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August 2024 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Webinar Series

This webinar is open to ISRI members only at no charge.
Registration is required.
Description

This webinar series will be particularly useful to company leaders, marketing, compliance, operations and sales staff who are at the beginning of their journey of tracking, reporting or storytelling their sustainability or ESG impact. For those further along in their ESG journey, it will provide information on how ReMA can help develop their program.

Leveraging Technology to Support Your ESG Strategy
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
11:00 a.m.- Noon Eastern Time
You don’t have to do ESG alone! Learn more about technology trends and software tools that are impacting the field of ESG and how you can leverage them to make your program easier, more streamlined, and simpler to execute. We will also look at the latest technological solutions to leverage to reduce your company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Emissions Reductions
Thursday, May 16, 2024
11:00 a.m.- Noon Eastern Time
This webinar will cover practical tips on how to lower your company's GHG emissions. A panel of speakers will share examples of specific operational changes they made that successfully reduced emissions from Scopes 1, 2 or 3.

Employees and the Workforce
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
11:00 a.m.- Noon Eastern Time
How can you engage your employees in the creation and execution of your ESG strategy? What trends and changes in employment are impacting expectations for the social component of ESG? This session will feature experts on employee engagement, workforce development, and HR.

ESG Policies & Regulations
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
11:00 a.m.- Noon Eastern Time
This webinar will give attendees an update on the federal, state and international policy developments in the world of ESG, including the results of 2024 legislative sessions and the latest rulemakings.


Speakers
Shawn State, President, Pratt Recycling

Shawn State has worked in the Corrugated Packaging and Recycling Industries for over 30 years. Prior to joining Pratt’s Recycling Division 17 years ago, Shawn held various General Mgt., Operational Mgt. and Sales Mgt. positions in the Corrugated Packaging Industry. Within the Recycling Division, Shawn has held positions of National Business Development Manager, Division Operations Manager, Division Procurement Manager, and Area VP.

Shawn is currently the President of Pratt’s Recycling Division, with his team having responsibility for operations and procurement in 20 recycling facilities across the U.S. Shawn’s team is also responsible for procurement into Pratt’s six 100% Recycled Fiber Paper mills located in Conyers, GA, Shreveport, La., Valparaiso, Indiana, Wapakoneta, Ohio, Henderson, Ky, and Staten Island, NY. These 6 Containerboard mills combined consume over 2.3MM tons of recovered fiber annually.

Jessie Miller, Senior Manager, ESG Advisory, Novata

Jessie Miller is a Senior Manager of ESG Advisory at Novata, a sustainability management platform built for ESG data collection, carbon measurement, and regulatory reporting. In her current role on the Advisory team, Jessie helps companies develop and refine their ESG strategy while aligning to leading international standards, frameworks, and regulations. She specializes in creating ESG processes, uncovering data-driven insights, and developing action plans while considering how ESG can serve as a lever for value creation and risk mitigation.

Prior to joining Novata, Jessie held several other roles in the sustainability and corporate responsibility space and received her MPA in Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Kristin Kinder

Inspired by living in Germany, Kristin Kinder's 15 years in the waste industry with Waste Management and ENGIE Impact focused on recycling education, recycling tours, behavior change, operations, product management, and in-the-field waste audits for Fortune 500 companies.

Most recently, as the Vice President of Research and Waste Stream Sustainability, Kristin has been building the authentic, data-based sustainability program at Wastequip, a $1B manufacturer to the waste industry.

Her 2017 TEDx talk on circular economy has inspired tens of thousands; Waste360 honored her with 2019's 40 Under 40; she holds a B.S. from Santa Clara University and a U.S. patent; and she serves on the Environmental Research and Education Foundation's Board of Directors.

She is now starting her own business to bring authentic sustainability programs to more companies.

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