Conference Archives
In 2012, SFTA changed its name from Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association to Sustainable Food Trade Association. Past webinars may contain reference to FTSLA or Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association.
2011
Provender Alliance Sustainable Business Practices Intensive (5/10/11)
- Business Case for Sustainability
Nate Schlachter – FTSLA 6.7Mb - Measuring and Reducing Impacts of Business
Nicole Bassett – FTSLA
Abbey Lam
Deanna Stollar – GloryBee Foods
Natalie Reitman-White – Organically Grown Company 6.9Mb - Sustainability Employee Engagement
Jason Boyce – Nature’s Path
Michelle Suess – LifeSource Natural Foods
- Sustainability Supply Chain Engagement
Nicole Bassett – FTSLA
Diana Crane – PCC Natural Markets 3.5Mb
Hannah Freeman – FairTrade USA
Natural Products Expo West – Responsible Packaging Forum, Natural Products Expo West (3/10/11)
- Responsible Packaging: Communicating for Intergrity and Compliance, Melissa Schweisguth, FTSLA
- Responsible Packaging: Case Study – Nature’s Path Organic, Tom Newitt, Nature’s Path Organic
- Responsible Packaging and Cradle to Cradle Responsibility: Greening the Supply Chain, Tom Wright, Sustainable Bizness Practices
Organicology (2/10/11)
- Packaging and Waste Reduction—From a Retail Perspective, Elaine Deckelman, Ashland Food Co-op
- Cradle to Cradle Environmental Responsibility: Processing and Packaging, Brie johnson, Straus Family Creamery
- Cradle to Cradle Environmental Responsibility: Greening the Supply Chain, Tom Wright, Sustainable Bizness Practices
- Rewarding Farmers for Ecosystem Services, Charles Benbrook, Ph.D., The Organic Center 13.8MB
- Organic Systems & Ecosystem Benefits, Eliav Bittan, National Wildlife Federation 4.5MB
- Organic Systems & Ecosystem Benefits: Resources for Farmers, Ariane Lotti, Farming Research Foundation
- Good Work in International Labor: Key Issues & Best Practices, Melissa Schweisguth, FTSLA 4.5MB
- The Agricultural Justice Project, Michael Sligh, Rural Advancement Foundation USA (RAFI)
- Democratic Co-operatives, Small Scale Farmers & Labor Practices, Tom Wilde, Equal Exchange
- Organics Unlimited GROW Bananas, Mayra Velazquez de Leon, Organics Unlimited & Susan Hill, Project Amigo
- Communicating Authenticity: Tips & Tricks for Success, Haven Borque, HavenB Media
- Marketing & Communications to Drive Business and Impact: Case Study-Nature’s Path Foods, Maria Emmer-Aanes, Nature’s Path Foods
- Working for a Sustainable World, Theresa Marquez, Organic Valley 35.7MB
- Organics for All: Improving Access, Affordability & Food Security, Molly D. Anderson, College of the Atlantic 3.4MB
- SNAP (Food Stamp) Incentive Programs at Portland (OR) Farmers Market, Anna Curtin, Portland Farmers Market; Presentation Handout
- Closing the Food Gap: Food Elitism for All, Mark Winne, Community Food Security Coalition
- Sustainability Leadership: The Imperative and Opportunity, Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange; Green Festivals
- Strategic Sustainability, Roadmap and Action for Success, Marsha Willard, Axis Performance Advisors ; Presentation Handout
- Measuring, Analyzing, & Reporting Sustainability Performance, Diana Crane, PCC Natural Markets
- Sustainability Measurement, Alissa Becker, UNFI
- Sustainability Metrics, Marsha Willard, Axis Performance Advisors
- Life Cycle Analysis: Understanding Environmental Impacts, David Allaway, OR Department of Environmental Quality 3.7MB
- Life Cycle Assessment & Analysis, Tom Wright, Sustainable Bizness Practices
Sustainable Foods Summit (1/18/11)
2010
Provender Conference
- Social Sustainability: A Great Place to Work, Alan Turanski, Glorybee Foods (Provender Conference, 10/2010)
- Social Sustainability: Giving Back to Our Communities, Jason Boyes, Nature’s Path 5.9Mb (Provender Conference, 10/2010)
Natural Products Expo East – All Things Organic (10/15/10)
- Sustainability Measurement: Tips and Tools to Go From Philosophy to Progress, Melissa Schweisguth, FTSLA 10.2Mb
- SunOpta Sustainability: People. Land. Water. Air, SunOpta
Natural Products Expo West – FTSLA-OTA Sustainability Meeting (3/13/10)
2009
Provender Alliance (10/8/09)
- Cradle to Cradle Manufacturing, Tracy Miedema, Stahlbush Farms 1Mb
- The Life of a Bottle of Milk, Albert Straus, Straus Creamery 2.1Mb
- Benchmarking Sustainable Business Practices, Jyoti Stephens, Nature’s Path 7.2Mb
- Benchmarking Sustainable Business Practices, Cecil Wright, Organic Valley 9.7Mb
Natural Products Expo East (9/25/09)
- Sustainability Frameworks, Tom Wright 5.4Mb
- Quantifying Benefits of Organic Farming, Tim LaSalle, Rodale Institute 2.9Mb
- Measuring & Communicating Sustainability Benefits, Melissa Schweisguth, FTSLA
All Things Organic – Sustainability Through an Organic Lens / All things Organic (6/18/09)
Expo West Conference Proceedings – Responsible Packaging Forum (3/5/09)
- Reducing “Food Prints”, Meredith Niles, Center for Food Safety 1.4Mb
- Product Carbon Footprinting & Labeling, Sujeesh Krishnan, The Carbon Trust 1.6Mb
- Fair Trade Certification, Cate Baril, TransFair USA 1.5Mb
- Measuring & Communicating Sustainability Benefits, Melissa Schweisguth, FTSLA
- Introduction to Eco Labeling, Natalie Reitman-White, FTSLA 532kb
- Branding and Transparency, Tom Wright 2.8Mb
- Sustainability Planning and Measuring Performance, Kathy Larson, Frontier Natural Products Cooperative 1Mb
- With Global Growth Comes Global Responsibility, Nate Morr, SunOpta 2.5Mb
- Sustainable Business Practices and Reporting, Tom Dziki, United Natural Foods Inc 1.8Mb
Organicology (2/27/09)
- Biofuels Landscape, David Hackelmann, Oregon State University 3.6Mb
- Efficient Clean Transportation, Wayne Elson, Environmental Protection Agency 2.9Mb
- Carbon Footprinting, Renewables and Offsets, Abbey Lam, Bonneville Environmental Foundation 2.2Mb
- Sustainability Frameworks and Issues, Gil Friend, Natural Logic 1.6Mb
- Sustainable Business Performance Measurement Tools and Reporting, Natalie Reitman-White, FTSLA 284kb
- Strategic Sustainability, Gil Friend, Natural Logic 1.6Mb
- Making Progress Towards Sustainability and How You Measure It, Rob Sinclair, Equanimi 988kb
- Organic Apparel Sustainability, Ron Katz, Organic Apparel 1Mb
- ShoreBank Metrics, Adam Zimmerman, ShoreBank Pacific 1.7Mb
- Straus Creamery & Sustainability, Albert Straus, Straus Family Creamery 4.2Mb
Organicology Speaker Videos
Speaker Videos from Organicology ’09 featuring:
• Paul Roberts
• Vandana Shiva
• Fred Kirschenmann: The Future of Agriculture
Ecological Farming Conference Proceedings – Ecological Farming Conference (1/23/09)
- Benchmarking Sustainable Business Practices, Nature’s Path
- Benchmarking Sustainable Business Practices, Oregon Tilth
- Sun Opta Sustainability, Nate Morr, SunOpta
2008
Natural Products Expo East – Responsible Packaging Forum (10/15/08)
- Presentations from Responsible Packaging Forum, September 23, 2009, Expo East
- Zero waste is the Goal, Tom Wright 1.6MB
- Next Packaging Evolutions, Tom Wright 1.6MB
- Biopolymers in Packaging, Chad Smith, Earthbound Farms 76kb
- Earth Bottles: An All Natural, Renewable Packaging Solution, Greg Cumberford, Gaia Herbs 884kb
- Aggregated Demand & Materials Pooling, David Levine, Green Harvest Technologies / Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative 2.3MB
- Plastics Scorecard, Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies and Mark Rossi, PhD, Clean Production Action 536kb
- Reusable Plastic Containers, Slate, IFCO 1.8MB
- RPC and Other Sustainable Packaging, Roger Pepperl, Stemilt 1MB
- Wax-Free Boxes, Lee Kane, Whole Foods Markets
