Cutting emissions from design, operations, suppliers and consumers

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The Sustainable Manufacturing Summit provides the opportunity to find out how top manufacturers and their customers are lowering their carbon emissions and developing new strategies for a carbon-constrained world.

• How can manufacturers grow their business while reducing their total carbon emissions?
• How can you get smaller suppliers involved in your sustainability initiatives?
• How can you label the carbon intensity of individual products, and will your customers demand this?

Attendees will walk away with real-world examples from leading companies that have invested significant time and resources in responding to the challenge and opportunities presented by climate change.

The summit will bring together over 250 sustainability professionals to share their strategies on carbon management.

Hear case studies and practical insights from:

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - Day One

Registration & refreshments

Expert Convener:
Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres

Welcome Remarks

Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Commissioner, Chicago’s Department of Environment

Opening Keynote: Cutting Carbon while Growing Business
Jim Rogers, Chairman and CEO, Duke Energy

Session 1: Developing Climate-Friendly Products
With increasing demand from customers for low-carbon solutions, top manufacturers are recognizing the business case for creating climate-friendly offerings. In this session, we will hear from manufacturers taking the lead in developing less energy and carbon intensive products.

Chair: Nicholas Eisenberger, Managing Principal, GreenOrder

Case Study: Manufacturing Sustainable Technologies
Jeff Renaud, Director, GE's Ecomagination

09.50

Case Study: Creating a Green Product Portfolio
Kaj Den Daas, CEO of US lighting, Sustainability Board Member, Royal Philips Electronics

10.10

Case Study: A Life Cycle Approach to Environmental Leadership
Tod Arbogast, Director of Sustainable Business, Dell

Case Study: Sustaining a Holistic Climate Strategy
John Frey, Manager of Corporate Environmental Strategies, HP

Case Study: Cutting Carbon through Lean Buildings
David Love, Director, Industrial Solutions, Johnson Controls

Discussion with Expert Panel

• How do leading manufacturers plan to achieve these ambitious targets?
• How does an organization determine a reasonable target for emissions reduction?
• What are the key components of a successful reduction strategy?
• How can you wipe out carbon from your facilities while increasing production?
• Is it necessary for manufacturers to go “carbon neutral”?

Chair: Bella Tonkonogy, Program Manager, US EPA Climate Leaders
Tod Arbogast, Director of Sustainable Business, Dell
Jennifer Woofter, Founder and President, Strategic Sustainability Consulting
Christian Whitaker, Manager, Carbon Inventory & Technical Services, Pace
Gary Connor, Manager of Corporate Environmental Affairs, Caterpillar

Strategic Carbon Management
Christian Whitaker, Manager, Carbon Inventory & Technical Services, Pace

Session 3: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain
One of the emerging issues for manufacturers is managing the climate impact of various suppliers. Here we will learn from the experiences of manufacturers initiating this complex process as well as experts in sustainable supply chain management.

Expert Convener:
Karen Wan, Director of Sustainability, Chicago Manufacturing Center

Case Study: Tracking Suppliers’ Emissions
Steve Townshend, Head of Operations, Cadbury Adams Rockford

Discussion with expert Panel

• How can you track smaller suppliers’ emissions for specific products and services?
• Can you do this for suppliers in less stringent labor markets like China?
• What do customers expect from manufacturers?
• How can you get your transportation and logistics providers on board?
• Can you cut carbon output while reducing supply chain costs?

Chair: Brad Kenney, Making Green Editor, IndustryWeek
Nigel Topping, Supply Chain Executive Officer, Carbon Disclosure Project
Tom Schalenbourg Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Advisor, Imperial Tobacco
David Spitzley, Product Sustainability Manager, Kimberly-Clark
Bruce Anderson, General Manager, Global Electronics Industry, IBM
Kyle Tanger, Principal, Clear Carbon Consulting

Session 4: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Along with boosting a manufacturer’s bottom line, solid waste reduction and recycling can reduce an organization’s carbon footprint. In this session, we will hear from three manufacturers who have come up with innovative waste management and recycling processes that are saving money and several thousand tons of emissions.

Case Study: Creating Zero Landfill
Denise Coogan, Manager of Safety and Environmental Compliance, Subaru

Session 5: Offsetting: Is there such thing as “Double Carbon Neutral”?
In this session we will hear from manufacturers using carbon offsetting in innovative ways with customers and suppliers. We will also hear how manufacturers can incorporate offsetting into a broader carbon reduction strategy as well as what’s next for companies looking to neutralize emissions – is “double carbon neutral” around the corner?

Panel Discussion

• How does offsetting fit into a carbon reduction strategy?
• What should manufacturers offset – production, logistics, transportation, consumer use?
• How can you ensure your offsets are really reducing GHG emissions?
• Is the popularization of “carbon neutrality” creating a false impression of how much CO2 can be cut from manufacturing?
• Is “double carbon neutral” the next thing – companies offsetting their offsets?
  

Chair: Jackie Roberts, Director of Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Defense
Eric Carlson, Executive Director, Carbonfund.org
Stephanie White Berner, Senior Manager, Business Development, 3Degrees
Kelly Bennett, Vice President, Sterling Planet
Lindsay James, Manager of Sustainable Strategy, InterfaceFLOR
Björn Fischer, Managing Director, 3C - The Carbon Credit Company LLC

17.30

Registration & refreshments

Expert Convener: Peter Nicholson, Executive Director, Foresight Design Initiative

Session 6: Anticipating a Carbon-Constrained World
In this session, we will hear from global experts on climate change policy and regulation to answer fundamental questions on how manufacturers should anticipate operating in a carbon-constrained future.

• What is the outlook for regional and national climate change regulation?
• What is the update on climate change policies in the UK, Europe and Asia?
• How do international initiatives fit with domestic policies?
• How can global manufacturers reduce the administrative burdens of complying with various regulatory regimes?
• How can companies anticipate the costs of complying with upcoming regulations?

Chair: Truman Semans, Principal, GreenOrder
Chris Walker, Director, North America, The Climate Group
Tao Wang, Science and Technology Policy Research Fellow, University of Sussex
Jeffrey Smith, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Zach Church, Senior Policy Adviser to President Micheal Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Michele Manion, Climate Policy Analyst, Nescaum

Session 7: Building a Long-Term Energy Strategy
With the future of energy supplies uncertain, top manufacturers are taking longer and broader views on energy procurement. Along with focusing on energy efficiency throughout all operations, these companies are factoring energy cost, use and supply into strategic decisions.

10.00

Case Study: Using Landfill Gas in Renewables
Robert Threlkeld, Manager of Supply Contracts and Green Initiatives, GM

Update from Energy Providers
Even if manufacturers wanted to purchase all renewable energy, the supply doesn’t currently exist. Similarly, if big organizations started purchasing large amounts of green power, prices would go up considerably. In this discussion, we will hear from top energy providers on what they’re doing to meet the demand from manufacturers for affordable and accessible renewable energy options.

Chair: Chuck Wilson, Director - Corporate and Foundation Relations, Alliance to Save Energy
Helen Howes, Vice President, Corporate Environment Health & Safety, Exelon
Melissa Lavinson, Director for Federal, Governmental and Regulatory Relations, PG&E
Leonard Haynes, EVP, Supply Technologies, Renewables, and Demand Side Planning, Southern Company
John Stowell, Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, Duke Energy
Randolph Price, Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, ConEd

The Road to Zero Landfill
Greg Womble, Director of Sales and marketing, SONOCO

Discussion with expert panel

• Is carbon labelling a marketing gimmick or a unique selling point?
• How can manufacturers work with suppliers and retailers on carbon labelling?
• Does one have to produce a life-cycle analysis of every product or is there a formula?
• Is this process only necessary for consumer product manufacturers?
• Is there any evidence yet that consumers prefer low-carbon products?
• How do different carbon labelling methods compare?

Chair: Emily Barton, Corporate EHS Manager, Motorola
Eric Carlson, Executive Director, Carbonfund.org
Eric Masanet, Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michel Gelobter, CEO, Cooler
Don Carli, Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Communication

Session 10: The Next Step in Sustainable Manufacturing
In this session, we will find out how leaders in sustainable manufacturing are taking their climate responses to the next level.

Chair: Aili Jokela, Senior Partner and Co-Chair, Sustainability Practice Group, Fleishman-Hillard