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ACCO has enlisted the
highest level of government officials, NGO
professionals, academics and corporate leaders to serve on its Advisory
Board. The ACCO Advisory Board was developed in
order to:
- Provide guidance
on the development of ACCO’s member service
programs, infrastructure, the CCO certification,
best practices, standards and benchmarks;
- Establish
recognized and credible ambassadors for ACCO and
its charter members; and
- Offer thought
leadership and resources in support of ACCO’s
education programs.
The ACCO Advisory
Board's role is to provide non-binding, but informed
guidance, on the formation of the organization, the
development of its infrastructure and the
prioritization of its actions.
Advisory
Board Member Bios
Stephen O.
Andersen, ACCO Technical Advisor
 Dr. Stephen O.
Andersen recently retired as Director of Strategic Climate Projects
in
EPA’s Climate Protection Partnership Division. He
was the EPA liaison to the Department of Defense on
Ozone and Climate Protection and Co-Chair of the
Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection
Partnership. Previously he was Deputy Director of
the EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Division. He
created EPA’s first voluntary partnerships and its
first international awards and pioneered the
replacement of prescriptive standards with
environmental performance standards. He was a member
of the team that commercialized no-clean soldering
and participated in commercialization of other
technologies to eliminate ozone depleting
substances. He is a founding Chair of the Montreal
Protocol Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
and has been Co-Chair and Lead Author of Reports for
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Protection (IPCC).
With K. Madhava Sarma he authored
“Protecting the Ozone Layer: the United Nations
History” (Earthscan, London, 2002); with Durwood
Zaelke “Industry Genius: Inventions and People
Protecting the Climate and Fragile Ozone Layer”
(Greenleaf, Sheffield, 2003); and with K. Madhava
Sarma and Kristen N. Taddonio “Technology Transfer
for the Ozone Layer: Lessons for Climate Change,” (Earthscan,
London, 2007). He has earned dozens of national and
international awards including the prestigious 2008
Service to America Career Achievement Medal. His
Ph.D. is from the University of California,
Berkeley.
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Marlys Appleton,
ACCO Advisory Board
Marlys Appleton is
Vice President of AIG Investments and Chair of its
Sustainability Steering Committee. Her background is
in traditional and emerging risk, valuation and
financial modeling. In 2006, based on her leadership
in an elite concept team looking at emerging risk,
she was appointed to spearhead the integration of
climate change and environmental factors, as well of
social and governance risk, into investment decision
making. In this capacity, she has developed and
executed strategies for enhanced investment due
diligence, including thought leadership, education
and skill building, reporting, metrics and data
acquisition to support the enhanced due diligence
process.
Marlys engages
internally with portfolio managers and analyst and
externally with NGO's and is signatory
representative for AIG Investments at the UN
Environmental Program- Finance Initiative, with the
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and with the
Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). Using CDP
data, she developed a carbon intensity calculator to
assess the embedded footprint of portfolio holdings
in sensitive sectors including oil sands and metals
and mining, among others. Ms Appleton was a member
of the AIG GHG Steering Committee which first
quantified its global footprint in 2006 and 2007.
Marlys is a frequent
speaker and participant at industry forums on
integrating climate change and other environmental
risks into insurance and mainstream asset
management. She holds an MS from the MIT Sloan
School of Management, a BA in Economics from the
University of Washington and a Certificate in Public
Finance from the University of Michigan Graduate
School of Business. She is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Women's Network for a Sustainable
Future (WNSF), a network of knowledgeable
practitioners working to advance sustainability by
engaging women and providing a platform for
knowledge transfer, capacity building, action and
interaction to develop women as leaders in
sustainability.
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Leslie Black Cordes,
ACCO Advisory Board
Leslie Cordes serves
as the Director of Partnership Development for
Energy and Climate at the United Nations Foundation
where she works to develop partnerships in support
of the foundation’s clean energy, climate, and
sustainable development programs and special
initiatives. She previously served as Chief of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy
Supply and Industry Branch where she managed a suite
of voluntary programs that included the Climate
Leaders, Green Power, and Combined Heat and Power
Partnerships.
Prior to her tenure
at EPA, Leslie spent eight years at the non-profit
Alliance to Save Energy, where she served in various
management capacities, including Acting
Co-President, Vice President for Program
Development, and Director for International
Programs. Leslie also designed and implemented
energy efficiency and climate projects in developing
countries as deputy director of the U.S. Agency for
International Development’s Energy Efficiency
Program. She began her career on the staff of the
U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
where she worked for eight years on energy
efficiency, renewable energy, and climate change
legislation.
Leslie has a B.A. in
Political Economics from UC Berkeley, and a M.S. in
International Trade & Finance from Georgetown’s
School of Foreign Service, and is a board member of
the Women’s Council on Energy and Environment.
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Charlie Cunniff,
ACCO Advisory Board
Charlie Cunniff the
Director of the
Seattle Climate Partnership (SCP). The SCP, a
program of the City of Seattle Office of
Sustainability & Environment, is a voluntary effort
among Seattle area businesses, organizations and
institutions to measure and reduce their carbon
footprint in accordance with the Kyoto protocols.
The SCP offers tools, guidebooks, workshops,
recognition and networking opportunities to help its
Partners achieve their carbon reduction goals.
Charlie began his
career in the private sector as a solar energy
systems designer and energy conservation consultant.
He then worked in the non-profit field as the
Executive Director of ECOSS - the
Environmental Coalition of South Seattle. At
ECOSS, Cunniff implemented a network of
ground-breaking programs making the essential links
between businesses, governments and communities on
environmental, social and economic development
issues.
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Nancy Degnan,
ACCO Advisory Board
Anne (Nancy) Degnan
is the Executive Director of the
Center for
Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC), an
organization of the Earth Institute, at Columbia
University. CERC is a consortium of Columbia
University, the American Museum of Natural History,
the Wildlife Conservation Society, the New York
Botanical Garden and the Wildlife Trust. CERC’s
mission is to build environmental leadership and
solve complex environmental problems. At CERC,
Degnan spearheads initiatives and programming in
education, training and research in conservation
science. The primary focus is to bridge the science
and non-science communities with the goal of
informing decisions and practices about
environmental sustainability in corporations
(particularly as this refers to supply chain and
business models), non-profit and public sector
organizations. She co-chairs a working group on
climate change and adaptation with a focus on
ecosystem services as a tool of adaptation.
Nancy has consulted
with nonprofit and public sector organizations
domestically and internationally including the
United Nations, the National Science Foundation, The
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, U.S.
Department of Education, The New York City
Department of Education, and the Colombian and
Mexican governments. Prior to joining CERC, Dr.
Degnan was a dean at Columbia’s School of
International and Public Affairs and an associate
director at the School of Architecture, Planning and
Preservation. Her research and writing has focused
on community based initiatives in education,
sustainable development and redevelopment,
microfinance and enterprise development.
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John Englander,
ACCO Advisory Board
 John
Englander has a diverse successful range of
expertise and experience in the broad field of ocean
and climate, including entrepreneur, nonprofit
organization management, lecturer and public policy
advocate. Presently he is writing a book about
rising sea levels and consulting on practical
adaptation to the climate change now certain for the
decades ahead.
Englander is the Chairman of the Science Advisory
Council for The International SeaKeepers Society.
This 501c3 nonprofit created a patented system for
automated ocean monitoring using private yachts and
other “vessels of opportunity” including NOAA
vessels, cruise ships, and a US Coast Guard
icebreaker. He served as CEO for more than five
years, to effect a full restructuring of the
organization, which was successfully completed in
the summer of 2009. Previously, John served as CEO
of The Cousteau Society.
In 2009, John became a Fellow of the Institute of
Marine, Engineering, Science, and Technology (IMarEST)
based in London; he has been appointed a special
advisor on climate to the Global Environment &
Technology Foundation, and to the Friends of the
United Nations. He lectures about the climate
crisis, combining personal experiences in Antarctica
and Greenland with the latest research from his
network and scientific conferences.
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Steve Frenkel,
ACCO Advisory Board
 Steve
Frenkel is the Midwest Regional Director of
Renewable Funding, LLC, which develops solutions for
renewable energy and energy efficiency financing.
Renewable Funding pioneered PACE financing (Property
Assessed Clean Energy financing) and administers
PACE programs to finance renewable energy and energy
efficiency improvements to residential and
commercial/industrial property.
Prior to joining Renewable Funding, Steve was the
Chief Policy Advisor at the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency where he helped direct the state’s
climate change policy and oversaw the agency’s
energy initiatives. He represented Illinois in the
development of the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Accord, an economy-wide regional cap and
trade program; the Midwestern Energy Security and
Climate Stewardship Roadmap, a comprehensive plan to
invest in lower carbon energy development; and the
Governors’ Climate and Forestry Task Force, an
international effort among states to develop forest
carbon offsets to Reduce Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation.
Steve also oversaw implementation of the Illinois
Climate Action Initiative, a comprehensive plan to
reduce greenhouse gases statewide; the development
of Illinois EPA’s climate change adaptation
initiatives; and represented Illinois EPA on the
Illinois Energy Team, an interagency effort to
foster investment in clean energy using innovative
project finance methods. Prior to joining Illinois
EPA Steve served as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the
Illinois Governor’s Office where he directed the
state’s energy, environmental and economic
development policy. In this position, Steve
developed initiatives to boost energy independence
and address climate change that included adoption of
a Renewable Energy Standard and Energy Efficiency
Standard as well as efforts to promote advanced coal
technology with carbon capture and sequestration,
advanced biofuels production and securing landmark
emissions reductions from coal-fired power plants.
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James Goldstene,
ACCO Advisory Board
 James
Goldstene is the Executive Officer of the
California Air
Resources Board. The Board has 11 members
appointed by the Governor and is responsible for
California’s clean air programs and the
implementation of AB 32, The Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006. The Executive Officer
oversees the development and implementation of
regulations and policies adopted by the
Board, and reviews legislative proposals and
technical materials supporting those policies. He
also represents the Board before other government
agencies, the Legislature and with stakeholders.
Prior to his appointment as Executive Officer, James
served a dual role at the Board. In 2006 he was
brought on as a specialist to coordinate the Board's
involvement in California's Smog Check program.
Later, he also served as Senior Advisor to the
Board's Office of Climate Change, responsible for
providing policy guidance and direction for the
implementation of AB 32.
Prior to joining the Board, Goldstene served as
Deputy Chief at the California Department of
Consumer Affairs' Bureau of Automotive Repair. The
Bureau regulates automotive repair dealers and
administers the state's Smog Check program. His
career history also includes key management
positions with the Bureau of Barbering and
Cosmetology, State Contractors License Board, the
California Pollution Control Financing Authority and
other financing authorities in the Office of the
State Treasurer. Goldstene also served as Lieutenant
Governor Leo McCarthy's environmental advisor in the
early 1990s.
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John
Kadyszewski, ACCO Advisory Board
John Kadyszewski is
the Director of Winrock International’s
American
Carbon Registry. For more than 30 years he has
worked to apply sound science and economics to
energy and resource management issues with
experience in the U.S. and more than 20 countries in
Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. In the
early 90s, Mr. Kadyszewski led Winrock’s efforts to
develop and field-test peer-reviewed methods and
procedures for measuring carbon storage in forestry
and agroforestry projects. He directed collaboration
efforts with the electric power industry and the
environmental community resulting in the design,
development and implementation of multiple forestry,
land use change and renewable energy projects to
sequester carbon or reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases. In the late 90s, he managed development of
advanced monitoring tools that combine aerial
digital imagery with spatial information systems to
improve measurement and analysis of land management
practices and associated environmental impacts. He
founded the Ecosystem Services Group at Winrock in
2001 and was the co-leader of terrestrial
sequestration work for the Southeast Regional Carbon
Sequestration Partnership.
Today he continues as the
co-leader of terrestrial sequestration work for the
West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership
covering potential terrestrial sequestration
activities in California, Oregon, Washington and
Arizona, including highlighting the significant
impact fire has and will have on existing and future
carbon stocks on forest lands in the west. He co-led
work sponsored by the California Energy Commission’s
PIER program to establish baselines and quantify
terrestrial carbon sequestration opportunities for
the State of California. He is a co-founder of the
Environmental Enterprises Assistance Fund and the
International Cane Energy Network and has authored
studies and reports, testified before congressional
committees, and made numerous national and
international presentations. He has a BS in
engineering from Princeton University.
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Bruce Klafter,
ACCO Advisory Board
 Bruce
Klafter is Senior Director, Environmental, Health
and Safety (EHS) for Applied Materials, Inc. and
serves as Head, Corporate Responsibility and
Sustainability for the company. Bruce heads up
Applied’s EHS department, which is responsible for
assisting business units worldwide with compliance,
industrial hygiene, product safety and various
strategic initiatives. The Corporate Responsibility
and Sustainability role encompasses a wide variety
of reporting, employee engagement and other projects
aimed at enhancing Applied’s global citizenship
programs. Before assuming his current role, Bruce
was EHS counsel for the Company.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Bruce was the
Chair of the Environmental Group at Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and before that, was
Deputy Attorney General for the State of California.
He has served as chair of the Association of
Corporate Counsel America’s (ACC-A) national
Environmental Committee, the State Bar of California’s Environmental Law
Section and the Bar Association of San Francisco’s
Environmental Committee. He presently serves as an
Advisory Council member for Sustainable Silicon
Valley and for Next Ten’s Green Innovation Index.
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Cary Krosinsky,
ACCO Advisory Board
 Cary
Krosinsky is Vice President for
Trucost
Plc. Trucost
has built the world's most extensive database of
over 700 emissions and pollutants of over 4500
public companies around the world and uses this data
to help portfolio managers understand their carbon
footprints, helping lower them while maintaining and
enhancing performance. Cary is a member of the 70
person Expert Group in 2005 that created the
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) of the
United Nations, which has since been committed to
buy over $14 Trillion worth of asset managers and
owners He worked in collaboration with Trucost
on their award winning 2006 UK Trust Carbon
Footprint study, and the IFC sponsored Carbon Counts
Asia 2007 report, the latter having been issued at
the December 2007 UN meetings in Bali. He continue
to work with the Los Angeles Times, and has written
and spoken publicly over time as a leading
interpreter of ownership on CNBC, in the Wall Street
Journal and more. Cary is also the co-author
of Sustainable Investing: The Art of Long-Term
Performance.
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Margery Moore, ACCO Advisory Board
 Margery
Moore has over 15 years of experience designing,
developing and implementing environmental compliance
and sustainability systems for NGO's, governments
and corporations. She is a former ISO 14001 auditor
and currently is focused on designing online tools
to assist organizations as they implement their
sustainability strategies. Currently, Margery is the
EHS Alliance Director at BNA. She also serves
as a Board member of NAEM, as well as President and
co-Founder of the Institute for Sustainability
Education & Action (I-SEA).
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James Strock,
ACCO Advisory Board
 James
Strock is a longtime American leader in
sustainability, serving throughout as a change agent
and advancing environmental improvement using the
power of markets to create customer and bottom-line
value. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on
sustainability issues across the world, including
the linkage between environment, energy, economic
and national security.
Jim served in California Governor Pete Wilson’s
cabinet as the state’s founding Secretary for
Environmental Protection. He implemented the
Governor’s vision for the California Environmental
Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), which was approved in
1991. Following confirmation by the state senate,
Mr. Strock established and led an agency comprising
more than 4,000 employees and an $800 million
budget, whose regulations and policies have global
environmental, energy and economic impact.
California’s longstanding environmental and business
leadership are key elements of its position among
the largest and most productive economies in the
world.
During Strock’s tenure, major advances were achieved
in protection of air, land and water. In the face of
the challenges of the early 1990s recession, the
Agency reframed longstanding debates on environment
and economy, advancing high environmental standards
while reforming bureaucratic process. Highlights
include the adjudication and restoration of Mono
Lake; significant reductions in air pollution from
mobile and stationary sources; reform of pesticide
regulations; and international initiatives ranging
from participation in the negotiation of the North
American Free Trade Agreement and other issues with
Mexico, to enhanced cooperation with Germany, China
and other nations. Among the Agency's numerous
recognitions during his tenure was a $100,000
"Innovation" award from Harvard University and the
Ford Foundation, presented by President Clinton at
the White House, citing the agency’s environmental
technology leadership.
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Zoe Tcholak-Antitch,
Carbon Disclosure Project
Zoe Tcholak-Antitch (formerly Zoe Riddell) is Head
of Investor CDP and Interim Head of CDP USA. Based
in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s New York Office,
Zoe works with CDP’s signatory investors and with
its US stakeholders to build CDP’s profile in
America. With 534 signatories with a combined $64
trillion in assets, CDP is the world’s largest
investor collaboration on any single issue. Over
2,500 companies responded to CDP’s 2009 information
request, including 66% of the S&P 500.
Prior to joining CDP, Zoe was Business Coordinator
for the Japanese corporation Daimaru Incorporated,
where she researched UK economic and retail trends
for their Head Office in Japan. Previously, Zoe
participated in a one-year contract with the
Japanese Government’s ‘Japan Exchange & Teaching’
program in Hiroshima after four years as Sales
Manager at Money Marketing Magazine and at Rhinegold
Publishing in London.
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