This is the latest complete program and speaker list. A couple of changes still have to be made - adding speakers to Green Communications, moving a session around, switching Brad Ack to another spot. If you see a spelling or punctuation error let me know but no more editing is permitted. We will have an on site directory with all the sponsors and room locations, attendees, etc.

1. August 17 19, 2009
Hyatt Regency • San Francisco, California
DIRECTORY
Developed in Cooperation with
California Grocers Association Educational Foundation

2. Summit Agenda at-a-Glance Welcome to FMI’s Food Industry
Sunday, August 16
Sustainability Summit!
(committee pre-summit meetings)
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sustainable Seafood Group We are excited to have you with us and welcome your
(committee members only) ideas and feedback as you experience the meetings,
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Sustainability Leadership Committee social events and camaraderie over the next few days.
Meeting (committee members only)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Leadership Committee We have more than 90 speakers! In the interest of being
and Supplier Council Meeting environmentally sensitive, we’ve provided you with a flash
(committee members only) drive pre-loaded with the program, attendee list and some
of the research and handouts that were provided in
Monday, August 17 advance. All the presentations will be posted for free
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open download for attendees on FMI’s website after the summit.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sustainable Packaging Coalition www.fmi.org/sustainability/
Seminar (pre-registration required)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sustainable Seafood Group FMI gratefully recognizes our generous sponsors. The
(committee members only) passion and commitment of these companies in helping
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Leadership Committee and our industry “move forward faster” is clearly reflected in
Stakeholder Advisory Council their progressive actions on behalf of our consumers and
(committee members only) the environment, and continues to be reflected in their
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sustainability Showcase Preview healthy bottom-lines.
1:00 PM – 5:45 PM Official Summit Opening and Sessions
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Sustainability Showcase Break Sincerely,
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Welcome Reception FMI’s Sustainability Leadership Committee
Tuesday, August 18
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Idea Exchange Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM General Session Bob Garrity (Outgoing Chair)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Sustainability Showcase Break Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Concurrent Workshops Giant Eagle, Inc.
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch and EPA GreenChill Awards
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Concurrent Workshops
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Sustainability Showcase Break
3:15 PM – 5:30 PM Supply Chain Super Session
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Reception David Smith (Incoming Chair)
Vice President, Retail Strategy
Wednesday, August 19 Sobeys Inc.
7:00 PM – 12:00 PM Registration Open
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast and Global Climate Change
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Concurrent Workshops
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Sustainability Showcase Break
10:15 AM –1:00 PM General Session Jeanne von Zastrow
1:00 PM Summit Adjourns Senior Director, Sustainability and Industry Relations
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Sustainability Leadership Committee Food Marketing Institute
Meeting (committee members only)
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3. In Recognition and Appreciation OCEAN LEVEL
of Our Summit Sponsors
PLANET LEVEL
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
OZONE LEVEL CONTINENT LEVEL
EcoUnit
Fibre Box Association
Seafood Choices Alliance
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
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4. Summit Agenda 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sustainable Seafood Working
Group Meeting (committee members only)
GOLDEN GATE ROOM
Pre Summit Committee Meetings
Sunday, August 16 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM MARINA ROOM
Sustainability Leadership Committee
and Stakeholder Advisory Council
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM MARINA ROOM
(Committee and Council members only)
Sustainable Seafood Working Group
Meeting on Traceability in Partnership
with the Seafood Choices Alliance
11:00 AM
Official Summit Program begins
(Committee members only)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM BAYVIEW B
11:00 AM –1:00 PM PACIFIC CONCOURSE
Sustainability Showcase Preview
Sustainability Leadership
Information and Exhibits
Committee Meeting
Welcome Refreshments Sponsored by:
(Committee members only)
BaselineUS Operations
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM BAYVIEW B
1:00 PM – 5:45 PM GRAND BALLROOM
Sustainability Leadership Committee
Opening Sessions of 2009
and Supplier Council Meeting
Sustainability Summit
(Committee members only)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Welcome and Summit Overview
Committee Wine & Cheese Reception
Hosted by REMIS AMERICA Leslie G. Sarasin, Esq., CAE
President and Chief Executive Officer
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Food Marketing Institute
Sustainable Seafood Working Group Dinner
Bob Garrity
Hosted by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
FMI’s Sustainability Leadership Committee Chairman
(Committee members only)
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
Giant Eagle, Inc.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sustainability Leadership Committee
Members Dinner
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Opening Keynote: Five Bubbles
Hosted by SureHarvest
Bursting = One Smart Way to Prevent,
(Committee members only)
Survive or Prosper from Global Crises
Sponsored by: Green Energy Sustainable Agreements
Monday, August 17 Bill Shireman
President and CEO
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM GRAND FOYER Future 500
Registration Open The financial sector isn’t the only bubble that can burst.
Global population has tripled in the past 100 years and
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM SEACLIFF D will top 9 billion by 2050. Fossil fuels are being burned
Sustainable Packaging Coalition five times faster than nature and the atmosphere can
Sponsored Workshop replenish them. In the U.S., our social safety nets – to
(Open to all by pre-registration only) provide for our security and health as we age – will be
bankrupt in a generation if we don’t do something. In
these ways and others, we are living well beyond our
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5. means. This session unveils how business, government 3:45 PM – 5:45 PM GRAND BALLROOM
and NGOs can come together as leaders, partners and Sustainability and the Fusion
stewards to embrace the principles of smart growth and of Personal and Planetary Health
leading to a new pathway of innovative, technologically An interactive dialogue among experts as they discuss
advanced and people-centered economy that offers questions everyone – from consumers to CEO’s – are
prosperity – and not just for the world’s richest 600 asking about sustainability. This panel highlights results
million, but for the other six billion as well, initiating a of the latest consumer and industry trends research
diverse culture that is sustainable for the long term. focusing on emerging green consumers and the
evolving priorities and actions from the industry
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM responding to the sustainability tidal wave. (Featuring
Interactive Leadership and Industry Natural Marketing Institute 2009 LOHAS Report, The
Response Panel Coca Cola Retailing Research Council Report on
Movers, shakers and pioneers from some of the food Sustainability, The Grocery Manufacturers/Deloitte
industry’s most respected companies will participate in Green Shopper Report).
an interactive dialogue about how their companies are
developing the strategy, policies and talent to respond Scott Bearse
to the 5 global challenges. Retail Store Operations Lead and Director
Consumer and Industry Products Division
Moderator: Deloitte Consulting LLP
Bill Shireman
President and CEO Bill Bishop
Future 500 Chairman
Willard Bishop LLC
Response Panel:
Marie David Linda Povey
Director, Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Vice President, Strategic Solutions
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Natural Marketing Institute
Bob Garrity Jhana Senxian
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability President
Giant Eagle, Inc. Sustainability Guild
Harriet Hentges 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PACIFIC CONCOURSE
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility Welcome Reception
and Sustainability Sponsored by: General Mills, Inc.
Ahold USA Beverages sponsored by: Anhueser-Busch, Inc.
Gene Kahn
Global Sustainability Officer
General Mills, Inc. Tuesday, August 18
Judah Schiller
Executive Vice President and Co-Founder
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM GRAND FOYER
Registration Open
Saatchi and Saatchi S
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM PACIFIC CONCOURSE
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM PACIFIC CONCOURSE
Idea Exchange Breakfast
Networking Break and
and Sustainability Showcase
Sustainability Showcase
Sponsored by: Kellogg Company
Sponsored by: Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to connect
with your peers and engage on topics of greatest
interest to you.
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6. 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM GRAND BALLROOM Katharine Maroney
General Session Partner
Ecos Corporation LLC
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Marc Mondor
Keynote: From Here to Sustainability Principal
The Profits and Pitfalls of Green Business evolve environment::architecture
Strategies in a Struggling Economy
Sponsored by: JohnsonDiversey, Inc. Kai Robertson
Director, Business and Industry, Food and Agriculture
Welcome: Ronald Fong World Wildlife Fund US
President and CEO
California Grocers Association Minor Sinclair
Director, U.S. Regional Office
Keynote: Joel Makower OxFam America
Founder and Executive Editor
GreenBiz.com 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PACIFIC CONCOURSE
Hear how leading companies inside and outside the Break and Sustainability Showcase
food industry are integrating environmental thinking into Sponsored by: Verisae, Inc.
their operations in a way that creates lasting business
value. But it’s not easy being green. One key challenge 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
facing companies is the lack of an answer to the simple CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
question, “How good is ‘good enough’ when it comes to (select one, workshops are not repeated)
being a responsible business?” There are few TA1 BAYVIEW A
standards and little agreement among stakeholders Effectively Communicate
about what it means to be green, or even “good.” Green Initiatives
Understand and address the challenges and More companies are exploring ways to engage their
opportunities and envision how the marketplace of the customers and communities on environmental issues.
future may challenge “business as usual.” As sustainability becomes mainstream, consumers are
more skeptical about green claims and the potential for
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM greenwashing. Learn from powerful case studies and
What’s Over The Horizon and see tangible solutions for retailers and suppliers to
How Can We Be Ready? effectively: communicate green initiatives, promote
Members of FMI’s newly formed Stakeholder Advisory transparency, engage internal and external audiences,
Council on Sustainability discuss the top issues they win market share, improve loyalty, rise about the
expect to command attention in the future. Some topics greenwashing, and be publicly recognized for inspiring
include climate change, packaging, agriculture, fresh progress. Hear about innovative solutions that remove
water, seafood, waste, recycling, green buildings, safety the chaos and finally give meaning to the word green.
and social equity in sourcing.
Tiger Beaudion
Anne Bedarf Founder and Vice President, Marketing
Project Manager EcoBonus
Sustainable Packaging Coalition BI Worldwide
Michele Halsell Mike Erlandson
Managing Director Vice President, Government Affairs
Applied Sustainability Center SUPERVALU INC.
University of Arkansas
Mark Hardy
Jonathan Kaplan Chief Operating Officer
Senior Policy Specialist Earthsense.com
Natural Resources Defense Council
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7. Mitch Hedlund grocer as they respond to skyrocketing consumer
President and CEO demand for locally grown and produced products. The
UPonGREEN panel features innovative new strategies, hurdles to
prepare for and demonstrated best practices.
Jan Wikman
Vice President, Sales and Operations Mike Faupel
EcoBonus and Greencentives Program Manager
BI Worldwide Applied Sustainability Center
University of Arkansas
TA2 BAYVIEW B
Tom Gillpatrick, Ph.D
Recycling, Composting, Waste
Juan Young Professor of Marketing
Reduction Trends and Innovations
Executive Director, Food Industry Leadership Center
This session focuses on key issues, trends and success
Portland State University
stories surrounding waste reduction, recycling and
consumer involvement in supermarket environmental Darlene Knipe
initiatives. Get the latest update on public concern for Extension Specialist, Marketing and Business
packaging and learn new methods for handling plastic Development
bags and bottles. Hear creative thinking for reusable University of Illinois
bags, recycling most everything at stores and
David Lively
distribution centers. Gain practical, innovative waste
Marketing Director
management ideas from proactive retailers and
The Organically Grown Company
recycling industry experts, including cutting-edge
recycling strategies, “zero waste” expense reduction
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concepts, and new at-store composting technologies.
Sustainable Packing – Emerging
This workshop will be fast paced, packed with fresh
Innovations and The New Global
new ideas and open for questions.
Packaging Initiative
Moderator: Over-packaging is one of consumers’ biggest concerns
Ted Brown regarding sustainability. Learn how leading companies
Principal are innovating to reduce and reinvent more sustainable
Brown Sustainability Solutions packaging choices. Hear about the voluntary global
industry initiative that is developing goals and metrics
Panelists:
with the cooperation of members from four global
Walter Kraus
associations, FMI, GMA, CIES and AIM.
Senior Director, Environmental Affairs
Loblaw Companies Limited Mark Brodeur
Director, Sustainability North America
Sam Miller
Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Vice President, Recycling
Enviro-Log Recycling, Inc. Katherine O’Dea
Senior Fellow
Kent Ragen
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Chief Executive Officer
EcoUnit David Stanton
Director, North American Retail
TA3 MARINA Natureworks LLC
The Local Connection: Achieving
Jason Wadsworth
Advantage by Building Your Local
Sustainability Specialist/Consumer Affairs
Supply Chain Network
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
This session highlights successful local sourcing
partnerships across the supply chain from grower to
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8. TA5 SEACLIFF CD Award Presentation:
Supermarket Super Heroes – Kicking Global Keilly Witman
Warming in the…Refrigeration Section U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Welcome to the exciting new age of government and
business collaboration! The green revolution has 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
spawned numerous government voluntary partnerships, CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
and this session focuses on two of them. The
TP1 SEACLIFF CD
Department of Energy’s Retailer Energy Alliance and the
Supermarket Super Heroes –
Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced
Kicking Global Warming in the…
Refrigeration Partnership are joining forces to better
Refrigeration Section
help the supermarket industry attack global warming in
Welcome to the exciting new age of government and
the refrigeration section. What can they do for you? The
business collaboration! The green revolution has
potential environmental and financial benefits to the
spawned numerous government voluntary partnerships,
industry are impressive. For instance, if the entire
and this session focuses on two of them. The
supermarket industry reduced refrigerant emissions just
Department of Energy’s Retailer Energy Alliance and the
down to the GreenChill Partner average (13.7%), the
Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Advanced
industry would save 20 million metric tons of CO2
Refrigeration Partnership are joining forces to better
equivalent and almost $97 million every year. GreenChill,
help the supermarket industry attack global warming in
the Retailer Energy Alliance, and some of their industry
the refrigeration section. What can they do for you? The
partners will outline how we can all work together to
potential environmental and financial benefits to the
improve the environment and your bottom-line.
industry are impressive. For instance, if the entire
Drury B. Crawley supermarket industry reduced refrigerant emissions just
Team Lead, Commercial Buildings down to the GreenChill Partner average (13.7%), the
Office of Building Technologies industry would save 20 million metric tons of CO2
U.S. Department of Energy equivalent and almost $97 million every year. GreenChill,
the Retailer Energy Alliance, and some of their industry
Bill Johnson
partners will outline how we can all work together to
President and CEO
improve the environment and your bottom-line.
Hill PHOENIX
Drury B. Crawley
Tom McIntyre
Team Lead, Commercial Buildings
Director, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship
Office of Building Technologies
SUPERVALU INC.
U.S. Department of Energy
Wayne Rosa
Bill Johnson
Strategic Sourcing Manager, Energy and Maintenance
President and CEO
Food Lion, LLC
Hill PHOENIX
Keilly Witman
Tom McIntyre
GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
Director, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship
Stratospheric Protection Division
SUPERVALU INC.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wayne Rosa
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM GRAND BALLROOM Strategic Sourcing Manager, Energy and Maintenance
Lunch and EPA GreenChill Awards Food Lion, LLC
Welcome: Keilly Witman
Bill Johnson GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
President and CEO Stratospheric Protection Division
Hill PHOENIX U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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9. TP2 MARINA Moderator:
Navigating the Sustainable Seafood Suzanne Forbes
Waters – Future Trends and How To Prepare Environmental Affairs Administrator
Identify and explore some of the key issues and Wakefern Food Corporation
opportunities that are on the horizon for the seafood
Panelists:
industry. We’ll discuss how environmental changes,
Bruce Karas
NGO activities, and industry commitments will impact
Director, Sustainability, Environmental and Safety
the sustainability of wild fisheries and fish farms. Gain a
Coca-Cola North America
better understanding of these issues and ideas and
resources to help your sustainable seafood program Katharine Maroney
increase in success and value for your company. Partner
Ecos Corporation LLC
Brad Ack
Regional Director, Americas Kai Robertson
Marine Stewardship Council Director, Business and Industry, Food and Agriculture
World Wildlife Fund US
Teresa Ish
President
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Ku’ula Kai Consulting
Moving From Best Practices
Susan Jackson to Standards and Metrics
President A number of ambitious sustainability initiatives have
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation launched over the last year, promising a wide array of
sustainability metrics, standards and incentives with the
Dick Jones
ultimate goal of delivering sustainability across the
US Operations Director
whole value chain. Meet participants from the
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops, The Keystone
Chris Lischewski Center and Dairy Management Institute for a snapshot
President and CEO of some of the efforts underway and learn how these
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC new initiatives can help your company find cost
reduction opportunities, reduce risks, document
TP3 SEACLIFF AB accomplishments in advancing sustainability goals and
The Art of Developing Successful forge closer partnerships with your suppliers and
Business and NGO Partnerships relevant advocacy groups.
Our world has changed. Outside groups – including
Jeff Dlott
consumers, advocacy groups, local charitable
President
organizations, law enforcement and others are
SureHarvest
increasingly important potential business partners – or
risks – as you mature in your sustainability strategy. Rick Naczi
Advocacy groups (NGOs like Environmental Defense, Executive Vice President, Strategic Insights and
World Wildlife Fund and Greepeace) are currently the Evaluation
most trusted source of information by consumers Dairy Management, Inc.
according to the World Economic Forum. How do you
Mike Smith
approach this emerging partnership trend? How do you
Director, Real Estate and Sustainability
evaluate which groups are strategically important to
Hy-Vee, Inc.
you? Hear from our experts on what works, what
doesn’t and how to succeed. Sarah Stokes Alexander
Director, Sustainability and Leadership Programs
The Keystone Center
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10. TP5 BAYVIEW B 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Do Chemicals Get a Bad Rap? Emerging Greening the Supply Chain – Case studies
Tools to Help You Protect Your Consumers, in Sustainable Procurement for Retail
Employees and Your Bottom-Line Sustainability is being built into the supply chain from
Do you know what chemicals are in the products you the ground up by innovators who will share their stories
use to maintain your stores or put on your shelves? They of how triple bottom line approaches are applied at
may be harmful to workers, your customers, or the different points along the value chain. In this session
environment. Consumers are becoming ever more you will hear from growers, processors, distributors and
conscious about the chemicals in the products they buy. packagers who have learned new ways of thinking in
Workers want to know more about the chemicals in the order to build successful, compelling brands with
products they use to maintain your stores. Chemical integrity in the sustainability marketplace. Hear about
issues can quickly turn the best sustainability program how products are being “reengineered” by industry
into a public relations nightmare and quickly destroy leaders with enhanced social, environmental and
your reputation as an environmental and social leader. financial values. We will share how the ideas become
Get the information and tools to make sustainable products, what partnerships were required, how they
choices for you, your workers and your customers. work, and barriers that needed to be overcome for retail
Learn how retailers such as Wal-Mart tackled these success. Get new ideas to accelerate comprehensive
complicated issues using emerging tools that can take sustainability supply tactics for your company.
the guess work out of identifying chemical risks and
delivering greener chemistry with bottom-line results. Bud Floyd
Get insight from JohnsonDiversey on the trends and Vice President, Marketing - Sourcing Division
drivers for more green chemistry and products. Lower C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
your compliance risks and reduce your costs by Humberto Garcia
working with your suppliers and creating chemical use Senior Packaging Manager, Ice Cream and Beverages
management policies you can enhance sustainability. Unilever
Kieran Callahan Diane Holdorf
Director, Business Development Vice President, Environmental Stewardship,
WERCS Professional Services Health and Safety
Ashley Carlson Kellogg Company
Director, Retail Outreach Karen Karp
American Chemistry Council Director, Business Innovation
Daniel Daggett, Ph.D. The Sustainable Food Lab
Manager, Corporate Sustainability Gord Kurbis
JohnsonDiversey, Inc. Director, Environment
George Parmenter Pulse Canada
Corporate Responsibility Manager
Hannaford Bros. Co. 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Sustainable Supply Chains – Expanding
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM PACIFIC CONCOURSE Performance Verification to Integrate Labor
Break and Sustainability Showcase and Environmental Standards and Define
Sponsored by: SunOptics Leverage Opportunities
Anticipating the not-too-distant future when retailers
3:15 PM – 5:30 PM GRAND BALLROOM will be accountable for their supply chains in much
General Session – Two Supply Chain greater dimensions beyond food safety to include fair
Super Sessions labor practices and environmental impact, this session
will overview current and in-development global food
industry initiatives. It will also provide insights on how
Workshop Codes TP1-5: Tuesday Afternoon Workshops 1-5 other industries, such as apparel (initiated by the
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11. “sweat shops” issues) and computers/electronics have Wednesday, August 19
dealt with these issues and opportunities. There are
many divergent initiatives underway across supply 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM GRAND FOYER
chains globally. Stories of factories being audited 30 Registration Open
times per year (by each customer with proprietary
requirements) have become all too common – which 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM GRAND BALLROOM
adds costs for everyone and delays real performance Breakfast Session on
progress. There is an opportunity to define a Global Climate Change
comprehensive, collaborative vision that treats these Sponsored by: Green Energy Sustainable Agreements
issues rightly as non-competitive, to drive out costs and Climate change and its impacts are indisputable and
accelerate the sustainability “journey”. governments around the world are taking action to
Bonnie Nixon reduce greenhouse gasses. The Obama Administration,
Director, Environmental Sustainability states and localities are advancing new legislation and
Hewlett-Packard regulations that could have a dramatic impact on your
bottom-line. How does understanding the global picture
Art Smith help you prepare? How will developing your strategy
Chief Executive Officer well in advance provide you with a competitive
GS1 Canada advantage in the marketplace? What is happening right
David Smith now in Washington, and what are the risks and benefits
Vice President, Retail Strategies to your business?
Sobeys, Inc. Bob Garrity
Gary Smith Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
Technical Director, SQF Giant Eagle, Inc.
Food Marketing Institute Andy Harig
Tom Smith Director, Government Relations
Marketing Manager Food Marketing Institute
Sedex (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) Paul Hepperla
Marianne Voss Director, Energy Services
Executive Director Verisae, Inc.
Fair Factories Clearinghouse Tom McIntyre
Director, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PACIFIC CONCOURSE SUPERVALU INC.
Networking Reception
Sponsored by: WhiteWave Foods Company 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
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Energy Innovations Enabling Reductions in
Green House Gasses – Some Tools to Help
(including FMI’s NEW Carbon 101 Toolkit)
Learn the most exciting innovations in energy options
and how retailers are evaluating, identifying and
implementing new systems to enhance their competitive
edge in business and with government regulators. What
are some of the basic tools available to companies to
calculate and benchmark where you are now and in the
Workshop Codes WA1-4: Wednesday Morning Workshops 1-4
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12. future as you evolve your energy program and develop Kathy Larson
goals to document your progress? Vice President, Sustainability
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Paul Hepperla
Director, Energy Services Alex Morgan
Verisae, Inc. Business Development Manger
Sustainable Agriculture Division
Matthew Holtry
Rainforest Alliance
Author
FMI’s Carbon 101 Toolkit
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Tom McIntyre The What, Why and How: Strategies,
Director, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Guidelines and NEW Tools for
SUPERVALU INC. Communicating Your Seafood Sustainability
Initiatives
Richard Young
Most people just don’t understand what sustainable
Senior Engineer/Director of Education
seafood is or why it is important, or how or where to go
Food Service Technology Center
for answers. We have a responsibility to educate and
Fisher-Nickel, Inc.
communicate about this increasingly important issue to
all our constituents – our suppliers, our employees and
WA2 BAYVIEW B
management team AND our customers. This workshop
Socially Responsible Sourcing –
will help you
What, Why and How It Adds to the Triple
• Educate employees and empower them to
Bottom-Line for Visionary Companies
communicate to customers with facts and tools.
As global population growth creates increasing
• Build customer awareness and help encourage them
competition for products and resources, the developed
toward sustainable seafood purchases.
world becomes increasingly aware of inequality,
• Showcase a new FMI resource, the Sustainable
poverty and the education challenges of developing
Seafood 101.
countries. We are seeing a greater focus by consumers
• Help overcome and resolve resistance from
on the relevance of incorporating messaging, standards
management, employees and customers
and initiatives that showcase products which support
social and economic justice for workers who grow or Nadine Bartholomew
make them. New research documents that even in Business Outreach and Development Manager
economically challenging times, consumers are Seafood Choices Alliance
increasing their purchases of products they feel are
Jeanne Colleluori
made, sourced or sold by socially responsible
Communications and Media Specialist
companies. Hear impressive stories of how some
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
companies have implemented creative and often
seemingly risky social responsibility initiatives and have Heather Tausig
been significantly rewarded in many different ways, Associate Vice President, Conservation
including their bottom-lines. New England Aquarium
Ellen Feeney Tracy Taylor
Vice President, Responsible Livelihood Senior Buyer
WhiteWave Foods Company Ahold USA, Inc.
Harriet Hentges
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and
Sustainability
Ahold USA, Inc.
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13. WA4 SEACLIFF CD footprint as we see increasing concern from
Inside/Out –The Complete Green governments, companies, and activists on escalating
Retail Design Story – A Journey from the demand that threatens to outstrip supplies.
Neighborhood to the Store to the Shelf
Bruce Karas
This session demonstrates how all consumer touch
Director, Sustainability, Environmental and Safety
points combine to communicate that green strategies
Coca-Cola North America
are about innovative thinking in addition to protecting
the environment. Conscientious consumers are Bill McDonnell
redefining value around price, performance, purpose Senior Resource Specialist
and participation. As a result, more retailers are Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
connecting brand to sustainability in an integrated way. (MWD)
In the best examples, that plays out through brand,
Kai Robertson
promotion, building, interior environment, product,
Director, Business and Industry, Food and Agriculture
packaging, and more.
World Wildlife Fund US
Mitch Baranowski
Peter Williams
Founding Partner
IBM Distinguished Engineer
BBMG
Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations
Jackie DeLise IBM
Vice President
Zunda Group, LLC 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
From the Checkout to the C-Suite to the
Kevin Foster O’Donnell
Consumer – How Leading Companies Are
Founder
Embedding Sustainability Into Their
thread collaborative and 2029 Productions
Cultures
Bill Sweet Many companies are now well beyond Sustainability
Vice President, Engineering and Construction 101 and are effectively integrating sustainability into the
Price Chopper Supermarkets core and culture of their business. They are integrating
sustainability in such a way that it becomes part of
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM PACIFIC CONCOURSE employee and officers annual performance objectives,
Break and Sustainability Showcase recognition and reward systems. These companies
Sponsored by: Emerson Climate have more success as they look to attract, train and
Technologies – Retail Solutions develop new leadership. These new leaders tend to be
personally and professionally passionate about
10:15 AM – 1:00 PM GRAND BALLROOM sustainability. Learn how to duplicate these efforts to
General Session increase the momentum in your own company.
Wes Bean
10:15 AM – 11:15 PM Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
WATER – Blue is the NEW Green!
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to face
water shortages by 2025. Since 1950 our world Scott Buehler
population has doubled - but water use has tripled! This Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development
session will focus on what we can expect globally in Buehler Food Markets, Inc.
terms of water demand and supplies, what is coming on
Michael Hewett
potential government policy that will impact everyone,
Manager, Environmental Services
and how businesses are addressing water issues from
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
innovations to conservation and new technology.
Although sustainability has often been focused on your
carbon footprint, a critical issue will be your water
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14. Judah Schiller
Executive Vice President and Co-Founder
Saatchi and Saatchi S
SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE
David Smith
Vice President, Retail Strategies Pacific Concourse
Sobeys Inc. American Chemistry Council
Anhueser-Busch, Inc.
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM
Summit Wrap-Up and Applied Sustainability Center
Challenge to Attendees BaselineUS Operations
David Smith Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Vice President, Retail Strategy Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Sobeys Inc.
DuPont
Jeanne von Zastrow EcoUnit
Senior Director, Sustainability and Industry Relations
Food Marketing Institute Emerson Climate Technologies - Retail Solutions
Environmental Protection Agency
1:00 PM Fibre Box Association
Summit Adjourns
Food Alliance
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MARINA ROOM Green Energy Sustainable Agreements
Sustainability Leadership
Hill PHOENIX
Committee Meeting
(Committee members only) iGPS - Intelligent Global Pooling Systems
JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
Kellogg Company
Marine Stewardship Council
Morrill Motors
Oxfam America
PAX Streamline
REMIS AMERICA
StrongPak, a Stericycle company
SunOptics
SureHarvest
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Verisae, Inc.
World Wildlife Fund
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
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15. SUMMIT LEADERSHIP Suzanne Forbes
Environmental Affairs Administrator
Wakefern Food Corporation
FMI Sustainability Leadership Committee Kate Heiny
Mission: To help FMI identify and address priority issues Sustainability Manager
and to develop resources and tools to help the food Target Corporation
industry create, embrace and implement sound
sustainable business practices that promote the Megan Hellstedt
environment, society and the bottom-line. This group Director, Social Responsibility
works to accomplish things on behalf of the entire industry Hannaford Bros. Co.
that individual companies can not do alone.
Harriet Hentges
David Y. Smith Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and
(Incoming Chair, 2009-2011) Sustainability
Vice President, Retail Strategy Ahold USA
Sobeys Inc.
Michael Hewett
Bob Garrity Manager, Environmental Services
(Outgoing Chair, 2006-2009) Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
Giant Eagle, Inc. Scott Hollar
Corporate Responsibility Manager
Tom J. McIntyre (Vice-Chair, Operations) Food Lion, LLC
Director, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship
SUPERVALU INC. Harrison Horning
Director, Facilities and Energy
Wesley Bean Hannaford Bros. Co.
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Bea James
Senior Manager, Organic and Natural and HBC Programs
Scott Buehler Lund Food Holdings, Inc.
Vice President, Real Estate and
Store Development Walter Kraus
Buehler Food Markets, Inc. Senior Director, Environmental Affairs
Loblaw Companies Limited
Jerry Buligan
Director, Risk Management and Corporate Responsibility Peter Larkin
Longo’s Brothers Fruit Markets, Inc. Representative
Save Mart Supermarkets and Unified Grocers, Inc.
Jeanne Colleluori
Communications and Media Specialist Karen Meleta
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Vice President, Consumer and Corporate
Communications
Brendon Cull Wakefern Food Corporation
Director, Government Relations
The Kroger Co.
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16. Marsha B. Miller FMI Sustainability Supplier Advisory Council
Director, Organizational Development and Training Mission: To develop and strengthen engagement and
Unified Grocers, Inc. collaboration throughout the supply chain on social and
environmental sustainability issues and initiatives.
Linda Nordgren
Group Vice President, Strategic Sourcing – Gene Kahn (Chair)
Supply Chain Strategies Global Sustainability Officer
Safeway Inc. General Mills, Inc.
George Parmenter Betsy Cohen
Corporate Responsibility Manager Vice President
Hannaford Bros. Co. Nestlé S.A.
Ellen Feeney
Dawn Reeves
Vice President, Responsible Livelihood
Manager, Environmental Sustainability
WhiteWave Foods Company
Harris Teeter, Inc.
Jeff Foote
Sandy Sandahl Director, Environmental Programs
Senior Manager, Refrigeration Engineering Coca-Cola North America
Target Corporation
Diane Holdorf
Michael A. Smith Vice President, Environmental Stewardship,
Director, Real Estate and Sustainability Health and Safety
Hy-Vee, Inc. Kellogg Company
William R. Sweet Robert J. Israel, Ph.D.
Vice President, Engineering and Construction Vice President, Global Environmental
Price Chopper Supermarkets Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs
JohnsonDiversey Inc.
Joanie Taylor
Director, Consumer Affairs and Community Relations Kathy Larson
Schnuck Markets, Inc. Vice President, Sustainability
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Jason Wadsworth
Sustainability Specialist / Consumer Affairs Christopher Lischewski
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. President and CEO
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
Jeanne von Zastrow
Scott Martin
Senior Director, Sustainability and Industry Relations
Director, Sustainable Technologies
Food Marketing Institute Hill PHOENIX
Eric Ostern
Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility
and Community Relations
Unilever
David Rappaport
Senior Director, Corporate Consciousness
Seventh Generation, Inc.
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17. FMI Stakeholder Advisory Council Richard Castle
Mission: A unique group of NGOs and Academics whose Director, Seafood
role is to share ideas and expertise with the Sustainability Giant Eagle, Inc.
Leadership Committee and FMI regarding emerging and
current issues as well as provide input on the Jeanne Colleluori
development of new industry tools and resources. Communications and Media Specialist
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Kai Robertson (Chair)
Director, Business and Industry, Food and Agriculture Brendon Cull
World Wildlife Fund US Director, Government Relations
The Kroger Co.
Michele Halsell
Managing Director Matt Dougan
Applied Sustainability Center Vice President, Sales and Marketing
University of Arkansas Perishable Distributors of Iowa, Ltd.
Anne Johnson Cathy East
Director Group Director, Perishables
Sustainable Packaging Coalition Safeway Inc.
Jonathan Kaplan Jill Elias
Senior Policy Specialist Director, Seafood
Natural Resources Defense Council Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Marc Mondor Mike Erlandson
Principal Vice President, Government Affairs
evolve environment::architecture SUPERVALU INC.
Minor Sinclair Suzanne Forbes
Director, U.S. Regional Office Environmental Affairs Administrator
Oxfam America Wakefern Food Corporation
Philip Gadsden
FMI Sustainable Seafood Working Group Director, Seafood Merchandising
Mission: This group’s goal is to engage individuals and Harris Teeter, Inc.
companies with expertise to help our industry address
sustainable seafood issues in a proactive and positive Phil Gibson
way. The group works to accomplish things for the Group Director, Seafood Merchandising
industry that individual companies can’t do alone. Safeway Inc.
Tracy Taylor (Chair) Mona Golub
Senior Buyer Vice President, Public Relations and Consumer Services
Ahold USA, Inc. Price Chopper Supermarkets
Sherry Casey
Senior Director, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs
Loblaw Brands Limited
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18. Terry Harriman
Associate
Hannaford Bros. Co
Thanks and Recognition
We’d like to acknowledge some outstanding organizations
Sharon Inch and individuals whose support was invaluable in
Merchang, Meat and Seafood developing our summit program this year.
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores
Tom Linnemann Nadine Bartholomew, Seafood Choices Alliance
Buyer, Fresh Meat and Seafood
Ted Brown, Brown Sustainability Solutions
Target Corporation
FMI Sustainability Leadership Committee
Michael Loftus California Grocers Association Educational Foundation
Director, Meat and Seafood
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores Tom Gillpatrick, Portland State University
Karen Karp, Sustainable Food Lab
Shawn McMurter Joel Makower, GreenBiz.com
Director, Meat and Seafood, National Procurement
Sobeys Inc Katharine Maroney, ECOS Corporation LLC
Kai Robertson, World Wildlife Fund
Michael Monahan
Buyer, Frozen Meat and Seafood Bill Shireman, Future 500
Target Corporation Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Keilly Witman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Scott Negro
Category Manager, Seafood Department
Price Chopper Supermarkets
Geatano Pizzuti
Category Manager, Seafood
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
David Y. Smith FMI and the Sustainability Leadership
Vice President, Retail Strategy Committee express great appreciation to
Sobeys Inc.
Bob Garrity, our outgoing chairman for his
Joanie Taylor incredible commitment and leadership
Director, Consumer Affairs and Community Relations since the launch of the Sustainability
Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Initiative in March 2006. Bob has served
Frank N. Thurlow, Jr. tirelessly and his vision and expertise have
Director, Meat and Seafood Sales
helped move our entire food industry
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
forward faster with understanding and
Denise Webster implementing sustainable business
Supplier Standards and Policy Manager
Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market practices. His leadership has fostered new
areas of stakeholder collaboration we never
Jeanne von Zastrow thought possible. Thanks, Bob!
Senior Director, Sustainability and Industry Relations
Food Marketing Institute
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19. FMI SUSTAINABILITY STARTER KIT FMI ANTITRUST STATEMENT
$100 off for Summit attendees FMI believes strongly in competition. Our antitrust laws
Limited Time Only are the rules under which our competitive system
operates. It is FMI’s policy to comply in all respects with
the antitrust laws.
FMI has developed a valuable tool to help
Association meetings or workshops by their very nature
companies understand how to develop bring competitors together. It is expected that all member
and implement sustainability strategies. representatives involved in FMI activities, as well as FMI
As a summit special, the FMI Sustainability consultants and other participants, will be sensitive to the
legal issues and act in compliance with applicable
Starter Kit is available for $100 off the list antitrust and competition laws both at FMI meetings and
price for attendees of the Summit. FMI-sponsored events.
Order your starter kit until September 1, 2009 Accordingly, it is necessary to avoid discussions of
at www.fmi.org/store sensitive topics that can create antitrust concerns.
Agreements to fix prices, allocate markets, engage in
product boycotts and to refuse to deal with third parties
are illegal under the antitrust laws. At any association
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS meeting discussions of prices (including elements of
prices such as allowances and credit terms), quality
ratings of suppliers, and discussions that may cause a
Join us at the competitor to cease purchasing from a particular supplier,
or selling to a particular customer, should be avoided.
2010 FMI Sustainability Summit Also, there should be no discussion that might be
interpreted as a dividing up of territories.
If you would like to present proposals An antitrust violation does not require proof of a formal
agreement. A discussion of a sensitive topic, such as
for speaking in the future, or if you’d price, followed by action by those involved or present at
like to be a summit sponsor, please the discussion is enough to show a price fixing
email your request to Jeanne von Zastrow, conspiracy. As a result, those attending an association-
sponsored meeting should remember the importance of
jvonzastrow@fmi.org by December 1, 2009. avoiding not only unlawful activities, but even the
appearance of unlawful activity.
Outline for presentation proposals: As a practical matter violations of these rules can have
• Title of Session serious consequences for a company and its employees.
• Description of Session Antitrust investigations and litigation are lengthy, complex
and disruptive. The Sherman Act is a criminal statute, and
(objective, focus and “take home” may even result in penalties punishable by steep fines and
value for retailers imprisonment. The Justice Department, state attorneys
• Recommended Speakers general and any person or company injured by a violation
of the antitrust laws may bring an action for three times
• Speakers Bios the amount of the damages, plus attorney’s fees.
• Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns at this meeting,
please bring them to the attention of FMI staff.
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Best Practice Examples A Essential Resources
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