Bureau Veritas
Sustainability Summit Series
2022
Brands, retailers, suppliers and factories are emerging from the COVID pandemic and are evaluating their role in the new landscape. Sustainability is an integral part of this transformation. What are the risks for businesses with climate change and what actions are needed to become carbon neutral/net-zero?
What are the challenges and market dynamics of sustainability? How to avoid greenwashing? How do you verify and apply sustainable claims for consumer products? What are the benefits of durable products to the environment, your brand, and customers?
At this summit, we’ll be covering a broad spectrum of sustainability topics. Register for FREE today and get access to ALL of our summit series.
consumer products - Key topics
Opening Keynotes - JUNE 29th
In this opening keynote, we’ll have a round-table discussion with our leaders to share and discuss the market dynamics and new sustainability regulations such as European Green Deal. Understanding the benefits of product durability for the environment and consumers. What are the actions required for becoming carbon neutral/net-zero? What are the trusted schemes for sustainable claims? Why energy diagnosis? What does it mean for brands/retailers, the local government, and facilities? How do brands and retailers manage their ESG roadmap with BV's Clarity solutions?
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week 1 - on-demand series - June 29 - July 6
Sustainable Packaging Material, Claims and Material Usage Monitoring |
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We will be discussing applicable methods and approaches that can be used to validate commonly used environmental, sustainability, and green claims utilized on shipping materials. We will also cover how environmentally sustainable packaging projects can be leveraged to support both corporate and retailer sustainability reporting. We will provide guidance on how these topics can be utilized to provide a package that is more environmentally friendly. |
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SAC HIGG BRM: HIGG Brand and Retailer Module Overview and Insights |
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We’ll look at how retailers and brands can demonstrate improvements over time of environmental and social performance. Understanding the HIGG Brand & Retail Module (BRM) – a tool that guides retailers and brands on their sustainability journeys and identifies hotspots and opportunities for improvement along their global value chain. Educate retailers and brands to learn more about sustainability impacts and benchmark performance overtime. Learn about the benefits from HIGG BRM such as building a healthy public brand image with transparency via verification and gaining internal confidence in results and building an insightful strategy for future development. |
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Microfiber accredited testing for TMC and AATCC |
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How retailers and brands can demonstrate improvements over time of environmental and social performance? We’ll be discussing the issue of fiber fragment release through washing and wearing. Understanding The Microfibre Consortium (TMC)’s test method, which determines the quantity of textile material losses from fabrics under standard conditions which reflect those found in domestic laundering. |
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Textile Exchange Overview |
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We look at how and why retailers, brands and their supply chains use content claim certification. Covering organic content, recycling and other claims. Understanding the Textile Exchange key schemes, OCS and GOTS from suppliers’ viewpoints and routes which routes they’re taking. Touch upon how to harmonizing standards such as ZDHC, SAC and TE. Outlook on Textile Exchange’s Preferred Fiber Material Matrix. How’s Bureau Veritas Greenline Solutions can help. |
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WEEKLY on-demand series - June/July
Session 1 | July 7-20 |
Introduction to Restricted Substances List (RSL) & Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL) |
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Session 2 | JUly 7-20 |
Sustainable Chemical Management – ZDHC & BVE3 Overview |
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Session 3 | July 21 - 29 |
SUSTAINABLE CLAIMS & GREENWASHING – GOTS, TE, & BV VERIFICATIONS |
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Session 4 | JULY 21-29 |
Organization Carbon Footprint & Energy Diagnosis |
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