Selerant Joins The Sustainability Consortium
TEMPE, Ariz., – February 17, 2012 Selerant Corporation has announced its membership with The Sustainability Consortium, an independent organization of diverse global participants working to design and implement credible, transparent and scalable science-based measurement and reporting systems accessible for all producers and users of consumer products. (more…)
TSC Convenes for Confabulation 2012
Today in Tempe, Arizona, The Sustainability Consortium convenes for the 5th Confabulation. The Tempe office openly welcomes the Arkansas staff as well as members from our European counterpart, Wageningen UR. The theme for this spring’s Confab focuses on organizational development and strategic action planning. The Consortium also welcomes McKinsey & Company who will present detailed strategic recommendations to the entire TSC staff for the first time. Throughout the two-day period there will be a series of breakout sessions and brainstorming activities that will be used to unify strategy, decision making processes and the organizational structure of The Consortium.
Joint Success: FBA Sector and Packaging Working Group Meeting Overview
On January 26 and 27, 2012, TSC’s Food, Beverage and Agriculture Sector (FBA) and Packaging Working Group held a joint meeting focused on further developing the science, information and stakeholders that inform the development of the Sustainability Measurement and Reporting System (SMRS). The meeting took place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, with approximately 60 participants over the two-day period. The meeting began with an overview of existing workflows and a summary of what is still needed to develop the SMRS. TSC Executive Director, Bonnie Nixon, provided an organizational update and overall vision of TSC. Joby Carlson, Level 1 SMRS Manager, provided an in depth update on the status of Level 1 SMRS, which included a timeline for moving forward with developing the existing product dossiers. (more…)
TSC’s Toy Sector Manager Presenting at Toy Fair 2012
Have you been wondering what the toy industry is doing about sustainability issues? The Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) world famous tradeshow, 109th American International Toy Fair, opens February 12-15 in New York City. Join Louis Molinari, TSC’s Electronic and Toy Sector Manager, who will share how choices made within the design phase impacts everything from product to packaging, and efforts being developed to address these impacts. More than 30,000 guests will be present for compelling seminars, networking activities and to discover exciting, new technology.
What Supply Chain Professionals Need to Know About Measuring and Reporting on Sustainability – An Interview With Bonnie Nixon
“The Sustainability Consortium is working on providing a scalable system for doing Life Cycle Analysis. This is very beneficial to all of the retailers and B2B buyers who want to know why something is greener, compostable, organic, has x amount of recycled content or that it is socially responsible.The Sustainability Consortium aims to provide the tools to harmonize those standards.”
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The Toy Industry Association Joins The Sustainability Consortium
The Toy Industry Association (TIA), the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys and youth entertainment products sold in North America, has announced its membership with The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), an independent organization of diverse global participants working to design and implement credible, transparent and scalable science-based measurement and reporting systems accessible for all producers and users of consumer products. (more…)
London Calling: The Sustainability Consortium is Represented at Prince Charles’ Accounting for Sustainability Forum
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) was represented by Dr. Christy Slay (Biodiversity and Land-Use Project Leader) at the Prince of Wales’ Accounting for Sustainability Forum in London on December 15, 2011. Dr. Slay participated in a roundtable discussion with consumer goods companies, retailers, energy companies, academics and government focusing on how to incorporate natural capital into accounting systems and decision making. The discussion illustrated the challenges companies face in accounting for both internal and external impacts to nature. (more…)
The Sustainability Consortium’s Toys Sector Travels to Hong Kong
The Sustainability Consortium’s Toys Sector held a face-to-face meeting in Hong Kong on January 10th and 11th, 2012. Over 40 participants representing 18 companies were present. This gathering was aligned with one of the world’s largest toy events, The Hong Kong Toy Fair. The timing of this meeting enabled many of the Toys Sector members, as well as non-members interested in learning more about The Consortium and the Toys Sector, to be together. (more…)
TSC Welcomes Jillian Gladstone, New Manager for the Home & Personal Care Sector
Jillian Gladstone is the new manager of the Home & Personal Care Sector (HPC). She works with TSC members to incorporate their insight and expertise into the development of Sustainability Measurement and Reporting System tools. Before starting with the HPC Sector, Jillian worked as a researcher with the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector of TSC. Jillian is currently pursuing a joint MA/MS from Tufts University, at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and The Friedman School of Nutrition. Her research focuses on the intersection of sustainability science and food business. Jillian has experience in LCA, and a background in human rights and environmental advocacy. Jillian received her BA in Politics and Anthropology from New York University in 2004.
The Consortium and Tier 1 Members Gather for a Successful Corporate Advisory Council Meeting
The Sustainability Consortium is a rapidly growing nonprofit organization,
with more than 100 participating organizations worldwide from industry, universities, research institutes and civil society, which includes NGOs and Government agencies. On December 14-15, 2011, The Consortium’s Tier 1 companies comprising different industry sectors had their inaugural Corporate Advisory Council meeting. The event was co-hosted by Henkel at its regional headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Consortium’s leadership team, led by Bonnie Nixon, Executive Director of TSC; Dr. Kevin Dooley, TSC Academic Director at Arizona State University; and Jon Johnson TSC Academic Director at University of Arkansas, joined more than 70 participants at this event. Recently elected Consortium NGO board members Helen van Hoeven (WWF) and Marcela Hahn (CARE) also attended the meeting. (more…)