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Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connections & Governance Linkages
July 24, 2013
Davis, CA
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20 F St Conference Center
20 F St NW, Conference Room A
Washington, DC
December 7-8, 2011
December 7, 2011 8:30 AM Welcome and Goals of the Workshop Marina Moses, Director, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Dara O’Rourke, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee, University of California, Berkeley Session I: Procurement Processes – Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Dara O’Rourke, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee, University of California, Berkeley 8:45 AM GSA Comments on Sustainable Procurement Steven J. Kempf, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration Nancy Gillis, Director, Federal Supply Chain Emissions Program Management Office General Services Administration Alicia Culver, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network Alison Kinn Bennett, Senior Advisor on Product Sustainability, Environmental Protection Agency Brennan Conaway, Contracting Officer, General Services Administration 10:15 AM BREAK 10:45 AM Breakout Groups - What are purchasers’ challenges and needs across the lifecycle of purchasing? What are some examples of hitting barriers when trying to buy “green”? What would be the design criteria in developing the ideal tool?
Moderator: Leo Bonanni, Chief Executive Officer, Sourcemap
Location: Conference Room A
- What information about products is needed regarding sustainable attributes, whether directly and through certification and ecolabels?
Moderator: Alison Kinn Bennett, Senior Advisor on Product Sustainability, Environmental Protection Agency
Brennan Conaway, Contracting Officer, General Services Administration
Location: Board Room
11:45 PM Breakout Group Report Back to Plenary Moderator: Dara O’Rourke, Chair, Workshop Planning Committee, University of California, Berkeley Location: Conference Room A 12:30 PM LUNCH Session II: Fostering Sustainability in Procurement Processes Moderator: Teresa Neal, Director Product Marketing, SciQuest Anastasia O’Rourke, Co-Founder, Big Room Stephen Gordon, Professor, Old Dominion University 2:30 PM BREAK Josh Silverman, Director, Office of Sustainability Support, Department of Energy Karen Moran, Environmental Protection Specialist, Pollution Prevention Team Lead, Defense Logistics Agency 3:15 PM Considerations in Sustainable Sourcing and Procurement Lorrie Vogel, General Manager, Nike's Considered Products, Nike Inc. (By Phone) 3:45 PM Summary Remarks Chair: Dara O’Rourke, University of California, Berkeley 4:00 PM Meeting Adjourns December 8, 2011 8:15 AM Introduction and Previous Day Recap
Chair: Dara O'Rourke, University of California, Berkeley
Session III: Analysis and Optimization with Sustainable Purchasing Tools Moderator: Patrick Mallet, Founder, Credibility Director, ISEAL Alliance Chris O'Brien, Director of Sustainability, American University Josh Saunders, Sustainable Products Evangelist, Greencurement Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP Edan Dionne, Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM Corporation 10:30 AM BREAK 10:45 AM A Framework for Greener Procurement: Connecting Lifecycle Attributes and Ecolabels to Bring Clarity to Institutional Buyers 11:30 AM LUNCH Session IV: Moving Forward Moderator: H. Scott Matthews, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Edward Rau, Chair, HHS Sustainability Innovations Working Group, National Institutes of Health 12:45 PM A Roadmap for Achieving Sustainable Procurement Stephen Leeds, Senior Counselor to the Administrator, General Services Administration 1:15 PM Breakout Groups - What training and skills will be required to realize the full benefits of sustainable purchasing tools? What methods are there for broadening the use of sustainable purchasing tools to a more mainstream audience and encouraging a culture change among purchasers and suppliers?
Moderator: Chris O'Brien, Director of Sustainability, American University
Location: Conference Room A - What are major data gaps and data availability issues related to sustainable procurement? What are the different attributes, whether positive or negative, that characterize sustainable procurement and what should they be moving forward?
Moderator: Moderator: Teresa Neal, Director Product Marketing, SciQuest
Location: Board Room
2:15 PM Breakout Group Report Back to Plenary Moderator: H. Scott Matthews, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Location: Conference Room A 2:45 PM Closing Remarks Chair: Dara O’Rourke, University of California, Berkeley 3:00 PM Meeting Adjourns
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