The International Sleep Products Association’s annual Sustainability Conference returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 25-26. Learn more about this year’s lineup of speakers.
Melissa Bilec
Professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-director of the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, University of Pittsburgh
Bilec will kick off the event Wednesday, Sept. 25, with the preconference seminar, “Circular Design Principles with the University of Pittsburgh,” using a course from the university’s Circular Economy program, covering the fundamentals of circularity, quantitative approaches, circularity strategies and practical examples.
Ryan McMullan
Principal consultant, Lean Green Way
McMullan will co-host the preconference workshop, “Mattress Recycling Council’s Industry Workgroup on Circular Design,” along with ISPA Director of Sustainability Kate Caddy. The session will explore mattress circularity and recycling challenges.
Kate Caddy
Director of Sustainability, ISPA
Along with Ryan McMullan, principal consultant for Lean Green Way, Caddy will host participants in the mattress value chain to discuss deconstruction challenges in the preconference workshop.
Joseph Lowery
Circularity director, Carpenter Co.
During “Hidden in Plain Sight: Sustainability @ Carpenter Co.,” the privately held company will share the internal framework that guides its approach to sustainability including its prioritization of the circular economy and how the company takes action to meet its goals.
Lindsay Brewer
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
As consumers’ interest in environmentally friendly products increases, so do instances of greenwashing. Brewer’s panel, “Greenwashing: The Green Guides and Compliance with Environmental Claims,” will provide an overview of the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides, designed to help prevent deceptive marketing practices.
Michael Savarie
Sustainability program manager of circularity and textiles, UL Solutions
Savarie will co-present “Certifying Sustainability: Navigating 3rd Party Certifications for Environmental Claims” with Scott Laughlin, product manager at UL Solutions. Together, they’ll review various sustainability certifications and ways companies can verify environmental claims.
Scott Laughlin
Product Manager, UL Solutions
Laughlin will present “Certifying Sustainability: Navigating 3rd Party Certifications for Environmental Claims” with Michael Savarie, sustainability program manager of circularity and textiles for UL Solutions.
Andrew Hackman
Principal lobbyist, Serlin Haley LLP
In “Sustainability Policy: Legislative Updates and Trends,” Hackman will share his analysis of today’s continually evolving regulatory landscape and the challenges in sustainability-related legislative and policy developments that affect the mattress industry.
Mike Gallagher
Director of research and innovation, Mattress Recycling Council
Gallagher will share an update on the work of the Mattress Recycling Council including several promising research projects that will help improve the circularity of post-consumer mattress materials.
Betsy Dutrow
Manager, Energy Star Industrial
Dutrow will present “Powering
Efficiency: Improving Energy Management.” This session will highlight Energy Star’s Regional Industrial Assistant Hub program that helps small- to medium-size manufacturers develop or improve their energy management programs.
To view the full schedule and register for the ISPA Sustainability Conference, visit ISPASustainability.com
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