Keynote speakers – Mike Wallace, GRI
Mike Wallace has almost 20 years' experience advising corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in their respective efforts to develop sustainability initiatives. He has worked with both local and global organizations on the development and implementation of sustainability programs and has authored numerous articles on sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and corporate environmental performance in legal, professional,and topical publications.
He gained his initial international expertise while working for ERM in the United States and Australia. His work in the sustainability field began in Australia while with ERM and was refined during his time with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) in San Francisco. Over the course of his career he has worked with corporate clients including UTC, Home Depot, Colgate-Palmolive, and Genentech; non-profit clients ICLEI, Global Footprint Network, and Corporate Ethics International and government agencies ranging from Environment Australia, the States of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, the U.S. EPA, the State of California, and the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines. His multifaceted, global expertise enables him to integrate an exceptional understanding of environmental, social, and governance issues with the strategic and operational needs of his clients.Mike is responsible for the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Focal Point USA, which was launched in October 2010. He is a member of GRI’s Senior Management Team and represents the GRI externally to various institutions with regards to the application and development of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework specifically, and the development of sustainability reporting in general.