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2011 CSTP Sustainability Exchange Meetings Calendar

Conference Call Information: Contact your corporate representative for call-in information. If you would like additional information on participating in the CSTP exchanges and CSTP membership, email ifs@aiche.org.

CSTP Sustainability Exchanges are available for free to all employees of CTSP member companies.  Individual exchanges can be subscribed to for $79 per session by emailing ifs@aiche.org.

2011 CSTP Sustainability Exchange Meetings Calendar

Date 

Topic & Presenter

5/20/2011

Topic: Collaboration, Innovation, Real World Projects:Water, Energy and Wast Eco-Efficiencies
Presenter:
  Andy Mangan, Executive Director, US Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Time: 2:00PM-2:30PM EST

2010 CSTP Sustainability Exchange Meetings Calendar

Date 

Topic & Presenter

4/16/2010

Topic: Sustainable Product Certification: The Benefits of Producing “Green” Products and the Certification Process
Presenter:  Margaret A. Zak, President/Chief Scientist, Environmental Logic, Inc.
Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM EST

2009 CSTP Sustainability Exchange Meetings Calendar

Date 

Topic & Presenter

1/13/2009

Topic: Responding to Climate Change Legislation: Pros and Cons of Cap and Trade v. Carbon Tax Approaches
Presenter:  James Warner

2/10/2009

Topic: Overview of NGOs in Sustainability Activities
Presenter:  Abigail Martin

3/10/2009

Topic: Update on Sustainability Education Classes
Presenters: Abigail Martin and Darlene Schuster 

4/14/2009

Topic: Tracking Sustainability in R&D
Presenter: Martin Cohen, Ph.D., Cytec Industries, Inc.

5/12/2009

Topic: CSTP Supply Chain Network
Presenter: Beth Beloff

6/9/2009

Topic: Biofuels Metrics
Presenter: John Carberry 

7/14/09

Topic: Climate Change & C02: An Energy Industry Perspective on Responsible Energy
Presenters: Joe Powell, Chief Scientist  & Mahesh Iyer, Research Engineer, Shell

9/8/09

Topic: Keeping Clean of Greenwash: Guidelines for Environmental Marketing Claims
Presenters: Laura Rosato, Global Product Stewardship & Occupational Health Risk Assessment Leader, Honeywell and Abigail Martin, University of California Berkeley

10/13/09

Topic: NGO and Industry Engagement: Overview of the CSTP 2009 Projects
Current projects are updated at:  http://www.aiche.org/IFS/Corporate/GrantProjects.aspx 
Presenters:
 D. Schuster and J. Monk

11/10/09

Topic: CSTP Sustainability Guide Overview
Presenters: Carol English, Cytec and Laura Rosato, Honeywell

12/08/09

Topic: Update on Sustainability Index: Lessons Learned
Presenters: To be determined

2008 CSTP Sustainability Exchange Meetings Calendar

Date 

Topic & Presenter

1/15/2008

Topic: AIChE Sustainability Index
Presenter:  Calvin Cobb

2/12/2008

Topic: Overview of Dow Jones SI/GRI/FTSE 4 Good
Presenter:  Beth Beloff 

3/11/2008

Topic: Sustainability Tools and Evaluating Greenhouse Gases in the Supply Chain
Presenter: Raymond Smith, EPA

4/8/2008

Topic: Supply Chain and Potential Impacts of Sustainable Initiatives on Scorecards
Presenter: Stephanie Baker, KW Plastics

5/13/2008

Topic: Personal Sustainability
Presenter: Robert Sylvester, DuPont

6/10/2008

Topic: Greening the Supply Chain
Presenter: Ron Rob, Tagos Group

7/8/2008

Topic: The CSTP Sustainability Guide
Presenter: Carol English, Cytec

9/8/2008

Topic: Applied Sustainability in Manufacturing Supply Chain
Presenter: Dave Gustashaw, Interface International

9/10/2008

Topic: Sustainability Views from the International Finance Corporation
Presenter: Josephina Doumbia

10/14/2008

Topic: National Council for Science and the Environment Climate Change Initiatives
Presenter: David Blockstein

11/12/2008

Topic: Applying for the 2009 EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Award
Presenter: Rich Engler

12/09/2008

Topic: Legislative Issues (State and Federal) and Sustainability

Remaining topics for potential scheduling

Topic & Description 

Target Date (s) 

Responsible Party

BP's Amoco CO2 Footprint
What was the evolution of the tool?
Potential presenter(s): to be researched   

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D. de la Haye

Wal-Mart & Green packaging / Sustainability Initiatives
What is the company’s approach? What does the initiative include? 
Potential presenter(s): to be researched  

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B. Beloff /
A. Martin

Secondary Topics

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Toyota's Eco-VAS
What are other companies doing?
Potential presenter(s): to be researched  

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B. Beloff /
A. Martin

Nike & CSR
What are other companies doing?
Potential presenter(s): Sarah Severne, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Nike   

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B. Beloff /
A. Martin

Environmental Defense
NGO Perspectives, Partnerships & Technical Practices
Potential presenter(s): various contacts to be explored   

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B. Beloff;
D. Schuster;
D. de la Haye

Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) Options Assessment Tool (P2OASys)
An alternatives assessment tool provided for companies to assist with compliance to the Mass. Toxics Reduction Act. 
http://www.turi.org/content/content/view/full/1127/

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A. Martin &
C. English

Green-building post-Katrina study group findings

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