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Co-founder and Principal of Pure Strategies. Works with companies and public agencies to promote environmental and social sustainability — including initiatives on sustainability strategy, sustainable chemical programs, and climate strategy. Projects have included support for brands and retailers in building safer-chemicals programs for consumer products, an OSHA training program on reduction of hazardous chemicals in workplaces and assisting companies in using Chemical Footprint Project tools to guide and assess progress in sustainable chemistry. To support consumer product companies just starting on chemicals management issues, authored Sustainable Chemicals Management Software: A Pure Strategies Review of Tools for Managing Chemicals in Products. Have also supported development of climate and emission-trading strategies for companies and government agencies and led a Congressionally-mandated study evaluating the effectiveness of EPA and state emissions trading programs. Current and former clients include Ahold Delhaize, Best Buy, Consumer Technology Association, OSHA, Radio Flyer, TJX, USEPA, and Walmart. Appointed by EPA’s Administrators to serve three terms on EPA’s National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, contributed to Council recommendations to broaden EPA’s roles in science education, citizen science projects to engage communities in environmental sustainability, and technical collaboration to support beyond-compliance supply chain sustainability initiatives. Prior to consulting, spent a decade working on environmental, energy and public health legislation on House and Senate Congressional staff and worked for EPA’s Policy Office on development of emissions trading programs.Specialties: Sustainability strategy & positioning; certified verifier for the Chemical Footprint Project

Listed skills include Sustainability, Environmental Awareness, Carbon Footprinting, Corporate Social Responsibility, and 29 others.