WAP Sustainability

Retreat Remix! Last month, we reimagined a company retreat for WAP Sustainability, pushing the boundaries of growth and development in unprecedented ways through real-time application. Over four days at the NeoCon conference, the team applied three years of learnings on being boardroom ready, relationship building, and storytelling from previous retreats. Here's what our days looked like: -Early Morning: 2 hours of team connection & physical exercise -Late Morning: 2 hours of "remixed" refresher content from Moonlight -Conference Time: 2 hours of real-time application at Neocon -Evening: Quality time with teammates and clients The WAP Sustainability team is passionately dedicated to driving significant sustainability shifts in the world’s biggest companies. They know that real change requires both exceptional skills and strong relationships. We are immensely proud of their tireless efforts to create clarity from chaos, make lasting impressions, "level up, but laugh it off," and be true catalysts for change. We are grateful to witness your growth and support each of you as you invest in yourselves and each other. Big thanks to everyone involved in planning & delivery! Brent Taylor, Liz Edwards, Meg Young, Renata Divila, William Paddock, Brad McAllister, Pause Expand, George Bandy Jr, Chris Hagler, Maurie Lawrence.

🎓♻️🌎 Happy to share that I recently earned a certificate from International Masonry Institute for attending the webinar "Unlocking Masonry's Sustainability Secrets: From Durability to Green Building," presented by Vaclav Hasik Program Director at Building Transparency and William Paddock Managing Director at WAP Sustainability Consulting. 🧱🏗️🌱This webinar was an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the sustainability aspects of masonry, from its durability to its role in green building. As I continue my journey at Lamar Johnson Collaborative, I'm excited to be part of a firm that truly values and supports professional development! 🏛️ Here's to continuous learning and growth in the world of architecture and urban design! #Architecture #Sustainability #ProfessionalDevelopment #Learning #UrbanPlanning Clayco

Today, the Science Based Targets Network is releasing its major 2024 suite of updated technical guidance and supporting resources for companies to set science-based targets for nature. This release, informed by a cohort of pilot companies, strengthens the feasibility and practicality of SBTN’s methods. WAP Sustainability is part of SBTN's Corporate Engagement Program and we're excited to support this new release, which improves accessibility and serves as an entry-point into the technical guidance. 👉🏽 Explore the latest updates and resources, including a corporate manual, available both as an online guide and a PDF: https://lnkd.in/eQk7wabF Stay tuned for more updates from SBTN in September, where they'll share key outcomes and lessons learned from the pilot to pave the way for the next generation of targets. #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature

Thanks FLOOR Trends & Installation for capturing this image of Wednesday's panel on health and material reporting during the Flooring Sustainability Summit. This panel of industry leaders, including Jane Rohde, discussed how to navigate the complex landscape of material ingredient information and new strategies for efficiently communicating this information throughout the supply chain. ♻ ♻ ♻ NWFA: National Wood Flooring Association Natural Stone Institute Tile Council of North America NALFA: North American Laminate Flooring Association Mohawk Group JSR Associates, Inc. Habitable WAP Sustainability #flooringsummit2024 #sustainability #flooringindustry #flooring

After a few days of decompressing, I reflect on a significant week in Washington. The inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit was an auspicious occasion and an industry milestone, nearly half a decade in the making. We kicked off the Summit with an esteemed keynote lineup, including Peter Templeton (President/CEO, U.S. Green Building Council), Vicki Worden (President/CEO, Green Building Initiative), Alexander Cochran, ESQ (Chief Advocacy Officer, The American Institute of Architects (AIA)), and Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA (EVP/CEO, International Interior Design Association). Subsequent proceedings included technical panels and interactive workshops on #embodiedcarbon, health and materials, and #greenbuilding standardization and certification. We closed at the U.S. Capitol with keynote briefings from Bob Peoples (Executive Director, CARPET AMERICA RECOVERY EFFORT (CARE)), Mauro Rullo (Sustainability and Climate Policy Manager, Confindustria Ceramica), Jeff Grove (VP Global Policy & Communications, ASTM International), Sarah Templin (Sustainability Manager, Gensler), and Elliot Doomes (Commissioner of the Public Building Service, GSA). Commissioner Doomes concluded the Summit by welcoming Jennie R. Romer, Esq. (Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) to specially recognize Tile Council of North America as a selectee for $2.2M in funding to support the Federal Buy Clean Initiative and flooring industry efforts toward reporting and reducing climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. Preliminary Summit takeaways include needs for better terminology and definition, “radical collaboration,” “cradle to grave” alignment across the supply chain, holistic assessment, multi-attribute consideration, distribution engagement, and sustained networking and relationship building. We will dive much more deeply into each of these takeaways in the weeks and months ahead, but in the meantime, let’s celebrate last week’s incredible dialogue and the invaluable relationships forged. Thanks to countless individuals behind the scenes at Tile Council of North America, NWFA: National Wood Flooring Association, Natural Stone Institute, NALFA: North American Laminate Flooring Association, Taffy Event Strategies, and WAP Sustainability, as well as our incredible sponsors, without whom this Summit would not have been possible. Mark your calendar for the 2nd annual Flooring Sustainability Summit, July 16th and 17th, 2025 at the historic The Mayflower Hotel, Autograph Collection, Washington D.C.!

I'm excited to be speaking at the 2024 Net Zero Conference! Hosted by @VerdicalGroup, this event will bring together experts in climate, net zero, ESG, equity, carbon, and resilience on 9/17 9/18 in Anaheim, CA. Join us in experiencing insightful educational sessions, notable keynotes, and exciting tours. Visit https://hubs.li/Q02z_4L50 to register and use code NETZERO10 for 10% of! #NetZeroFuture

Congratulations to the iMasons Climate Accord for making the ask for EPDs in the digital infrastructure space. WAP is ready to help manufacturers with LCAs and EPDs. Maggie Wildnauer Josh Jacobs Vicki Rybl

Today, the Science Based Targets Network is releasing its major 2024 suite of updated technical guidance and supporting resources for companies to set science-based targets for nature. This release, informed by a cohort of pilot companies, strengthens the feasibility and practicality of SBTN’s methods. WAP Sustainability is part of SBTN's Corporate Engagement Program and we're excited to support this new release, which improves accessibility and serves as an entry-point into the technical guidance. 👉🏽 Explore the latest updates and resources, including a corporate manual, available both as an online guide and a PDF: https://lnkd.in/eQk7wabF Stay tuned for more updates from SBTN in September, where they'll share key outcomes and lessons learned from the pilot to pave the way for the next generation of targets. #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature

Retreat Remix! Last month, we reimagined a company retreat for WAP Sustainability, pushing the boundaries of growth and development in unprecedented ways through real-time application. Over four days at the NeoCon conference, the team applied three years of learnings on being boardroom ready, relationship building, and storytelling from previous retreats. Here's what our days looked like: -Early Morning: 2 hours of team connection & physical exercise -Late Morning: 2 hours of "remixed" refresher content from Moonlight -Conference Time: 2 hours of real-time application at Neocon -Evening: Quality time with teammates and clients The WAP Sustainability team is passionately dedicated to driving significant sustainability shifts in the world’s biggest companies. They know that real change requires both exceptional skills and strong relationships. We are immensely proud of their tireless efforts to create clarity from chaos, make lasting impressions, "level up, but laugh it off," and be true catalysts for change. We are grateful to witness your growth and support each of you as you invest in yourselves and each other. Big thanks to everyone involved in planning & delivery! Brent Taylor, Liz Edwards, Meg Young, Renata Divila, William Paddock, Brad McAllister, Pause Expand, George Bandy Jr, Chris Hagler, Maurie Lawrence.