Program 

If you have any questions regarding the 2012 Retail Sustainability Conference program below, contact Ben Hobbs, sustainability & retail operations coordinator, at ben.hobbs@rila.org.

 

Session Track Legend:
Marketing & Public Relations
Real Estate & Facilities Management
Merchandising & Sourcing
Environmental Compliance
1:00PM-5:00PM
Retail Sustainability Initiative Meeting
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9:00AM-12:00PM
Tours
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Sustainability 101
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1:00PM-2:15PM
Welcome & Opening General Session
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Robert Moran
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
PetSmart, Inc.
2:45PM-3:45PM
Green Consumer Trends
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Opportunities in Operations Waste Reduction
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Kyle Brekke
Facilities Maintenance Director
jcpenney
Supply Chain Leadership: How to Reduce Costs While Improving Sales, Service, and Sustainability
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Clinton Moloney
Managing Director, Sustainable Business Solutions
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
 
Environmental Compliance Issue Briefs
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4:00PM-5:00PM
General Session: Compliance Panel
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Panel Participants:

David Irey
Deputy District Attorney
California

Grant Nakayama
Partner, Environmental Counseling & Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
 
5:00PM-7:00PM
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
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8:00AM-9:00AM
General Session: Sustainability Leader
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Rebecca Henderson
Professor
Harvard Business School
Rebecca Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, where she has a joint appointment at the Harvard Business School in the General Management and Strategy units and is the Co-Director of the Business and Environment Initiative. Professor Henderson is also a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her work explores how organizations respond to large-scale technological shifts, most recently in regard to energy and the environment. She teaches Leadership and Corporate Accountability and the field study seminar Building Green Businesses in the MBA Program.
9:30AM-11:30AM
Environmental Compliance Roundtable
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Facilitator: John Storlie
Director, Retail Sector Services
The Shaw Group
 
Sitting Down with Developers: How small box retailers and landlords find opportunities in energy and waste reduction
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Product Scorecards and Product Labels
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Trend Towards Transparency in Sourcing: Lacey Act, Conflict Minerals, CA Supply Chain Transparency Act
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11:30AM-1:15PM
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
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Exhibit Hall
1:30PM-2:30PM
Reverse Logistics Roundtable
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General Session: Thought Leader
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Liz Maw
Executive Director
Net Impact
2:45PM-3:45PM
Compliance for E-Commerce
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Mainstream Greening Your Brand
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Energy, Water, and Resource Efficiency in Foreign Factories
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Solar Contracting and Financing
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Aaron Binkley
Director, Sustainability
Prologis
 
Mark Gasper
US Energy Manager
IKEA
4:00PM-5:00PM
Pitching Sustainability to the "C" Suite
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Panel Participants:

Lee Fromson
Vice President, Gear & Apparel
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)
 
Shawn Gensch
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Target
5:00PM-7:00PM
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
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8:00AM-9:00AM
Walgreen's Diverse Distribution Center Workforce
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Randy Lewis
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Walgreens

Walgreen’s Diverse Distribution Center Workforce

Hear the inspiring story of one man’s vision to transform corporate cultures and employment programs to fully include employees with disabilities. As the parent of an autistic child, Lewis wanted a brighter future for his son, one with equal opportunities to succeed. Lewis’ vision is being realized at Walgreens’ newest and most efficiently run distribution center, where nearly 40% of the workforce has a cognitive or physical disability.

9:15AM-10:15AM
Environmental Compliance Considerations When Preparing and Reviewing Contracts
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Using Energy Data
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Paul Hepperla
Vice President of Strategy
Verisae
Retailer & Product Manufacturer Partnerships
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Sustainable Products and Packaging: A Case Study on Contact Lens and a Stakeholder Perspective on Packaging
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10:30AM-11:30AM
Closing Keynote
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