OSC2 Climate Collaborative and Regen Program
- 1. For the Love of Dirt How progressive natural products companies and their leaders are leveraging Regenerative Agriculture in the fight against climate change
- 2. About OSC2 OSC2 is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation. WHO? A collaboration of sustainable product founders and CEOs committed to making a positive impact on our industry, people, and environment MISSION Address the toughest sustainability problems facing our industry and our planet by building new regenerative business models and agricultural systems
- 3. COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING OSC2 University CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE OSC2 Department Sub-Groups OSC2 2016 Collaboratives
- 4. OSC2 Compostable Packaging Movement PURPOSE: Remove Petroleum based packaging from landfill, oceans and the planet
- 6. Source: Food companies play integral part in climate change recipe, New Hope Network Interview, 8-16 6 …With the exception of energy, no industry has a bigger impact on climate change than agriculture and food, both as a source of the problem and as a solution. Paul Hawken
- 7. 70% of Americans think global warming is happening. 11% think global warming is not happening. 72% think corporations should be doing more to address climate change.
- 8. 78% Feel we have 5 years or less to act. 97% Know our industry can and must do more. 97% I or my business have experienced the impact of climate change.
- 9. Yet our response is not matching the scale of the threat.
- 10. We have more important business priorities We don’t know what is the most important thing to do We don’t have a business focus on it 1 2 3
- 11. Engage decision makers to rise to the challenge and make it a priority. Create a path to meaningful climate action.
- 12. The Climate Collaborative Working collaboratively to catalyze bold action, amplify the voice of business and promote sound policy to reverse climate change.
- 13. Identifying a path to meaningful steps to reverse climate change. Action Inspiration Engaging the natural products industry to rise to the challenge of climate change. Commitment Making bold commitments in areas that matter most.
- 14. Commitment Areas Packaging Renewable Energy Agriculture Policy TransportationTargets Forests Short-lived Pollutants Food waste Energy Efficiency
- 15. 1000 companies engaged in the Climate Collaborative 3000 commitments to action made 300 commitments achieved Year One Year Three 100 companies will have made commitments Create advisory board of industry leaders Goals
- 16. “Regenerative Agriculture” describes farming practices that reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter while also restoring soil biodiversity. -Tim LaSalle
- 17. For the Love of Dirt How progressive natural products companies and their leaders are leveraging Regenerative Agriculture in the fight against climate change
Editor's Notes
- #9: It’s here now. It’s bad. We can be doing more. We must.
- #10: Herein lies the crux of the problem.
- #11: Results of survey- Q6 TOP THREE RESPONSES It's not that our top management don't support it or have a passion for it, but rather not allowing it to be a focus of the business or team members the time to focus on it. It always seems to stay on the back burner. Also, I would say that our consumers (end users) care about it, but the customers we sell to (whole sellers and retail outfitters) don't care about it. For example, some of our biggest customers our national retail chains that are increasingly demanding private packs that are very specific. These packs tend be not be very environmentally friendly and it is difficult navigating through the bureaucracy to make them change their regulations.
- #14: Soil and roots