Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex
Annie Bevan is a sustainability professional with over 10 years of experience working with organizations to develop processes, procedures, and standards to analyze and certify various sustainability claims in products, supply chains, buildings, and within manufacturing operations. She is widely regarded in the industry as an expert in sustainability program development, corporate social responsibility and third-party verification. In her role as the Global Head of Sustainability, she oversees Superior Essex market leading sustainability program, working to collaborate and accelerate their sustainability platform through engagement with both customers and suppliers. She is driven by a passion to create positive change through collaboration and is inspired by the interconnectivity of all things in both nature and business.
In addition to her work at Superior Essex, she sits as a technical adviser and collaborator with: the US Green Building Council’s Materials and Resources TAG for the LEED rating system, the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), My Green Lab, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, Clean Production Action and the GreenScreen Program, the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, and the Collaborative for High Performing Schools, among other programs and efforts.
Introduction: Bridge from built environment & closing the transparency loop to sustainable procurement in labs-Annie Bevan (5 minutes)- Cross Industry Collaborations Green lab certification and the first ecolabel in the Life Science space, ACT-Allison Paradise (10 minutes) How to leverage ACT and Sustainable Lab guidelines from My Green Lab in practice- Quentin Gilly (10 minutes)