This project could not have been completed without the commitment and support of the project’s partners, participants and funders. Thank you!
Project Partners
The project was devised and led throughout by the Pacific Institute, in close partnership with the ISEAL Alliance.
Funders
Financial support has been provided through the generosity and commitment of:
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Hewlett Foundation
- Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
- Herrington Fitch Family Foundation
The project team would particularly like to thank the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for hosting the first strategic retreat at Pocantico.
Participants
The following individuals and organizations participated in the strategic meetings at Pocantico and London – we appreciate their time and commitment.
Pocantico, October 2009
First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
Motoko | Aizawa | Adviser | International Finance Corporation |
Bama | Athreya | Executive Director | International Labor Rights Forum |
Michael | Conroy* | Co‐founder and Codirector | Colibri Consulting ‐ Certification for Sustainable Development |
Christina | Echavarria | Executive Director | Association for Responsible Mining |
Chisara | Ehiemere | Director | Certification TransFairUSA |
Elizabeth | Guttenstein | Director for Learning & Innovation | ISEALAlliance |
Eileen | Kaufman | Executive Director | Social Accountability International |
Alan | Knight | Professor, Director | Single Planet Living, FSC |
Tom | Kruse | Program Officer | Rockefeller Brothers Fund |
Mari | Morikawa | Senior Research Associate | Pacific Institute |
Jason | Morrison | Director, Globalization Program | Pacific Institute |
Eric | Palola | Senior Director, Forests for Wildlife | National Wildlife Federation |
Scott | Paul | Director,Forest Campaign | GreenpeaceUSA |
Bjarne | Pedersen | Director of Operations | Consumers International |
Jason | Potts | Program Manager | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
Melanie | Siggs | Vice President, | Sustainable Markets SeaWeb |
Todd | Stark | Chief Operating Officer | TransFairUSA |
Johan | Verbung | Senior Policy Advisor ‐ Private Sector Programme | Oxfam Novib |
Jose | Villalon | Managing Director | WWF Aquaculture Dialogues |
Marianne | Voss | Private Sector Department | OxfamAmerica |
Halina | Ward | Director | Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development |
Matthew | Wenban‐Smith | Director | OneWorldStandards |
Alyssa | Wulf | President & Principal | Real Reason |
Alan | Young | Corporate Program Director | Canadian Boreal Initiative |
Fabiola | Zerbini | Executive Director | FACES – Platform to Coordinate Fair and Solidary Trade in Brazil |
* Special thanks are due to Michael Conroy for chairing the meeting
London, June 2011
First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
Motoko | Aizawa | Adviser | International Finance Corporation |
Bama | Athreya | President | Global Works Foundation |
Michael | Conroy | Co-founder and Co-director | Colibri Consulting – Certification for Sustainable Development |
Mireille | Perrin Decorzent | Manager, Standards and Certification | World Wildlife Fund |
Mai-Lan | Ha | Research Associate | Pacific Institute |
Felix | Hrushkha | Senior Advisor to the Board | Alliance for Responsible Mining |
Eileen | Kohl Kaufman | Executive Director | Social Accountability International |
Alan | Knight | Professor | Single Planet Living |
Jason | Morrison | Director, Globalization Program | Pacific Institute |
Michael | Narberhaus | Leader, Smart CSOs Initiative | WWFUK |
Eric | Palola | Senior Director, Forests for Wildlife | National Wildlife Federation and FSC Board Member |
Bjarne | Pedersen | Director of Operations | Consumers International |
Jason | Potts | Program Manager | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
Ramona | Ramos | Executive Director | World Fair Trade Organization -Asia |
Norma | Tregurtha | Senior Policy Manager | ISEALAlliance |
Johan | Verburg | Senior Policy Advisor – Private Sector Programme | Oxfam Novib |
Bill | Vorley | Principal Researcher, Sustainable Markets Group | International Institute for Environment and Development |
Halina | Ward | Director | Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development |
Matthew | Wenban-Smith | Co-Director | Alliance for Water Stewardship |
Alan | Young | Corporate Program Director | IRMA and Canadian Boreal Initiative |
Technical Support
Technical support has been provided by:
- Real Reason (cognitive linguistic analysis and support on framing and communications)
- The Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development (research and analysis on the relationship between sustainability standards and governance)
- OneWorldStandards (project support and website content)
- On: Subject (website design and development)