Speaker Profile

Bob Willard

Founder

Sustainability Advantage

Bob is a leading expert on quantifying and selling the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. He has given over a thousand presentations to corporate, government, university, and NGO audiences. His six books, two DVDs, business case worksheets, and extensive Master Slide Set provide capacity-building resources for sustainability champions.

He previously worked 34 years with IBM Canada, “retiring” in 2000. He serves on the boards of Forum for the Future U.S. and the Future-Fit Foundation, and serves on the B Lab Standards Advisory Council. He was inducted into the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) Hall of Fame in 2011, received a Clean50 award in 2015, and is a three-time winner of a “Best for the World Overall” award for B Corps. He is an ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional and has a Ph.D. in sustainability from the University of Toronto.

His mission is to ensure his three children and three grandchildren’s quality of life is at least as good as he has enjoyed.

Bob Willard's Sessions