2025 Business of Sustainability Workshop Agenda

LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION WORKSHOP: SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 Rafik B. Hariri Building | Fisher Colloquium

Welcome Dear Colleagues and Guests, It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you back to Georgetown University and the McDonough School of Business for our annual workshop. This year, we come together to explore one of the most critical topics in business today: supply chain sustainability.

Throughout the workshop program, participants will hear from practitioners and researchers — thought leaders who represent diverse sectors of the global economy. Our sessions will examine the latest innovations in circular economy practices, strategies for measuring and reporting sustainability progress, engaging suppliers for greater impact, and advancing social sustainability across organizations.

We look forward to a day filled with insightful discussions, collaborative problem-solving, and collective inspiration as we work together to advance sustainable supply chains for a better future. Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to making the business case for sustainability.

Welcome, and enjoy the workshop!

Sincerely,

Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business Professor of Operations Management Academic Director, Business of Sustainability Initiative Co-Academic Director, M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Registration and Breakfast

Welcoming Remarks

Session 1: Solutions for Supply Chain Sustainability

Working Lunch Session 2: Setting Standards and Reporting for Supply Chain Sustainability

10 - 10:45 a.m., Fisher Colloquium

10:45 - 11 a.m., Caseroom 450

11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Caseroom 450

12 - 1 p.m., Fisher Colloquium

1 - 2 p.m., Caseroom 450

Coffee Break

2 - 2:30 p.m., Fisher Colloquium

Session 3: Engaging Suppliers for Sustainability

2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Caseroom 450

Coffee Break

3:30 - 4 p.m., Fisher Colloquium

Session 4: Advancing Social Responsility

Closing Reception

4 - 5 p.m., Caseroom 450

5 - 6:30 p.m., Fisher Colloquium

WORKSHOP AGENDA Session 1: Solutions for Supply Chain Sustainability

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

In the first session of the day, we will explore various solutions to enhance supply chain sustainability. We will focus on circular economy, environmentally-friendly shipping and packaging, and managing inbound and outbound logistics.

Moderator: Şafak Yücel Associate Director, Business of Sustainability Initiative Associate Professor of Operations Management Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business

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Amanda Gardiner (MA’01) Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact Network USA As Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network USA, Amanda Gardiner ensures the organization delivers on its mission by overseeing the organization’s strategic growth and development, programming, and engagement with U.S. businesses.

Gardiner is a social impact leader whose career spans over two decades. She has successfully led efforts to integrate sustainability into core business strategies and operations. Most recently, she served as the first head of ESG at Meta, driving strategy and implementation efforts at a transformative time in the technology sector. Prior to Meta, Gardiner led corporate responsibility at both Verizon and Pearson, advising their boards and C-suites on embedding sustainability and social impact into business practices.

Earlier in her career, Gardiner led the United Nations Development Program’s Business Call to Action initiative, working closely with multinational companies to advance sustainability through innovative business strategy. She began her career in London at the Prince of Wales’ International Business Leaders Forum, where she rose to key leadership roles and oversaw the secretariat for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

Mackenzie Marcotte Manager, Consumer Practice, Boston Consulting Group Mackenzie Marcotte is a manager in Boston Consulting Group’s Consumer Practice, focusing on climate and sustainability. She works with global retailers and consumer goods companies to integrate sustainability into their supply chains, with a particular emphasis on design-to-sustainable-value approaches that optimize packaging and ingredients for regulation, cost, consumer preference, sustainability, and functionality.

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Marcotte has also supported industry coalitions such as the Consumer Goods Forum on a wide range of environmental topics. She holds a master of international environmental management from École des Mines de Paris, a master of environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in environmental analysis and policy from Boston University.

Dacie Meng Freelance Policy Expert, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Dacie Meng is an expert policy consultant for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a global nonprofit with the aim of accelerating the transition to a circular economy. She contributes to several global projects and multilateral processes, including the negotiation of a global plastics treaty and international efforts to address textile waste.

Meng works closely with government officials, business, and civil society to advance systems-based, circular economy solutions to the triple planetary crisis. She previously served as the foundation’s director of policy for North America, leading on strategy and policy engagement across the United States and Canada.

Prior to joining the MacArthur Foundation, Meng worked as an environmental regulatory attorney in private practice, advising on complex issues spanning waste management, EPR, plastics, and products and chemical regulation. She holds a J.D. and master of environmental management from Duke University and a degree in environmental engineering from Yale University.

Tini Thomas Associate Director, Climate Policy Initiative Tini Thomas is the associate director at the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), based in Washington, D.C., where she leads CPI’s program delivery and thought leadership.

Her expertise spans public finance, international finance architecture, climate fiscal policy, and policy reforms that enable sustainable investment and market transformation. At CPI, Thomas’ portfolio centers on strengthening the global development finance system, advancing innovative approaches to scale climate finance, and working with public and national development banks to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy.

Previously, Thomas worked extensively across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific on the design and implementation of complex public finance reforms, including the design of fiscal policy and incentives to support governments in emerging and developing economies to meet their climate and economic growth objectives. She has extensive experience in convening and managing complex stakeholder engagement processes, building strategic partnerships across governments, multilateral institutions, and private sector actors to deliver systemic reforms.

Prior to joining CPI, Thomas worked across diverse organizations including multilateral development banks — including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank — bilateral agencies (United Kingdom and Australia), and global consulting firms.

Thomas holds an M.S. in development studies from the London School of Economics and a B.S. in economics and international development from the University of Bath.

WORKSHOP AGENDA Session 2: Setting Standards and Reporting for Supply Chain Sustainability

1 - 2 p.m.

In the second session, we will discuss how firms can measure and report their progress to ensure supply chain sustainability. We will explore various standards and certification programs to identify best practices in understanding, benchmarking, reporting, and tracking sustainability metrics across various dimensions, including greenhouse gas emissions, water, and land use.

Moderator: Vishal Agrawal Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business Professor of Operations Management Academic Director, Business of Sustainability Initiative Co-Academic Director, M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business

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Amanda Archila Executive Director, Fairtrade America Amanda Archila is the executive director of Fairtrade America, the U.S. branch of Fairtrade International. Archila has more than 15 years of experience working in a range of industries, from natural foods to e-commerce retail and consumer electronics, as well as an extensive fair trade advocacy background.

After dedicating much of her undergraduate time as a student advocate for the fair trade movement, Archila supported the development and launch of a domestic fair trade certification in India with cotton farming cooperatives. She then returned to the United States and spent five years in marketing and sales roles within Divine Chocolate, a pioneering Fairtrade company co-owned by cocoa farmers. After earning her MBA from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, she pivoted to retail vendor management at Amazon where she held a variety of senior leadership roles across several multi-billion dollar business units.

At Fairtrade America, Archila serves the organization’s vision to create a world where all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods.

Cynthia Cummis Sustainability and Climate Impact Leader, Deloitte Cynthia Cummis is a sustainability and climate expert leader with Deloitte’s Sustainability and ESG Services. She has been a pioneer in the Corporate GHG Management space for more than 25 years, working to define corporate climate leadership and designing and managing various government and NGO programs that mobilize companies to reduce GHG emissions.

Cummis joined Deloitte from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy where she advised various programs to align their research, development, and deployment strategy with the real-world challenges of industry to decarbonize. Prior to this role, Cummis worked at the World Resources Institute where she co-founded and co-led the Science Based Targets Initiative and was the deputy director of the GHG Protocol where she led the development of various corporate GHG accounting and reporting standards and research on emerging GHG management issues. Earlier in her career, Cummis was the founding director of U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders Program which was the first effort in the United States to incentivize companies to measure and disclose their corporate GHG emissions and set ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Cummis holds a MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a B.S. in hotel administration from Cornell University.

Benjamin Martin (MBA’23) ESG Reporting Manager, eBay Benjamin Martin is a member of the impact team at eBay, where he leads reporting initiatives for global sustainability regulations. He partners with colleagues in sustainability, finance, and legal functions to monitor regulatory developments and shape reporting strategy. He also supports the team with areas of climate strategy and circular economy.

Prior to his role at eBay, Martin led the ESG and Sustainability advisory practice at Baker Tilly, a leading CPA advisory firm. In his role, Martin advised clients on reporting readiness for major regulations, including materiality assessments, disclosure advisory, technology implementation, and assurance readiness projects. He was also a member of the ESG practice at Solebury Strategic Communications – an investor relations advisory wholly owned by PNC – where he advised corporate management teams on investorfocused ESG strategy and communications. His client engagements spanned consumer goods, energy, financials, forest products, government contracting, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology industries.

Martin holds an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a B.A. in environmental science and German from Franklin & Marshall College. He is a SASB FSA credential holder and has a certificate in corporate sustainability from NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.

Kari Stoever (EML’07, S’31) Chief Growth Officer, CDP Kari Stoever is the chief growth officer at CDP, the world’s largest environmental disclosure platform, where she leads global teams advancing transparency and action on climate, nature, and planetary health. She has over two decades of experience in international public health, raising billions of dollars for global initiatives across four U.S. presidential programs and working with renowned organizations and Nobel laureates.

Stoever’s leadership spans infectious diseases, vaccine development, mental health research, pharmaceutical innovation, and environmental sustainability, including a collaboration with Johan Rockström on the inaugural Planetary Health Check.

Lauren Wilk Vice President of Government Affairs and Sustainability, Arconic Corporation Lauren Wilk is the vice president of government affairs and sustainability at Arconic Corporation. Based in Pittsburgh, Arconic is a global leader in providing aluminum solutions that serve a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, packaging and building and construction customers.

In her role, Wilk oversees the development and execution of Arconic’s sustainability strategy – including operational decarbonization and supply chain due diligence – as the company makes progress toward its 2030 sustainability targets. Wilk is also responsible for legislative and regulatory policy issues that affect the company’s operations and markets, and she oversees advocacy and engagement efforts with federal, state, and local governments and other stakeholders in the countries where Arconic has a presence. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Arconic Foundation, the Public Affairs Council, and the Carlton Club of Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Arconic Corporation, Wilk was most recently the vice president of government relations and international programs at the Aluminum Association. She was also previously the director of trade policy at the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C., and served as a senior legislative assistant for U.S. Representative Donald Manzullo.

Wilk holds a B.S. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from the University of Kansas and a M.A. in national security studies from the Naval War College.

WORKSHOP AGENDA Session 3: Engaging Suppliers for Sustainability

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

In the third session of the day, our focus will shift to upstream firms in a supply chain to identify best practices in engaging them to advance sustainability goals. How can large firms leverage their relationships with their suppliers to achieve decarbonization through sustainable procurement strategies beyond their Scope 1 emissions? We will also explore strategies for achieving energy efficiency in global supply chains.

Moderator: Şafak Yücel

Raheem Cash

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Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Moody’s Corporation Raheem Cash is the vice president of corporate sustainability at Moody’s Corporation.

In this role, he leads the development and execution of Moody’s sustainability strategy, coordinates ESG disclosures and reporting, oversees implementation of key initiatives, and leads engagements with external stakeholders.

Prior to Moody’s, Cash led Lockheed Martin’s Corporate Sustainability Office by executing the corporation’s Sustainability Management Plan; leading decarbonization strategy and product stewardship programs; enhancing sustainable practices across engineering, supply chain, and other functions; and increasing social impact investing.

Cash is a veteran sustainability professional with 30 years of experience developing and implementing business-focused sustainability strategies for various organizations. His prior experience includes serving as director of environment for the U.S. General Services Administration and 13 years as an environmental management consultant to clients in the real estate, defense, tech, postal services, and transportation sectors.

Originally from the Bronx, New York, Cash holds a B.A. in environmental science from Northwestern University and a M.S. in natural resources policy from the University of Michigan. He is the father of two teenage boys and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.

Billy Grayson Executive Director, ICF Climate Center

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As executive director of the ICF Climate Center, Billy Grayson leads ICF’s research and thought leadership work in climate mitigation and adaptation. The ICF Climate Center offers compelling research and unique insights that help organizations establish clear, practical pathways forward through the combination of climate science and predictive analytics.

Prior to ICF, Grayson served as the chief initiatives officer at the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a nonprofit education and research organization that focuses on land use, real estate, and urban development. As the chief initiatives officer (CIO) at ULI, Grayson led a department that included ULI’s Centers and Initiatives in Sustainability, Infrastructure, Housing, and Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets, as well as ULI’s Advisory Services Program. Prior to his role as CIO, Grayson was the executive director for the Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, where he managed a team leading programs on climate risk and resilience, health and wellness, and building energy and environmental performance.

Prior to ULI, Grayson led global energy and sustainability initiatives in real estate, distribution, and supply chain operations for Liberty Property Trust, WESCO, and the Responsible Business Alliance (formerly EICC). He holds a MBA and MPP from the University of Maryland and has served on advisory councils for Fitwel, the International Well Building Initiative, the U.S. Green Building Council, and Washington D.C.’s Green Building Advisory Council.

Hiba Mooney

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Associate Vice President and Head of Energy Management and Sustainability, Saks Global Hiba Mooney is the associate vice president and head of energy management and sustainability at Saks Global, where she leads efforts to enhance energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and embed sustainability into the operational strategies for Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Off Fifth, and Last Call.

Previously, Mooney served as head of climate and environmental strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where she led the development of the company’s net-zero roadmap, sustainable product and materials strategies, and global supply chain engagement — while also representing the company in federal climate policy discussions. She also directed HPE’s supply chain environmental sustainability program and earlier held global EHS leadership roles at Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Mooney is a former board member of the Clean Energy Buyers Association and the International Aerospace Environmental Group, where she contributed to industry-wide collaboration on renewable energy, sustainability, and product stewardship. She holds a master’s in environmental management from Duke University and a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Virginia.

I. Javette Hines Director, Global Head of Supplier Engagement and Sustainability, Citi

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IlLonka (Javette) Hines is the director, SC supplier senior group manager, and global head of supplier and compliance teams at Citi to mitigate risk, streamline vendor engagement, and deliver cost savings. Hines is an accomplished executive and people leader with 25+ years of experience leading global procurement strategy, including supplier engagement, human rights and labor law considerations, contract negotiations, and vendor risk management for highly regulated Fortune 100 companies. She has deep expertise in navigating complex legal and regulatory frameworks across global sourcing, contract review, and third-party management, and is adept at aligning procurement functions with legal.

Hines holds a B.S. in middle grades education from Clark Atlanta University, a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, and a certificate as a certified professional supplier diversity from the Institute of Supply Management. Additionally, she earned a certificate in human rights from the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, a certificate in diversity and inclusion from eCornell, as well as a certificate in leading effective decision-making from the Yale School of Management and a certificate in leading with data and analytics from the University Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education. Hines is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, and in 2023, was sworn in as a member of the bar, Supreme Court of the United States. She is a sought after speaker and was included in Supply Chain Digital Magazine’s Top 100 Women in Supply Chain 2023 and 2024.

Hines also serves on the Law Board of Visitors of Wake Forest University School of Law.

Steve Sullivan Senior Director, Sustainable Value Chain, JM Huber Corporation

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Steve Sullivan is the senior director of sustainable value chain for JM Huber Corporation, a 140-year-old, privately held organization, which owns and operates a portfolio of diverse specialty materials businesses across the building materials, chemical, mining, and agricultural forestry sectors.

Sullivan has nearly three decades of experience working around the world within complex global supply chains. His roles have touched all core supply chain functions, such as sourcing and procurement, logistics, sales, and operations planning and trade compliance. Additionally, he has led quality assurance as well as channel sales organizations which offered an opportunity to integrate supply chain principles into other aspects of his organization.

Over the last two years, Sullivan has shifted his career focus into the world of sustainability, allowing him to leverage his supply chain expertise into the various opportunities related to climate change and Scope 3 decarbonization, as well as building a program to design for sustainability into product portfolios.

WORKSHOP AGENDA Session 4: Advancing Social Sustainability

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

In the final session of the day, our focus will be on the business case for social sustainability. How can firms engage with their local communities and small business, while ensuring well-being of their employees? What are the challenges and opportunities in diversifying a firm’s supplier base? How can these strategies lead to increased profitability?

Moderator: Vishal Agrawal

Anna Hakobyan

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Director, Global Sustainability, Supplier Diversity, and Government Compliance, AstraZeneca Anna Hakobyan is a globally recognized leader in supplier diversity and sustainability, with deep expertise in government contracting. With over 25 years of experience, and more than 15 with AstraZeneca, she has built and scaled AstraZeneca’s award-winning supplier diversity program, expanding it to 22 countries.

Hakobyan has been instrumental in launching the positive sourcing program, embedding sustainability throughout global procurement, and most recently establishing AstraZeneca’s global human rights program in supply chains. Under her leadership, AstraZeneca has received numerous awards and industry recognition for its pioneering work in sustainability and supplier diversity.

Hakobyan serves as president of the DA4S board of directors, advancing inclusive procurement across the life sciences industry.

Michael Levine Former Chief Sustainability Officer, Under Armour Michael Levine, former chief sustainability officer and managing counsel at Under Armour, Inc., is a global ESG and sustainability leader with 15+ years of senior leadership experience spanning corporate, nonprofit, and legal sectors. He has led businesses, coalitions, boards, and global teams to advancing climate action, systemic labor rights, and sustainable business models.

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Levine is skilled in governance, environmental and human rights due diligence, and coalition-building with brands, suppliers, NGOs, governments, and multilateral and multi-stakeholder institutions. He is a mission-driven leader with a track record of positioning organizations at the forefront of industry transformation through strategic vision, stakeholder alignment, and inclusive leadership.

Patrick McCrummen Global Community and Social Impact Leader, DuPont Patrick McCrummen leads global community and social impact at DuPont. He was recently appointed to the task force on inequality and social-related financial disclosures for the Americas.

Previously, McCrummen held senior director roles at Johnson & Johnson (J&J), leading corporate responsibility, global health advocacy, and ESG communications. He led advocacy for women’s and girls’ empowerment and strengthening the healthcare workforce in the global south, collaborating with the United Nations, World Health Organization, and other public sector agencies.

Before J&J, McCrummen was the vice president of communication and marketing at the American National Red Cross, managing public affairs through major disasters and ensuring support for the mission and brand.

As an entrepreneur, he founded a successful media analytics and data company in New York, which was eventually acquired by Clear Channel Communications. McCrummen is an advisory board member and past chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s corporate citizenship center and advises several nonprofit boards.

Sara Ribakove (MBA’21)

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Campaign Manager, Food and Environment, Center for Science in the Public Interest Sara Ribakove’s work is focused on creating a more sustainable and healthier food system. Ribakove oversees the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s (CSPI) food and environment initiative focused on policy and advocacy efforts that support sustainable food production and consumption patterns.

Prior to joining CSPI, Ribakove worked for the Food Recovery Network, a nonprofit working to reduce hunger and food waste. She received her MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, focused on environmentally sustainable business practices and nonmarket strategy. She earned her B.A. in public health from the University of Rochester.

About Us The Business of Sustainability Initiative focuses on the business approach to sustainability that creates long-term value by embracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental, and social developments. We focus on student learning, thought leadership, and convening and outreach.

Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is a natural fit. Among our faculty and programs — and collaborations across Georgetown’s renowned schools — we offer the right intersection of business, policy, and society to address these issues. Our global reach and D.C. location allow us to hone deep skills and natural affinity to tackle the business case for sustainability.

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