Keynote Speakers
Empowering Suppliers re Scope 3 Goals Panelists
Tad Radzinski, Co-founder & President of Sustainable Solutions Corporation, and Co-founder and Partner of GreenCircle Certified
Tad Radzinski is a successful business owner and recognized sustainability expert. Formerly the EPA’s Waste Minimization National Expert, Tad has been a trusted advisor for Fortune 500 companies for over 30 years.
Tad is the Co-founder and President of Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC), a sustainable engineering consultancy established in 2001. At SSC, he provides consulting and training for decarbonization strategies across companies in a wide range of industries.
Tad is also Co-founder and Partner of GreenCircle Certified, an unbiased third-party certification company established in 2009. GreenCircle brings visibility and credibility to the sustainability efforts of some of the largest brands in the world including: P&G, 3M, Tide, Gain, Scotch, Post-it, and more.
He is a Co-Host of the Tad Talks Sustainability Podcast, where he explains complex sustainability topics and interviews guests from a variety of sustainable backgrounds and companies including: Subaru, Amazon, Kroger, and more.
Tad was instrumental in the development of Villanova University’s Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Engineering. He was an adjunct professor at Villanova for 18 years where he taught classes including Advanced Life Cycle Assessment and Introduction to Sustainable Product Innovation.
Effective Material Recovery Panelists
Managing Cost of Compliance Panelists
Elodie Timmermans, Managing Director, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Elodie leads cross-functional teams on environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and nonfinancial reporting services.
She has more than 10 years of experience assisting clients from diverse industries to improve their ESG and sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement and performance disclosures. She also assists large organizations with designing and implementing sustainability programs.
Elodie joined the EY Netherlands sustainability team in 2008 and transferred to the US in 2013. Her experiences enable her to give clients both global and local perspectives on ESG issues, risks and opportunities.