Solutions Lab in Fayetteville on Nov. 5th – Helping Suppliers Get Ahead of the Sustainability Curve
October 18, 2010 | Posted by Beth Trask
Retail suppliers, large and small, are being asked to do more and more. Report carbon emissions. Eliminate waste. Reduce energy, water and chemical inputs. Save the planet.
As the first step on this journey, suppliers are being asked to “be transparent.” But what does supply chain transparency really mean for them? And how can suppliers use it to create value for their businesses and strengthen relationships with customers?
Suppliers have the opportunity to explore these questions at the Green Innovation in Business Solutions Lab, a unique one-day workshop on November 5, organized by the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas, Environmental Defense Fund and other partners. They’ll be able to talk through shared challenges and brainstorm solutions with leading experts from academia, NGOs and the private sector.
Confirmed speakers include sustainability leaders from Walmart, such as Fred Bedore, Zach Freeze, Lea Jepson, and Vonda Lockwood, along with representatives from leading companies such as Clorox, Dean Foods and GE.
Other partners and participants include Doing Business in Bentonville and the Sustainability Consortium.
For more information and the registration form to attend the Solutions Lab in Fayetteville on November 5, visit the event website.
Finding Innovative Solutions at the DC Solutions Lab
June 07, 2010 | Posted by Andrew J. Moore
On May 27, the Green Innovation in Business Network brought the Solutions Lab Series to Washington, DC. For those not in the know, the Solutions Labs are an amazing workshop that travel to multiple cities throughout the US and allow participants to discuss sustainability issues that are relevant to them and work collaboratively towards their solutions. This was year two for GIBN, and for me (which qualified me as a wily veteran, I suppose). I frankly favored the format this year over last year's – primarily because we were given the expectation of a final product at the end of the day- which helped drive fruitful, goal-oriented discussions. >Read More
Enough Stick Already, Where's the Carrot?
June 07, 2010 | Posted by Kevin Moss
I hosted a table last week at the Washington, DC GIBN Solutions Lab on the topic of corporate stakeholder relationships and whether stakeholders incent corporations to act sustainably. >Read More
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