John Hammond Email & Phone Number

Canada

- Coordinated the completion of the Company’s first ESG report- Managed the completion of the Company’s first GHG Protocol report- Developed and manage a corporate-wide Green Team to assist in the completion of environmentally-related projects and fulfill requirements for any sustainability reporting- Facilitate the implementation of best practices within our Guelph facility

- Developed the organizational sustainability strategy, serving as the foundation for the Corporate Sustainability Pillar- Became a member of the Corporate Sustainability Committee

- Working with HR to conduct a corporate-wide sustainability and CSR audit to be packaged together in a new corporate Sustainability Program- Developing a corporate-wide sustainability metric monitoring system using Excel for the following areas: electricity consumption, natural gas consumption, scope 2 emissions, waste, recycling, water consumption, accident frequency, accident severity, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and community involvement- Communicating with global facilities and brands on initiatives currently undertaken and initiatives they wish to implement in the future- Developing other sustainability and CSR projects at the Corporate office: a new recycling program; women empowerment including International Women’s Day; and supply chain processes for certain products- Using the most recent CSR-based EcoVadis assessment to expand on my previous work and help Human Resources finalize a corporate CSR policy- Researching the performances and initiatives of other companies in the electrical industry to help generate a foundation of the Sustainability Program

Guelph

- Applied research and policy analysis to establish the company's levels of sustainability, based on the following areas: products; energy savings program; scope 1 to scope 3 emissions analysis; materiality test; health and safety; and charitable donations and community involvement- Assisted HR in filling out the first Ecovadis assessment and used that information to provide the foundation for a preliminary CSR policy development- Participated in related implementation for improving the factory's health and safety signs - Updated the MSDS database- Practiced assessment, presentation, and consultation skills to present my findings through an internal report and presentation to senior management

Guelph, Ontario

- Used communications and social media skills to create and update the University of Guelph Sustainability Facebook page- Demonstrated stakeholder management skills by keeping the Sustainability Office blog up-to-date and posting educational information- Researched education for sustainability (EfS) characteristicsUsed design skills to create an illustrative inventory of courses that are sustainability-focused and sustainability-related, and is accessible from the University of Guelph Sustainability Office webpage, under the Education tab- Provided analysis on sustainable music festival initiatives and provided input through a policy and program planning proposal to the Hillside Music Festival

Guelph, Ontario

- Undertook several positions including: food runner, host, busser, seater- Worked as part of a team to efficiently clean tables so they can be quickly sat- Developed strong interpersonal skills though customer interactions

Guelph, Ontario

- Assisted the main Gardener with: weeding, mulching, edging, pruning, planting, and garden design

Guelph, Ontario

- Gained experience working in an office setting- Strengthened my multi-tasking skills while juggling several projects: scanning MIPs, filing, using company's database to find invoices, and assisting in designing an organizational method for the MIPs

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Sustainability And Business

Bachelor Of Environmental Studies, Honours Geography And Environmental Management