A Conversation with Kenton Harmer of Common Fields - Part 4 of 4

Thanks, Kenton, for your insight -- we learned a lot from spending an hour with you!

About Kenton Harmer

Kenton Harmer is the Senior Vice President of Milepost Consulting and Co-Director of Common Fields.  Common Fields, the agriculture practice of Milepost Consulting, is an industry leader at creating and implementing evidence-based sustainability strategies for the agriculture sector.   As one of the founding partners of Common Fields, Kenton’s experience is in developing methodologies and systems that measure the sustainability performance of agricultural operations and sectors.  With an MBA in Sustainable Management, Kenton specializes in translating this technical data into strategies and lasting changes that improve an organization’s market position and long-term profitability.  Contact him at kenton@common-fields.com.

A Conversation with Kenton Harmer of Common Fields - Part 3 of 4

Thanks to Kenton for his insight -- and stay tuned for our next follow-up article with the final clip from our interview!

About Kenton Harmer

Kenton Harmer is the Senior Vice President of Milepost Consulting and Co-Director of Common Fields.  Common Fields, the agriculture practice of Milepost Consulting, is an industry leader at creating and implementing evidence-based sustainability strategies for the agriculture sector.   As one of the founding partners of Common Fields, Kenton’s experience is in developing methodologies and systems that measure the sustainability performance of agricultural operations and sectors.  With an MBA in Sustainable Management, Kenton specializes in translating this technical data into strategies and lasting changes that improve an organization’s market position and long-term profitability.  Contact him at kenton@common-fields.com.

Below, we showcase the second of four video clips with Kenton Harmer (you can read Part 1 here), one of the lead researchers on the CDP agriculture report and a great friend to Strategic Sustainability Consulting. In this clip, Kenton discusses the key obstacles to getting high-quality emissions data from producers and packages. There are great lessons here for ALL companies thinking about supply chain sustainability.

A Conversation with Kenton Harmer of Common Fields - Part 2 of 4

Thanks to Kenton for his insight -- and stay tuned for follow-up articles with the remaining two clips from our interview!

About Kenton Harmer

Kenton Harmer is the Senior Vice President of Milepost Consulting and Co-Director of Common Fields.  Common Fields, the agriculture practice of Milepost Consulting, is an industry leader at creating and implementing evidence-based sustainability strategies for the agriculture sector.   As one of the founding partners of Common Fields, Kenton’s experience is in developing methodologies and systems that measure the sustainability performance of agricultural operations and sectors.  With an MBA in Sustainable Management, Kenton specializes in translating this technical data into strategies and lasting changes that improve an organization’s market position and long-term profitability.  Contact him at kenton@common-fields.com.

1. The agriculture sector is responsible for about 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and about 8% of US greenhouse gas emissions. 
2. Up to 80% (and sometimes more) of the emissions from agriculture products (food, feed, etc.) occur on the farm and during packaging.
3. It is also one of the sectors most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change (shifting weather patterns, drought, extreme weather events, etc.). 

It makes sense then, that the Carbon Disclosure Project would choose agriculture as the focus of their 2011 pilot study on carbon emissions and the supply chain. Using the examples of tomatoes and potatoes, the research team looked at how effective, robust, and accessible it was to gather data from agriculture suppliers. The results, compiled in Unearthed: Agricultural Emissions in the Corporate Supply Chain, are fascinating and offer lessons for companies in a variety of industries -- particularly those with major supply chain sustainability challenges.

Below, we showcase the first of four video clips with Kenton Harmer, one of the lead researchers on the CDP agriculture report (and a great friend to Strategic Sustainability Consulting). In this introduction, Kenton provides an overview of the report's findings and discusses some of the surprising discoveries uncovered in his research.

A Conversation with Kenton Harmer of Common Fields - Part 1 of 4

Thanks to Kenton for his insight -- and stay tuned for follow-up articles with the next three clips from our interview!

About Kenton Harmer

Kenton Harmer is the Senior Vice President of Milepost Consulting and Co-Director of Common Fields.  Common Fields, the agriculture practice of Milepost Consulting, is an industry leader at creating and implementing evidence-based sustainability strategies for the agriculture sector.   As one of the founding partners of Common Fields, Kenton’s experience is in developing methodologies and systems that measure the sustainability performance of agricultural operations and sectors.  With an MBA in Sustainable Management, Kenton specializes in translating this technical data into strategies and lasting changes that improve an organization’s market position and long-term profitability.  Contact him at kenton@common-fields.com.

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Since the presentation was so well received, we've put together a short recap. We previously shared part 1 and part 2. Today, we offer the final video clip that discussed the third step in a credible sustainability strategy. Enjoy!

In celebration of Earth Month SSC is offering our sustainability readers the opportunity to win an energy-savings Nest Thermostat, valued at $250.  Click to learn more about the Earth Day Giveaway.

Since the presentation was so well received, we've put together a short recap. We shared part 1 here. Below is part 2 of our 3 part series -- stay tuned for the third and final video clip on April 26^th!

In celebration of Earth Month SSC is offering our sustainability readers the opportunity to win an energy-savings Nest Thermostat, valued at $250.  Click to learn more about the Earth Day Giveaway.

Since the presentation was so well received, we've put together a short recap. Below is part 1 of our 3 part series. We hope you enjoy it -- stay tuned on April 25^th for part 2!

In celebration of Earth Month SSC is offering our sustainability readers the opportunity to win an energy-savings Nest Thermostat, valued at $250.  Click to learn more about the Earth Day Giveaway.

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