BizNGO 2021 Annual Meeting
DECEMBER 6
December 07, 2021 BizNGO Events
UC Berkeley Poster Session (December 6th at 5:00-6:30pm EST)
Not just an academic exercise: Berkeley students collaborating with industry, NGOs and government to develop Greener Solutions
Join us to learn about four exciting research projects to identify safer solutions to hazardous chemicals:
1. “Alternatives to polyethylene vacuum packaging for frozen foods”
2. “Compostable adhesives for produce PLU stickers (to eliminate plastic packaging)”
3. “Non-PFAS formulations for floor polishes”
Students partnered with business, NGO, and government partners to create practical solutions to real world challenges.
DECEMBER 7
Session 1. Building a Roadmap: Addressing Environmental Justice through Chemicals Management (December 7th at 11:00am-2:00pm EST)
Afford the BizNGO platform to advocacy organizations who represent a underrepresented populations to draw out the issue from these important perspectives by asking “what does your community need?” and using responses to spark conversations about what BizNGO can/should do to address their concerns.
Facilitator:
Kayla Williams, DEI Lead & Communications Coordinator, Clean Production Action
Session 1a. Tuning In: How are hazardous chemicals affecting your community?
Speakers:
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Michele Roberts, National Co-Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance (EJHA)
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Session 1b. 12:45 Taking Steps to JDEI + chemical safety in businesses
Commentators:
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Pam Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
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Susan Baker, Director of Shareholder Advocacy, Trillium Asset Management
Session 2. Transparency: Disclosing Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains (December 7th at 3:00-6:00pm EST)
Learn aspirations for chemical ingredient disclosure, efforts to implement transparency in policy, and steps businesses are taking towards disclosure, including supply chain disclosure.
Facilitator:
Mark Rossi, Executive Director, Clean Production Action
Session 2a. Implementing the Principles for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure (3:00-4:15pm EST)
Speakers
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Mark Rossi, Executive Director, Clean Production Action
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Avinash Kar, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Jon Smieja, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Andersen Corporation
Session 2b. Growing Supply Chain Transparency—featuring the innovative Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act (4:40-6:00pm EST)
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Mia Davis, VP, Sustainability & Impact, Credo Beauty; and Co-Founder, Pact Collective
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Janet Nudelman, Director of Program and Policy, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
DECEMBER 8
Session 3. Safer Chemicals in Manufacturing (December 8th at 11:00am-12:30pm EST)
Engage in the journey to safer chemicals in manufacturing with businesses, NGOs, and labor.
Facilitator:
Cheri Peele, Chemical Footprint Project Program Manager, Clean Production Action
Speakers
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Charlotte Brody, Vice President for Occupational and Environmental Health, BlueGreen Alliance
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Session 4. Standards, Indexes, & Purchasers Tracking Corporate Progress to Safer Chemicals (December 8th at 1:30-3:00pm EST)
What should the key performance indicators be for corporations in chemicals safety?
Facilitator:
Alexandra McPherson, Principal, Niagara Share; and Consulting Program Manager, Investor Environmental Health Network Program Manager
Speakers
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Susan Wilburn, International Sustainability Director, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
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Mellissa Nguyen, Senior Program Manager, Environmentally Preferred Sourcing, Vizient, Inc.
Session 5. Circularity & Toxics: Bringing Chemical Safety to Closed Loop Systems (December 8th at 4:00-5:30pm EST)
Toxic chemicals in products make circularity unsafe. What can we do about it?
Facilitator:
Beverley Thorpe, Consulting Program Manager, Networks & Advocacy, Clean Production Action
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Sue Chiang, Director, Food Programs, Center for Environmental Health
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Troy Virgo, Director of Sustainability, Shaw Industries, Inc.
Session 1 Slide Deck
Session 2a Slide Deck
Session 2b Slide Deck
Session 3 Slide Deck
Session 4 Slide Deck
Session 5 Slide Deck