace.
Cynthia Cummis is a Senior Associate with the GHG Protocol team at WRI and currently manages the development of the GHG Protocol Scope 3 and Product Life Cycle Standards.
About the company: WRI is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives. Today’s environmental challenges are complex and global in nature. They call for visionary and ambitious action grounded in sound science and objective analysis–the kind of action that has distinguished WRI for over 25 years.
This presentation held by Nigel Topping will provide an overview of recent trends and results of publicly listed companies disclosing corporate carbon emissions and their management. The paper will provide insights into new developments such as the Carbon Disclosure Performance Index, the Draft CDP Framework, and touch on initiatives such as the Supply Chain and Water Disclosure programs. It will also outline the co-operation of CDP with partners and other organizations.
Nigel Topping is Chief Innovation Officer of the CDP and launched CDP's Supply Chain program and is now responsible for new programs and major development projects.
About the company: The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world. Thousands of organizations from across the world’s major economies measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies through CDP. CDP put this information at the heart of financial and policy decision-making.
Describing the needs for solutions today and tomorrow, the presentation held by David Metcalfe focuses on the future drivers, trends and clients needs. Learn about the impact of the GHG protocol addressing the supply chain (scope 3) on the carbon and sustainability management markets.
David Metcalfe is the CEO and a founding director of Verdantix. He co-leads the factbased, forward-looking research conducted by Verdantix analysts that helps P&L owners, change leaders and entrepreneurs to win in the transition to a low
carbon economy.
About the company: Verdantix is an independent business research firm focused on climate change, business sustainability and energy challenges. The firm has its headquarters in London and conducts research on a global basis for large corporates, professional services firms and climate change solutions providers.
The paper presented by Fabio Peyer will give a historical overview of sustainability initiatives at Amcor Packaging, and the business drivers behind Amcor’s position at the forefront of such activities. It will outline why Amcor decided to get involved in the development of the new corporate (scope 3) standard, some key experiences with the draft standard and how Amcor intends to implement it.
Fabio Peyer is Sustainability Analyst at Amcor Packaging.
About the company: Amcor is a global leader in responsible global packaging solutions supplying a broad range of plastic (rigid & flexible), fibre, metal and glass packaging products to enhance the products consumers use in everyday life. Amcor also provides packaging related services that help customers succeed through collaboration and innovation driven by art + science. 300+sites, 35.000 employees, $14 billion annual sales.
Indian business is increasingly becoming aware of its responsibility to be leaders in addressing Climate Change by leapfrogging old patterns and implementing best practices. Learn why the TATA Group is at the forefront in developing solutions for this problem. Within the TATA Group, TCS has taken a leading role and not only makes environmental stewardship a priority for their business, but also extends support to clients and and the community at large. TCS believes that ICT is crucial tool to enable breakthroughs in technology and innovation.
About the company
TCS is part of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest industrial conglomerates and operates across 42 countries with more than 142 offices worldwide. Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization that offers a consulting-led integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services. TCS has over 160,000 IT consultants in 42 countries and a revenue of over $6.3 billion.
Lakshminarasimhan Srinivasan is Head of Eco-Sustainability Services at TCS.
The presentation given by Vincent Briard will focus both on tools as well as organizational aspects for implementing life cycle thinking in industry. Practical approaches to manage the sustainability of products – taking the complete value chain into account-will be discussed.
Vincent Briard is Head of Strategy and Sustainable Development at Knauf Insulation.
About the company: With 30 years of experience in the insulation industry, Knauf Insulation represents one of the fastest growing and most respected names in insulation worldwide. The company is committed to meeting the increasing demand for energy efficiency in new and existing homes, non-residential buildings and industrial applications. With nearly 5,000 employees in more than 35 countries and more than 30 manufacturing sites, Knauf Insulation managed a turnover of over €1.2 billion in 2008.
Jan Daalsgard Johannesen will present the key factors for successful implementation of life cycle thinking into the environmental strategy and will discuss the processes of an international diary.
Jan Dalsgaard Johannesen is Corporate Environmental Manager at Arla Foods.
About the company: Arla is the fourth largest cooperative dairy company in the world. At the start of 2010, 7,625 Danish and Swedish cooperative members owned the cooperative. Arla has production facilities in 13 countries and sales offices in another 20 countries. Their ambition is to minimise emissions and continually improve the environmental performance throughout the supply chain. Arla has committed to making products free from artificial colourings and flavourings and limit the use of additives. They are also the world’s largest producer of organic dairy products.
Kraft Foods has set some aggressive sustainability goals for sustainable sourcing, operations and products. Dan Pettit will explain how these goals enhanced environmental and economic performance by presenting a case-study of a unique, highly detailed, integrated LCA and LCC product model.
Daniel Pettit is Associated Director Life Cycle Management - Sustainability at Kraft Foods.
About the company: Kraft Foods Inc. is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in the United States and the second largest in the world.Kraft is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, USA, a Chicago suburb. Their European headquarters are just outside Zurich in Switzerland. Kraft Foods markets many popular brands in more than 155 countries. Kraft Foods became a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on September 22, 2008.
After two decades of focusing on regulated emissions in the transport sector CO2 emissions are now becoming the new “center of gravity” for the industry. The life cycle perspective is becoming an integral part in tackling CO2 emission reductions in the transport sector. The recently released EU directives on renewable energies and fuel quality are just two examples for this. The presentation will address the possibilities of holistic environmental optimisation in the road based transport sector.
Manfred Schuckert is responsible within Daimler AG Corporate Strategy for the regulatory strategy of all commercial vehicles (trucks, buses, vans) with regard to emissions and safety. He is also leading the Daimler Trucks and Buses working group on CO2, in which both business units develop their strategy on the upcoming greenhouse gas regulations world-wide (EU, USA, Japan and China).
About the company: Daimler AG with its businesses Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Financial Services, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Daimler Buses, is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the largest manufacturer of heavy- and medium-duty trucks in the world.
Masdar integrates the full renewable and clean technology lifecycle - from research to commercial deployment – with the aim of creating scalable clean energy solutions.
Richard Reynolds is Department Manager Supply Chain at Masdar City. In this role, he is responsible for managing a team that is building Masdar City’s sustainable supply chains and promoting the city’s adoption of sustainable products and behaviours. Among other things, Richard and his team have developed, or are developing, a “green” materials database, an embodied carbon table for the materials going into the city’s construction, a code of conduct and a number of long-term strategic supplier partnerships.
About the company: Established in April 2006, Masdar (the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is a multi-faceted company advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable energy solutions and clean technologies. Masdar works with global partners and institutions to integrate new research with proven technologies to produce efficient systems and processes that can be replicated globally.
The presentation given by Dr. Brigitte Dittrich-Krämer highlights success factors for the integration of corporate and product sustainability into business practice and the opportunity to generate added value.
Dr. Brigitte Dittrich-Krämer is Senior Manager Sustainability at BASF SE.
About the company: BASF is the world's leading chemical company – The Chemical Company. With over 96,000 employees they serve customers and partners in almost all countries of the world. BASF helps their customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions and high-quality products. Through new technologies they can tap into additional market opportunities. BASF conducts their business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
Solutions for a better world - through integration of product, corporate and supply chain-sustainability in all relevant business processes and IT solutions.
About the company: For over twenty years, PE INTERNATIONAL has been providing conscientious companies with cutting-edge tools, in-depth knowledge and an unparalleled spectrum of experience in making both corporate operations and products more sustainable. Today our software solutions are the highly professional, worldwide leading instruments used to create life cycle models, carbon footprints, and to manage corporate sustainability.
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