AAFA Issues Seminar Presentations

Environmental Committee Meeting
May 20, 2009
Portland, OR

• Outdoor Industry Association Eco Working Group Index Update
  Amy Kleiner-Roberts, Outdoor Industry Association

• Climate Change
  Veronica Bemis, AAFA

• Product Safety Implementation Update
  Steve Lamar, AAFA

• California Prop 65 Update
  Ruth Ann Castro, Farella Bruan & Martel

• California Green Chemistry Law
  John Epperson, Farella Braun & Martel

Sustainability: Turning Responsibility into Opportunity
May 18-19, 2009
Portland, OR

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Driving Change: Creating a Corporate Culture of Sustainability

• Kevin Hagen, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, REI

Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Learning Form Other Industry Leaders
 

• Bruce Karas, Director, Sustainability, Environmental and Safety, Coca-Cola North America
• Lorie Wigle, General Manager, Eco-Technology Program Office, Intel Corporation & President, Climate Savers Computing Initiative
• Louis Fontenot, Development Manager, Trammell Crow
   

Pursuing Sustainable Initiatives in a Down-Turned Economy

• Dr. Bob Pojasek, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University

Green Marketing

• Kevin Tuerff, CEO & Co-Founder, EnviroMedia

Product Stewardship: Becoming Brand Stewards

• Eric Brody, Principal, Shift Advantage
   

Getting Started: Carbon & Energy Management
 

• Dan Brown, Environmental Engineer, EPA Climate Leaders
• Stephanie Berner, Director of Climate and Energy Services, 3Degrees
   

Packaging

• Eric Abraham, Packaging Engineering Manager, REI
   

Next Steps: NGOs and Business Partnerships: Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) & CERES

• Vivian Buckingham, Director of Governance Programs, CERES

Environmental Committee Meeting
February 17, 2009
Washington, DC

Environmental Committee Agenda

• Best Practices Update
  
  AAFA Supplier Environmental Standards and Best Practices Document
  Effluent Standards
  Michelle Wallace, Cotton Incorporated

• BSR-Sundries Suppliers, Corporate Social Responsibility, Assessment and Audit
  John Eapen, American & Efird

• Product Safety Implementation Update
  Steve Lamar, AAFA
  
   
• REACH Update
  A.J. Guikema, Tetra Tech

• Corporate Sustainability Program-Case Study
  Colleen Kohlsaat, Levi Strauss & Co.
   
• Climate Change
  Geir Vollaeter, Alston & Bird

Environmental Committee Meeting
November 10, 2008
Washington, DC

Environmental Committee Agenda

• Product Safety Implementation Update
  Steve Lamar, AAFA
  Rebecca Mond, AAFA
  
• Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Index
  Ann Obenchain, Outdoor Industry Association
  
   
• Sustainable Sourcing Initiative
  Susan Egan Keane, Natural Resources Defense Council
   
• Best Practices Update
  Jimmy Summers, URS Corporation
   
• BSR-Sundries Suppliers, Corporate Social Responsibility, Assessment and Audit
  John Eapen, American & Efird
   
• REACH Update
  A.J. Guikema, Tetra Tech
   
• Voluntary Product Environmental Profile (VPEP) Project
  John Eapen, Americna & Efird
   
• Industrial/Business Carbon Footprint
  Geir Vollaeter, Alston & Bird
   
• Methodology of Human Risk Assessment
  Manfred Wentz, Hohenstein Institutes (USA)/ Oeko-Tex Association

Sustainability & the Triple Bottom Line: Turning Responsibility into Opportunity
May 29, 2008
New York, NY

Sustainability & the Triple Bottom Line Agenda

Making the Business Case for Sustainability
John Wells, President, Interface Components of Sustainability

• Social Sustainability
  Sean Cady, Vice President EHS, Levi-Strauss
• Environmental Sustainability
  Silvia Madrigal, GE Water & Process Technologies
• Economic Sustainability
  Nate Paulson, Retail Manager, Patagonia

Environmental Issues Seminar
June 27, 2007
New York, NY

Environmental Issues Seminar Agenda

• RSL
  John Eapen, Vice President, EHS, American & Efird

• What is an RSL? Why? How?
  Sean Cady, Senior Managaer, EHS, Global Code of Conduct, Levi-Strauss

• AAFA RSL: Implementation Guide and Next Steps
  Elwyn (Tommy) Thompson, Manager, Environmental, Health and Property Conservation, Hanesbrands, Inc.

• Nike Restricted Substances Program - The Impact of RSL to the Brand
  Dr. Andy Chen, Director RSL and Asia Communications, Nike

• Restricted Substance List Compliance at Dystar
  Tim Williams, Dystar Textile Services

• California Proposition 65
  Jerry Miller, Legal, Technical and Business, Bureau Veritas

• Proposition 65: Strategies for Compliance and Liability Protection
  Jim Bruen, Farella Bruan & Martell LLP

• REACH: What it is and How to Turn it Into an Opportunity
  Joel Tickner, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Health and Sustainability, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, School of Health and the Environment, University of Massachusetts

• REACH and its Impact for Global Textile and Footwear Value Chain
  Dr. Dieter Sedlak, CEO, Modern Testing Services