Team
Our deep roots in the field of sustainable marketing has helped us to establish longstanding relationships with some of the best resources in the business. Following are members of our extended network, whom we call on in performing complex projects for clients.
Our team includes a full complement of in-house and independent experts in sustainability, as follows :
- Jacquie Ottman
- Considered the foremost expert in green marketing in the U.S., Jacquie combines the expertise of a seasoned consumer packaged goods pro with the missionary zeal of meeting consumer needs sustainably. A sought-after speaker and author, her fourth book on green marketing, entitled The New Rules of Green Marketing, goes on sale Fall 2010.
- John Laumer
- An expert in corporate regulatory compliance, life cycle assessment, scenario planning, and documentary writing, he was once a manager of Health, Environmental, & Safety Business Integration for an international specialty chemical manufacturer. He was instrumental in making our recent project for Underwriters Labs, now UL Environment, a success.
- Wendy Jedlicka
- A sustainable package designer with a B. S. in graphic and industrial design, a master’s in international marketing and management, and a certification from the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Wendy is the head of the U.S. chapter of the o2 Global Network of Green Designers, and a founding instructor in the Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s Online Certificate Program in Sustainable Design. She is the author of Packaging Sustainability (Wiley, 2009)
- Kakee Scott
- Formerly a consultant at J. Ottman Consulting who shepherded our highly successful Design:Green educational initiative in eco-design, Kakee now specializes in issues of design, consumption, and user behavior and is the founder of designtolive.org.
- John Paul Kusz
- An industrial designer, MBA, and academic all rolled Into one, John Paul is former director of product stewardship for Safety-Kleen. He is currently an independent consultant and the founder and director of a major graduate academic center on sustainable business and eco-design.
- Centre for Sustainable Design/UK
- Via training, workshops, conferences, research, consultancy, publications, and the Internet, the Center for Sustainable Design/UK facilitates discussion and research on eco-design and broader sustainability considerations in product and service development. The Centre also acts as an information clearinghouse and a focus for innovative thinking on sustainable products and services.
- Sustainable Innovation Lab/UK
- A consultancy focused on 'innovation for sustainability', Sustainable Innovation Lab is a group of experienced professionals with particular expertise in business sustainability, climate change and cleantech issues.
- ESquare/ Japan
- The leading environmental marketing and sustainability consultancy in Japan, ESquare, helps businesses strategically capture environmental and social changes into business management to create new corporate value. Their approach to effective CSR/sustainability management and sustainable value creation incorporates formulation of visions and strategies, education and training, communications, marketing, and business planning.
- Smith Design
- An award-winning brand identity and package design firm, Smith Design specializes in strategy-based visual solutions for such leading consumer brands as Breyers, Hain Celestial Ground, Earth's Best, Kellogg's Rubbermaid, and Unilever.
Our extensive network of contacts and connections allows us to bring top global sustainability resources to bear for our clients.
