Sustainability: How to Achieve Meaningful Progress towards a Circular Economy

Sustainability: How to Achieve Meaningful Progress towards a Circular Economy

Christopher B. Davidson, Ph.D., Director, Global Sustainability at WestRock brings over 21 years of experience in the forest products industry and interaction with a broad base of stakeholders, including brand owners, manufacturers, converters, academic institutions and environmental NGO's. Mr. Davidson will share insight in regards to the highly competitive arena of sustainability. 

About the speaker:

Christopher B. Davidson, Ph.D. is Director, Global Sustainability at WestRock. Mr. Davidson's responsibilities include ensuring that WestRock is a recognized global leader in sustainability, and projecting the company’s interests into the national and international debates on sustainability and natural resource issues. This includes facilitating WestRock’s position as a strategic partner, supplier, and resource in sustainability for our customers and stakeholders, both internal and external. Chris also works with national and international NGO’s on issues relating to sustainability and corporate responsibility.

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