SB’18 Vancouver

Who Attends

SB'18 Vancouver Attendees

2,000+ Change-Makers Convened in Vancouver

These brands and many, many more registered to attend. These are the change-makers who came to share the learning and innovation that drives business success.

Apparel and Retail

Featuring

Company | Title

  • adidas | Senior Sustainability Program Manager
  • ALDO Group | Project Manager – Sustainability, Community Engagement
  • ALDO Group | Project Manager, Global Sustainability + team
  • ANN INC. | Sr. Director of Marketing Operations
  • ascena Retail Group | Director
  • ascena Retail Group | Vice President + team
  • ASICS | Sustainability & CSR Manager
  • Bank & Vogue Ltd. | Founder
  • Best Buy | Sr. Manager, Environmental
  • Brooks Running | Sustainability Manager
  • C&A Mexico | Head of Sustainability
  • Federated Co-operatives Limited | Executive Vice-President Strategy
  • Federated Co-operatives Limited | Sustainability Manager + team
  • Fossil | Director Sustainability Supply Chain
  • Fossil | VP Product Development + team
  • Gap Inc. | Director, Sustainable Innovation
  • Kenneth Cole Productions | Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • L Brands, Inc. | Manager, Environmental Affairs & Sustainability
  • Levi Strauss & Co. | Vice President, Sustainability
  • Looptworks | CEO/Co-Founder

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  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | Director
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | Director, Sustainability + team
  • Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics | Ethical Campaign Specialist
  • Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics | Project Manager, Sustainable Lush Investments +team
  • Max Burger AB | CRO & CSO
  • McDonald’s | Sr. Manager, Engagement, Strategy & Innovation
  • MEC | CEO
  • Nordstrom | CSR and Sustainability
  • Optoro | President & Co-Founder
  • REI | VP Brand Stewardship & Impact
  • Retail Council of Canadas | Manager, Environment
  • Retail Council of Canadas | Director, Government Relations (B.C.) + team
  • Savers | Director of Marketing & Communications
  • Savers | Vice President of Recycling & Reuse + team
  • Sears Holdingss | Sustainability Manager
  • Sephora | Director of Sustainability
  • Signet Jewelerss | Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Target | Communications Manager
  • Target | VP, CR + team
  • The North Face | Director of Sustainability
  • The TJX Companies Inc. | AVPD, Environmental Sustainability
  • Timberland | Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication
  • Unifi | Global Marketing Manager
  • Unifi | VP of Brand Sales + team
  • zLabels GmbH | Director Ethical Trade & Sustainability

Chemistry and Materials

Featuring

Company | Title

    • 3M Sustainability | Research & Development
    • 3M Sustainability | Director, 3M Consumer Business Group + team
    • BASF | Director of Sustainability
    • BSIbio Packaging Soutions | CEO
    • Constantia Flexibles International | Vice President Group Sustainability
    • DuPont | Marketing Director
    • Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC | Environmental & Sustainability Engineer
    • Greiner Holding AG | Head of Sustainability
    • Intertek | Manager, Sustainability
    • Intertek | General Manager, Global Restricted Substances (GRS) + team
    • Lenzing AG | Sustainable Relations Manager

Company = Corporate Members
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  • Mac Papers, Inc. | Assistant Director of Sustainable Development
  • Novozymes | Head of Corporate Sustainability
  • Owens Corning | Marketing Leader Canada
  • Owens Corning | Director Sustainability + team
  • Packaging Corporation of America | Director: Quality, Technical, Development
  • Packaging Corporation of America | Sustainability Project Specialist + team
  • Plastics Industry Association | Vice President, Sustainability
  • Rockline Industries | Sustainability Manager
  • Rolland | Marketing Director
  • The Vinyl Institute | Marketing and Design Manager
  • Unifi | Global Marketing Manager
  • Unifi | VP of Brand Sales + team
  • Vinyl Business & Sustainability Council | Executive Director
  • WEPA Nederland B.V. | Commercial Director

Consumer Goods

Featuring

Company | Title

  • 21st Century Fox | Vice President, Social Impact
  • Annie’s, Inc. | Sustainability Lead
  • ASICS | Sustainability & CSR Manager
  • Babyganics (SC Johnson Brand) | Brand Manager
  • Best Buy | Sr. Manager, Environmental
  • Boxed Water Is Better, LLC | Sustainability Specialist
  • Brooks Running | Sustainability Manager
  • Caesars Entertainment | Social Impact & Inclusion Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Caesars Entertainment | Director of Philanthropy and CSR Marketing + team
  • Comcast | Senior Manager, Communications
  • Crayola, LLC | Senior Buyer
  • DOMTAR | Sr Manager, Sustainability Communications
  • EO Products | Co-CEO
  • Fossil | Director Sustainability Supply Chain
  • Fossil | VP Product Development + team
  • Inner Explorer/LG Electronics | Co-Founder
  • Interface, Inc. | Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Johnson & Johnson | Sr. Manager, WW Sustainability
  • Johnson & Johnson | Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs + team
  • Kellogg Company | Associate Director, Sustainability Marketing
  • Kenneth Cole Productions | Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Keurig Canada | VIP of Marketing
  • Keurig Green Mountain | Chief Sustainability Officer
  • KFC Global/Yum! Brands | Senior Associate Manager, Public Affairs
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation | President, Family Care
  • Kohler | Sr. Communications Specialist
  • Kohler | Director-Sustainability + team
  • Land O’Lakes | Senior Vice President, Sustain
  • L’Oreal | Sustainability Manager
  • L’Oreal | Head of CSR & Sustainability + team
  • Levi Strauss & Co. | Vice President, Sustainability
  • LG Electronics | Manager, CSR and Community Relations
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | Director
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | Director, Sustainability + team

Company = Corporate Members
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  • Lunapads | CEO
  • Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics | Ethical Campaign Specialist
  • Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics | Project Manager, Sustainable Lush Investments + team
  • Mars Wrigley Confectionery | Global Sustainable Sourcing Manager
  • MEC | CEO
  • National Geographic | CMO
  • Ocean Brands | VP Marketing
  • Owens Corning | Marketing Leader Canada
  • Owens Corning | Director Sustainability + team
  • P&G Global | Sustainability Vice President
  • P&G Global | Sustainability Brand Manager + team
  • PepsiCo | Senior Marketing Manager
  • PepsiCo | VP Global Sustainability + team
  • Philip Morris International | Manager Global Affairs, Policy & Advocacy
  • Plum Organics | Director, Mission, Strategy & Insights
  • QVC | Corporate Responsibility Manager
  • Radisson Hotel Group | Global Vice President Responsible Business
  • Revlon | Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Revlon | SVP Corporate Communications & Social Responsibility + team
  • Reynolds Brands | SD – Consumer Marketing
  • Sephora | Director of Sustainability
  • Shaw Industries | Global Sourcing Manager-Sustainability
  • Stanley Black & Decker | Sr. Manager, Product Sustainability
  • Stanley Black & Decker | Director Marketing + team
  • Steelcase Inc. | Senior Researcher
  • Steelcase Inc. | Sustainability Consultant + team
  • The Estee Lauder Companies | Director for Global Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability
  • The Estee Lauder Companies | Project Manager, R&D Sustainability Programs + team
  • The Hershey Company | Manager, Social Innovation
  • The North Face | Director of Sustainability
  • Timberland | Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communication
  • Unilever | Global Brand Director
  • Unilever | VP Sustainable Business & Corporate Communications, NA + team
  • Whirlpool Corporation | Senior Brand Manager

Energy and Technology

Featuring

Company | Title

  • Bullfrog Power | Sales & Marketing Manager
  • eBay | Senior Director | Global Impact & Giving
  • Employers For Renewable Energy | Executive Director
  • ExxonMobil | Sustainability Integration Manager
  • ExxonMobil | Vice President, Sustainability + team
  • Greenlight Energy | CEO
  • Google Inc. | Sustainable Operations Team Lead, Real Estate and Workplace Services [e]Team
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Senior Technologist, IT Efficiency and Sustainability
  • HP | Sustainability Innovation
  • IBM | Blockchain Market Leader
  • Inner Explorer/LG Electronics | Co-Founder
  • LG Electronics USA | Manager, CSR and Community Relations
  • LG Electronics USA | Senior Vice President + team
  • McAfee | Director of Global Brand and Design

Company = Corporate Members

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  • Metrio Software, Inc. | Partner
  • NativeEnergy | Director of Client Strategy
  • NativeEnergy | President and CEO + team
  • NRG Energy | Corporate Communications
  • Oracle | Strategic and Creative Communications/Sustainability Champion
  • Oracle | Senior Director + team
  • Palantir.net | Marketing Lead
  • Salesforce.org | Director, Business Development & Partnerships
  • Salesforce.org | Vice President, Marketing + team
  • Schneider Electric | Content Manager, Energy & Sustainability Services
  • SoCore Energy | Director of Business Development
  • SunPower Corporation | Creative Director
  • Utiliz | Director of Engagement
  • Volta | SVP Partnerships

Financial and Services

Featuring

Company | Title

  • 559 Labs | Founder
  • 5T Sports Group | Founder/Managing Partner
  • Accenture Federal Services | Management Consultant
  • Adaptation Research | Principal Scientist and Founder
  • Bank of Ãland | Head of Finland Division
  • BBMG | Co-Founder & Principal
  • BBMG | Senior Strategist + team
  • Bonneville Environmental Foundation | Chief Development Officer
  • Bright Funds | Head of Business Development
  • BSI / EHS Services and Solutions | Sustainability Practice Lead
  • Business Development Bank of Canada | Senior Advisor, Social Entrepreneurship
  • CarrotNewYork | CMO
  • Cascade Engineering | Design Lead
  • City of Vancouver | City Manager
  • Coast Capital Savings | Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Cone | EVP
  • Cone | Marketing Director + team
  • Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute | President
  • CSR Communications | Founder & President
  • DDB Canada | Business Strategist
  • Deskey | Director, Business Development
  • Deskey | President, CEO + team
  • EcoAct | Director
  • Edelman | Senior Account Executive
  • Edelman | Senior Vice President + team
  • Ernst & Young LLP | Partner
  • Ernst & Young LLP | Executive Director + team
  • Fenton Communications | CEO
  • Fenton Communications | Group President + team
  • Futerra | Co-founder
  • Future-Fit Foundation | CEO & Co-Founder
  • GlobeScan Incorporated | Co-CEO
  • GlobeScan Incorporated | Director+ team
  • Golin | Executive Director, Head of Social Purpose
  • GRI | Chairman
  • HIP Investor Ratings + Portfolios | CEO+Founder
  • iCompli Sustainability | Vice President Sustainability Services
  • Intertek | Sustainability Manager USA & Canada
  • Intertek | Vice President + team
  • Iron Mountain | VP Environment, Social, Goverance (ESG) Strategy

Company = Corporate Members
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  • Ketchum | SVP Director Ketchum Purpose
  • Kiva | Senior Director of Development, US & Asia
  • KPMG | Senior Manager Sustainability Services
  • Leger | Vice-President Leger Metrics
  • Libro Credit Union | Brand Specialist
  • MBDC | Director of Projects & Sr. Chemist
  • MBDC | President, Certification Services + team
  • Metro Vancouver Regional District | Senior Policy Advisor
  • MFA Design for Social Innovation at SVA | Chair
  • Mitchell Press Ltd. | Technical Marketing Executive, USA
  • Nice and Serious | Co-Founder
  • Nielsen | Director, Global Responsibility & Sustainability
  • NSF International | Strategy Lead
  • NSF International | EVP & CTO + team
  • Nykredit Asset Management | Head of Customer Engagement
  • Pixelis | Chief Sustainable Innovation Officer
  • Porpoise | CEO
  • Porpoise | Marketing and Growth Manager + team
  • Porter Novelli | Executive Vice President and Partner
  • Pure Strategies, Inc. | Managing Director
  • PwC | Global Corporate Responsibility Leader
  • Quantis | Senior Sustainability Consultant
  • RF|Binder | Director
  • Royal Bank of Canada | Director, Community Marketing & Citizenship
  • Royal Bank of Canada | Director, Corporate Citizenship + team
  • Shelton Group | President & CEO
  • Story Money Impact | Executive Producer Good Pitch Vancouver
  • SustainAbility | Executive Director
  • Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, SASB | Technical Director
  • Sustainable Forestry Initiative | Senior VP, Customer Affairs
  • The Boston Consulting Group | GMS Project Coordinator
  • The Carbon Trust | Director
  • thinkPARALLAX | Art Director
  • thinkPARALLAX | CEO + team
  • Thomson Reuters | Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, and Inclusion
  • Upworthy | CMO
  • Vancity | Environmental Sustainability Manager
  • Visa Inc. | Vice President, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
  • Weber Shandwick | Executive Vice President, Global Sustainability

Food and Beverage

Featuring

Company | Title

  • ALDI, Inc. | Corporate Responsibility Manager
  • Almond Board of California | Director of North America
  • Almond Board of California | Senior Specialist, Sustainable Farming Communications + team
  • Annie’s, Inc. | Sustainability Lead
  • Boxed Water Is Better, LLC | Sustainability Specialist
  • Cargill | Sustainability Manager
  • Chick-fil-A | Waste Reduction, Sustainability
  • Chick-fil-A | Sustainability + team
  • Danone | Sustainability Integration Director
  • Danone | SVP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Integration Business + team
  • Driscoll’s | Program Manager – Social and Environmental Impact
  • Driscoll’s | Vice President of Social & Environmental Impact + team
  • HEINEKEN | Global Manager Sustainable Development
  • HEINEKEN | Director, Sustainable Business + team
  • Jackson Family Wines | Director of Sustainability
  • Jackson Family Wines | Associate Brand Manager + team
  • Keurig Canada | VIP of Marketing
  • Keurig Green Mountain | Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Kellogg Company | Associate Director, Sustainability Marketing

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  • KFC Global/Yum! Brands | Senior Associate Manager, Public Affairs
  • Land O’Lakes | Senior Vice President, Sustain
  • Lucky’s Market | Director of Sustainability
  • Mars Wrigley Confectionery | Global Sustainable Sourcing Manager
  • Max Burger AB | CRO & CSO
  • McDonald’s | Sr. Manager, Engagement, Strategy & Innovation
  • MegaFood | VP of Social Impact
  • National Restaurant Association | Sustainability Program Director
  • Nature’s Path Foods | Sr. Specialist, Sustainability and Stewardship
  • Panago | Chief Operating Officer
  • Panera Bread | VP Earned Media
  • PepsiCo | Senior Marketing Manager
  • PepsiCo | VP Global Sustainability + team
  • Pizza Hut | Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
  • Plum Organics | Director, Mission, Strategy & Insights
  • Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Corporate Marketing Communications Manager
  • Starbucks | Project Manager
  • The Hershey Company | Manager, Social Innovation
  • U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance | Senior Project Manager
  • U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance | VP of Strategy and Operations + team

Non Profit/NGO

Featuring

Company | Title

  • Almond Board of California | Director of North America
  • Almond Board of California | Senior Specialist, Sustainable Farming Communications + team
  • American Cleaning Institute | Associate Director, Sustainability Initiatives
  • American Cleaning Institute | VP, Communications & Sustainability Initiatives + team
  • American Forest Foundation | Senior Director, Sustainability Solutions
  • Animal Legal Defense Fund | Project Management Program Director
  • Animal Legal Defense Fund | Pro Bono Director + team
  • Arbor Day Foundation | Manager, Corporate Partnerships
  • Bonneville Environmental Foundation | Chief Development Officer
  • Ceres | Manager
  • Fair Trade USA | Interim Head of CPG
  • Feeding America | Director, Corporate Partnerships
  • Forum for the Future | Principal Change Designer
  • Forum for the Future | CEO + team
  • GlobalGiving | Senior Corporate Partnerships + Product Manager
  • GlobalGiving | Senior Business Partnerships Manager + team
  • GoodWeave International | Chief Communications & Impact Officer
  • GreenBlue | Executive Director
  • GreenBlue | Senior Manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition + team
  • Heifer International | Senior Cause Marketing Specialist
  • Heifer International | Director, Corporate Partnerships + team
  • Net Impact | CEO
  • Salesforce.org | Director, Business Development & Partnerships
  • Salesforce.org | Vice President, Marketing + team
  • Stericycle Environmental Solutions | Director Sustainability and Innovation
  • The Sustainability Consortium | Director of Marketing, Communication and Development
  • U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance | Senior Project Manager
  • U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance | VP of Strategy and Operations + team
  • Water For People | Business Development Manager
  • Wildlife Conservation Society | Manager, Corporate Partnership
  • World Economic Forum | Global Leadership Fellow – Content Lead, Technology Industries
  • World Resources Institute | Global Director, Sustainable Business

Attendee Profile

The Sustainable Brands Community of change-makers shares a passion for purpose and a desire to drive breakthrough sustainability-led brand innovation. People attend from across disciplines and over 75% are influential decision makers who are leading their companies by testing new ideas and adopting new tools.

Brand Strategy
Sustainability
Communications
Design & Innovation

Influential Decision Makers

Multi-Sector Industries

The world’s largest global brands as well as disruptive social entrepreneurs, along with the multitude of solutions providers, suppliers, NGOs, agencies, academics and researchers, investors and other stakeholders come from across multiple industries.

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