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Mark Lee

Partner and Director
ERM: Environmental Resources Management

Based in San Francisco, Mark has 15+ years experience in key leadership positions in the sustainability field. Mark possesses expertise in sustainability strategy and implementation as well as the systems, governance, public policy, accountability and stakeholder engagement aspects of this agenda, plus extensive knowledge of climate change, economic development, value chains, and the linkages between sustainability and branding.

Mark is accountable for SustainAbility’s global consulting strategy, and he directly advises leading companies including Bayer, BT, Ford, Gap, GSK, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Natura, Nestlé, Nike, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Shell and Starbucks. An exceptional consensus builder, Mark has led facilitation for numerous high-level, multi-sector stakeholder engagements. Mark is a valued partner to various public and non-profit organizations, a compelling presenter, and he regularly contributes articles and inputs informed by SustainAbility’s work to media.

Mark was previously Vice President at Business for Social Responsibility in San Francisco and Manager, CSR at Vancity Savings in Vancouver.

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Stop Greenwashing and Start Verifying!

The “wild, wild West” days of sustainability communications are coming to an end. Investors, employees and consumers want real progress and real data to back up claims. From mandatory disclosures stemming from the EU’s Corporate Sustainability ... View More

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Stop Greenwashing and Start Verifying!

The “wild, wild West” days of sustainability communications are coming to an end. Investors, employees and consumers want real progress and real data to back up claims. From mandatory disclosures stemming from the EU’s Corporate Sustainability ... View More

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Unravelling the future energy challenge – the role of renewables and electrification in the low-carbon energy transformation

The climate crisis is accelerating and calls for corporate action to address it are getting louder. The net zero transition will require massive change to the global energy system, which needs to decarbonize rapidly at the same time as meeting soarin... View More

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Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife

Last year, the Sustainable Brands community gathered around the world throughout the year to share insights on how they – and their customers – were “redefining the good life.” This year, the conversation has progressed from the ‘what’ to... View More

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Transformational Leadership in Action ... and In Transition

Last week, over 2,000 representatives from our global community of sustainability practitioners, brand strategists, product and service innovators, thought leaders and other change-makers converged at SB’18 Vancouver to share their latest insights ... View More

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All In: The Future of Business Leadership

An exciting new book launching at SB’18 Vancouver, All In: The Future of Business Leadership looks at the scale and change of pace that the environment and society are experiencing through the lens of sustainability leadership, particularly the pr... View More

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Sustainable Brands Gathers Global Brand Innovation Leaders at SB’18 Vancouver

Sustainable Brands kicks off its largest community gathering today with Sustainable Brands '18 Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 2,000 business executives along with their teams from 33+ countries... View More

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Sustainability Leaders Daunted, But Willing to Work Together to Help Build ‘The Good Life’

This blog is part of the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey 20th anniversary project being conducted by GlobeScan and SustainAbility in partnership with Interface. ... View More

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Not All of US: Response to Trump Administration's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement

While telegraphed for days and choreographed down to the military band playing soft jazz in the background before the announcement, President Trump’s June 01, 2017 declaration that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris Agreement still jarred and dism... View More

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The Good Life through the Lens of Global Sustainability Influencers

This presentation will unveil new research data that helps explain how sustainable business leaders and influencers around the world currently imagine The Good Life and the roles they believe brands can play in delivering it. Representing a partnersh... View More

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From Revolution to Renaissance?

I had occasion this week to be in San Diego for Sustainable Brands '13, where I offered opening remarks on June 4, the first full day of the conference. Conclusions from Changing Tack, the final output of The Regeneration Roadmap, were top of mind as... View More

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(Leadership) Change of Heart

I did not think about it before sitting down this evening (January 16, 2012), but to write about leadership on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is to feel one’s own limitations. ... View More

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