Check out OSC2 and our members this week @ Expo West

From the Ground Up – Building Resilient Agriculture Supply Chains

March 5 (Tue)
9:05 AM – 10:15 AM
Marriott, Marquis Ballroom Central

Hosted by:
Dr. Bronner’s

While the Regenerative Organic Certified standard affirms and codifies the ethical supply chain standard that Dr. Bronner’s already adheres to via organic, fair trade and cruelty-free certification, the company intends to be among the first brands to adopt the ROC standard for all its major raw material chains. Two individuals who are instrumental in structuring Dr. Bronner’s supply chains to meet ROC standards, Gero Leson Dr. Bronner’s Director of Special Operations, and Safianu Moro the Managing Director of Serendipalm—sister-company to Dr. Bronner’s and supplier of organic and fair trade palm oil—will discuss their work.

Equality & Multicultural Inclusion Within the Natural and Organic Industry

March 6 (Wed)
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 1

Moderated by Carla Vernon, President of Natural & Organic North America, General Mills
Featuring:
Miguel Garza, CoFounder & CEO, Siete Family Foods
Noma Lim, Founder & CEO, Noma Lim
Vincent Kitirattragarn, Founder & CEO, Dang Foods

As a woman of color in leadership, Carla has a tremendous passion for the topic and has hand-selected three powerful and leading voices for a bold, honest, and vulnerable discussion of the state of and issues related to gender and ethnic representation and inclusion in the N&O industry. Together, we seek to create consciousness of the unconscious bias with real talk and real stories.

A Seat at the Table for All: The Benefits of a Unified Natural Products Industry

March 7 (Thu),
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Marriott, Orange County Ballroom 1

Featuring:
Ashley Alsup, Boulder Strategy House
Kim Johnson, Boulder Strategy House
Agatha Achindu, Yummy Spoonfuls
Beatrice Feliu Espada, The Honey Pot Company
Yoli Ouiya, Yoli’s Green Living
Annie Ryu, The Jackfruit Company
Sharon Miller, Skin Is Skin
Magatte Wade, Skin Is Skin
Lara Dickinson, OSC2
Ava Holliday, The Avarna Group
Carlotta Mast, New Hope Network
Sheryl O’Loughlin, REBBL
Martha Sandoval, Perkins Coie LLP
John Tansey, Happy Family

Race, culture, age, heritage, experience, gender, background, ethnicity and personal history all affect the way in which we interact with one another and conduct business. During this session, we’ll dig into where we are now as well as the business and social case for working toward a more inclusive natural products industry.

OSC² Community Breakfast @ Expo West

Companies collaborating to support regenerative business models, food system leadership, sustainable packaging, climate action, and soil health

March 8 (Fri)
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
OSC2 Expo HOUSEpitality Suite
1319 W Stella Ave
Anaheim, CA 92802

Featuring the CEOs & Co-Founders of Numi Tea, Sambazon, Dr. Bronner’s, New Barn,Oakland Coffee, and All Good, this inspirational breakfast will showcase the vital role of collaboration in the natural products industry.

Powered by:
Elk Packaging, Futamura, Squar Milner, andWendel Rosen

SOLD OUT – Members email Michael for tickets

The Regenerative Organic Alliance Presents: Global Certification Pilot Updates

March 8 (Fri)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Marriott, Marquis Platinum Ballroom 5

Hosted by:
Regenerative Organic Alliance and Dr. Bronner’s

Join us for an informative session led by Elizabeth Whitlow, Executive Director of the Regenerative Organic Alliance. We’ll hear form several global ROC pilot participants, alongside NSF International, as they discuss successes, challenges and learnings related to Soil Health, Animal Welfare, and Social Fairness in the process to become eligible for Regenerative Organic Certification. Come prepared with questions as together we explore supply chain-based climate solutions.

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Making the Impossible Possible: Big Thinking for Sustainable Packaging

March 8 (Fri)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Marriott, Orange County Ballroom 1

As an industry, we know that packaging waste and plastic byproducts are a major pain point. The current solutions and infrastructure available are not enough, so what can we do? Packaging needs radical rethinking and collaborative innovation to reach future sustainability goals.