Meeting Overview

Member Meetings are premier opportunities to impart your expert thought leadership and share your brands' measurable sustainability journey toward regeneration. Attend the upcoming March Member Meeting, where brand leaders and subject-matter experts will share their ongoing migration from business-as-usual toward achieving Good Growth for business. Hear how brands are defining good growth through brand transformation, what tools and frameworks they're using to measure impacts, and how they are overcoming barriers across stakeholders, structures and systems to steer business toward positive sales and solutions.

This hybrid Meeting provides an opportunity to learn, share and collaborate on how brands across the SB Member network, and their stakeholders, pursue good growth through brand transformation and brand-led culture change initiatives: 

  • Interact with executive panels that examine how brand leaders are tackling escalating stakeholder expectations, managing barriers to progress, and advancing corporate ESG impacts
  • Participate in collaborative breakout sessions that dive into industry and topic-specific challenges alongside sustainability professionals and subject-matter experts
  • Learn from informative case studies that provide proven frameworks and brand models that shift the standard dialogue into decision drivers designed to accelerate change across the business
 
 

Who should attend


Sustainable Brands curates Member-exclusive experiences for our network to help guide their journeys toward becoming truly sustainable brands. This Meeting is available to the SB Corporate Member, Affiliate Member, and Brands for Good networks only.

*All SB Member Meetings operate under the Chatham House Rule.

 

 

PLEASE REFER TO THE PRE-EVENT EMAIL YOU WILL RECEIVE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 23 AND THE ACCOMPANYING PRE-EVENT RESOURCES DECK FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE AGENDA AND ON THE TIMING OF THE CHEP-PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO THE INNOVATION CENTER (IF YOU'RE CONFIRMED FOR THE TOUR) AND TO/FROM THE CHEP OPERATIONS CENTER. 

 

Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, March 29th

11:00am    Member-exclusive Networking (in-person only)

11:30am    Member-exclusive Lunch (in-person only)

12:30pm    Member Meeting Welcome 

Darren Beck, VP, Membership, Sustainable Brands 

Laura Nador, President, CHEP North America 

1:00pm      What is Good Growth? 

Darren Beck, VP, Membership, Sustainable Brands 

Vishal Patell, SVP, Marketing, Strategy & Transformation, CHEP North America

Jay Milliken, Senior Partner, Sustainability and Societal Impact, Prophet 

Aman Singh, Director, Global Communications - Sustainability, Walmart 

Hear from industry-leading brands as they create, collaborate and accelerate sustainable business frameworks to drive economic systems towards change and encourage customers across the value chain to invest in positive business growth.

2:00pm      What is Good Growth Breakout Session

Through small group interactive discussions, explore the strategies and tactics global brands are employing to create solutions for today's evolving ESG business challenges. Examine proven practices, absorb expert feedback, and share key takeaways from peer brand leaders tackling similar sustainability issues and concerns.

3:00pm      Purposeful Break (in-person only)

Connect with fellow SB brand leaders, speak with thought leaders, catch a breath of fresh air or simply reflect on the content shared. Use this time for intentional community-building, wellness and self-care in between sessions. 

3:30pm     Operations and Supply Chains that Support Regenerative Businesses

J.J. Freijo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Brambles

Jennifer Schmidt, Senior Sustainability Manager, Avient

Sarah Farrell, Director, Strategic Partnerships, ClimatePartner

Learn how brands are identifying and integrating innovative systems, processes and products in order to drive positive change forward in their operations and supply chains. 

4:15pm    Good Living: Connecting the Intention-to-Action Gap through Sustainable

Sourcing, Design, and Innovation 

Christine Smitz, Senior Manager, Brand Transformation, Sustainable Brands

Joanne Dwyer, VP, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, PetSmart 

Kate Herbert, Senior Manager, Marketing Communications, General Mills

Roberto Bertin, Senior Manager, Sustainability Strategic Initiatives, Global Responsibility, Walmart

Explore how brands are linking positive interests to consumer impact by energizing mindful stakeholders in emerging and innovative ways. 

5:15pm     End of Day 1 Reflection

 

Day 2: Thursday, March 30th

7:30am     Member-exclusive Breakfast and Networking (in-person only)

8:30am     Member Meeting Day 2 Welcome

Darren Beck, VP, Membership, Sustainable Brands

8:45am     Bio-based Brands Offering Alternative Paths to Accelerated Good

Renee Henze, Director, Global Marketing & Sustainability, IFF

Ann Lee-Jeffs, Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability, Modern Meadow

Binita Bhuta, VP, Marketing & Sustainability, Covation Biomaterials

Uncover the emerging world of biobased materials, ingredients and processes that are fueling today's bioeconomy. Discover how unique engineering, advanced operational partnerships, and a commitment to biodiverse solutions are creating new, innovative pathways toward scalable regenerative businesses. 

9:30am     Preparing for Propelled Good Growth through the Next Generation of Stakeholders

Lauren Lake, Social Impact Director, Discovery Education

Shira Haaz, Corporate Responsibility Manager, Subaru 

Deidra Parrish Williams, Global Corporate Citizenship Leader, Trane Technologies 

Learn about the significance of generations Z and Alpha as mindful consumers and societal contributors who are proactive about doing and buying 'good.'

10:45am   Purposeful Break (in-person only)

Connect with fellow SB brand leaders, speak with thought leaders, catch a breath of fresh air or simply reflect on the content shared. Use this time for intentional community-building, wellness and self-care in between sessions. 

11:15am     Tools for Advancement & Technology for Impact Exploratory Session

Dan Ratner, Co-Founder & CEO, Public Good

Roman Smith, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability & Social Innovation, AT&T

Explore how brands are meeting the urgency of the moment by creating tools and harnessing technology for the betterment of stakeholders. 

12:00pm     End of Meeting Reflection and Closure

 

Dinner details

Date and Time:  Wednesday, March 29; 6:00pm ET

Dinner Location: Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, 9101 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

 

Travel details

Travel to Orlando, Florida, USA (MCO - Orlando Int'l Airport)

Hotel


Sustainable Brands has secured a group rate at the Castle Hotel, Autograph Collection. Members can book discounted rate here.

Discounted rate available through March 6th

 

Registration Details

Please note the deadline to register is Wednesday, March 22nd at 5:00pm PT