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Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
2016 Summit, May 24-26, Washington DC, presented by Microsoft

SPLC’s annual Summit brings together 300+ visionary purchasing and sustainability professionals, suppliers, and NGO experts from diverse sectors and regions in order to share, simplify, and spread the best sustainable purchasing practices across the whole economy.

SPLC's Summit is open to the public. 
Please forward this program announcement to colleagues and peers!
Sample of Main Stage Presenters: Jim Butler, Chief Procurement Officer, State of California – Eliseo Rojas, Chief Procurement Officer of Interpublic Group – Anne Rung, Chief Acquisition Officer of the White House Office of Management & Budget – Tim Meester, Senior Director of Procurement & Sustainability at Best Buy – Joan Kerr, Director of Sustainability & Supplier Diversity – Zia Khan, Vice President of Initiatives & Strategy for the Rockefeller Foundation – Japen Hollist, Chief Procurement Officer at Aflac – Victoria Fulkerson, Senior Vice President, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
 
Photos of 14 speakers, including speakers from US GSA, TD Bank, Province of Nova Scotia, Office Depot, Alameda County, ASSA ABLOY, World Wildlife Fund, State of Massachusetts, US Department of Defense, US Environmental Protection Agency, International Campaign for Responsible Technology, Howard University, Lockheed Martin, and the LA Latino Chamber of Commerce
  • Engaging SME Suppliers to Build Capacity: Issues and Innovations
  • Greening the Supply Chain through a Multi-Category Total Cost of Ownership Tool
  • How Purchasers Can Support the Toxic Chemical Challenge to the Global Electronics Industry
  • How to Benefit from Greening Freight Transportation
  • Inclusive and Responsible Supply Chains: Supplier Diversity Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing
  • International Regulatory / Policy Context for Sustainable Procurement
  • Is Transparent Access to Supply Chain Data a Risk or a Benefit?
  • ISO 20400: The new international standard for sustainable procurement
  • Kicking Toxic Chemicals Out of the Work Environment: Purchasing Healthier Furniture to Create a Healthier Environment

    And Many More...
  • CPO-to-CPO Roundtable
  • Motivating Sustainable Procurement within Decentralized Purchasing
  • Simple Choices in Sustainable Purchasing? Beware the Pitfalls
  • Energy Saving Performance Contracting: Best Practice for Saving Money, Energy, and GHGs at No Upfront Cost
  • EPA’s Climate Friendly Purchasing Toolkit
  • Innovations in Sustainable Procurement: Applying investor-led ESG ratings to sustainable procurement
  • SPLC Guidance in Action: Synergies and Challenges with LEED Certification
  • A New Model for Eliminating Risk of Worker Abuse: Worker-driven Social Responsibility
  • Advancing Sustainable Procurement through Government Policy
  • Carbon Cost as a Selection Factor in Competitive Bidding
  • Deforestation-free Supply Chains: How to get to net zero deforestation?

Taking place Tuesday, May 24th, SPLC Connect introduces purchasers to innovative suppliers in an intimate and high-trust environment, thanks to vetting by sustainability-savvy purchasing professionals. SPLC Connect hosted 300+ meetings in 2015. 
SPLC Connect Buyer-Supplier Matchmaking Event - May 24th in DC

PRE-SUMMIT SHORT COURSES
-- Register before they fill up! --
Short courses are open to all. Summit attendance is not a requirement. 

Courses take place in DC on Monday, May 23rd and include a certificate of completion.

Photo of trainer; Pre-summit courses
Banquet tickets may be purchased separately. 

SPLC's Leadership Awards recognize organizations and individuals that have demonstrated or actively supported the kind of leadership envisioned in SPLC’s Principles for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing. The Awards are based on case studies submitted by candidate organizations. Learn about the award categories and see the 2015 Winners.
Photo of 2015 Award Winners

WHO ATTENDS SPLC SUMMITS
 
The Summit draws professionals in the private, public and nonprofit sectors who are working to advance sustainability in the B2B and B2G marketplace. Here's a sample of 2015 attendee titles:
  • National Senior Manager, Sustainability
  • Senior CSR Analyst
  • President & CEO
  • Principal
  • Certification Officer
  • Sustainability Communications Manager
  • Standards & Quality Control Manager
  • Senior Regulatory Counsel
  • VP Value Chain Outreach
  • Program Manager
  • Chief Procurement Officer
  • VP Strategic Sourcing
  • VP Supply Chain
  • Senior Director of Finance
  • AVP, University Business Services
  • Director, Contract Administration
  • Director, Strategic Sourcing
  • Associate Director, Purchasing
  • Sustainability Leader, Supply Chain
  • Sustainable Procurement Coordinator

Organizations Represented at the 2015 Summit:
AASHE
Able Services
Aflac
AGCO Corporation
Allstate
Altenex
American Chemistry Council
ANSI
Apex Clean Energy, Inc.
Aramark
Arizona State University
Asia Pulp and Paper
ASSA ABLOY
Best Buy
BIFMA
BLOOMBERG L.P.
Boeing
BSR
Caesars Entertainment
California Dept. of General Services
California Dept. of Transportation
CBRE
Center for Environmental Health
Center for Resource Solutions
CH2M
City of Cleveland
City of Hillsboro, OR
City of Portland, Oregon
City of San Antonio
City of San Francisco
City of Santa Monica
City of Seattle
City of Vancouver
Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
Consumer Specialty Products Association
CorpWatch
County of Alameda
CRG Sustainable Solutions
Dell
District of Columbia
Domtar
Ecolab
ECOVADIS
Edelman
EICC
Electric Power Research Institute
Emory University
Equitable Origin
Fair Food Standards Council
Fair Trade USA
Federal Acquisition Service
FedEx
Forest Stewardship Council US
Full Circle Environmental
Goby LLC
Government of Nova Scotia
Green Cleaning Network
Green Electronics Council
Green Seal
GreenCircle Certified, LLC
GRESB.com
Healthcare Without Harm
Hilton Worldwide
iFixIt
Indian Railways
Industrial Economics Inc.
Initiat. for Responsible Mining Assurance
Institute for Systems Biology
Interface Americas, Inc.
International Campaign for Responsible Technology
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
iReuse
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark
King County
King County Metro Transit
Kuhn Associates
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LittleFootprint Lighting
Lockheed Martin
Made in a Free World
Marriott International
Michigan State University
Microsoft
MindClick Group
Multonomah County
Municipal Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement (MCSP)
National Association of State Procurement Officers (NASPO)
New Leaf Paper
NIGP
Office Depot
Office of Contracting and Procurement
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Pacific Market International
Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Passport Foundation
Perlmutter Associates
PG&E
Port of Tacoma
Portland Community College
Practice GreenHealth
PWGSC
Reeve Consulting
Responsbile Purchasing Network (RPN)
Rivanna Natural Designs, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Institute
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
SAP
SDI International Corp.
Sedex
Seventh Generation
SGS
Shoreline Community College
Snohomish County
Social Enterprises
Sonoco
Sound Transit
Sphere E
State of California
State of Connecticut
State of Missouri
Ste Michelle Wine Estates
SupplyShift
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
Sustrana
TD Bank
Techway Services
The Sustainability Consortium
The University of Texas at Austin
thinkstep
Thyssenkrupe Elevator
TreeZero Paper, LLC
Trucost
UL Environment
United Soybean Board
University of Arkansas
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Illinois
University of Pennsylvania
University of Vermont
US Department of Agriculture
US Department of Defense
US Department of Energy
US Environmental Protection Agency
US General Services Administration
US Green Building Council
Venable LLP
Virginia Mason Health System
VitalMetrics
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State Department of Transportation
Waste Management 
Weyerhaeuser Company
Workers Rights Consortium 
World Resources Institute (WRI)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Zones
 
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2016 SUMMIT SPONSORS & PARTNERS
SPLC Summit Sponsors and Partners. Title Sponsor: Microsoft
Photo of SPLC members at SPLC's Founding Summit in 2013
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