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Nathan Springer

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Nate is a leader who builds sustainable transport business and supply chains.

Nate is a leader who builds sustainable transport business and supply chains. At BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), he leads two of BSR’s green freight initiatives and many clean logistics sustainability projects for Fortune 500’s. In this role, he managed the project that set Walmart’s science-based target and launched the Sustainable Fuel Buyers’ Principles with UPS, Walmart, Amazon, HP, IKEA, and PepsiCo that now numbers 17 signatories. He oversees best practice sharing, data collection, and supply chain engagement with 50 companies representing 85 percent of the ocean container shipping industry and designed BSR’s approach for companies to build sustainable logistics strategies, roadmaps, and teams.

Nate has more than 15 years of experience in sustainability and stakeholder engagement, including internationally with the Peace Corps. He holds an M.B.A. and M.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Environmental Science from Willamette University. He is fluent in Spanish.

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3 reasons trucking needs to accelerate use of low-carbon fuels

February 4, 2015

By Nathan Springer
Transportation generates about a quarter of all energy-related emissions. By using low-carbon fuels, trucking can play a big role in carbon reduction.
  • Transportation & Mobility
  • Shipping & Logistics
  • Energy & Climate
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3 ways companies can work with Chinese suppliers on climate

June 10, 2014

By Nathan Springer

It starts with a long-term commitment. 

  • Supply Chain
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How Clean Cargo Working Group is transforming ocean transport

May 16, 2014

By Nathan Springer and Angie Farrag-Thibault

The CCWG helps companies measure, report on and evaluate the sustainability of their shipping practices.

  • Shipping & Logistics
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3 ways business can benefit from Scope 3 emissions reductions

May 10, 2013

By Ryan Schuchard and Nathan Springer

New guidance from the GHG Protocol on value chain emissions marks an important milestone for companies looking to track the business benefits of emissions reductions.

  • Emissions Reduction
  • Supply Chain
  • Corporate Strategy
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The Social Intrapreneur's Push from Innovation to Company-wide Integrity

February 27, 2012

By Nathan Springer

The final installment of a seven-week series on how sustainability professionals can make change from within the enterprise explores the hardest part of the journey up Mt. Sustainability.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Employee Engagement
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Helping Social Intrapreneurs Enhance Their Impact Outside the Enterprise

February 23, 2012

By Nathan Springer

Ford Motor Company's manager of Social Sustainability explains why his work has expanded beyond not just environmental issues, but to reach out far beyond the company's own factories and into the community.

  • Employee Engagement
  • Leadership
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Why Social Intrapreneurs Must Engage Coworkers and Break Down Siloes

February 7, 2012

By Nathan Springer

No matter what field your company works in, or how broad or deep its commitment to sustainability, the consistently biggest challenge faced by social intrapreneurs is the persistence, patience and creativity needed to move the needle.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Employee Engagement
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The Importance of Mobilizing Allies for Social Intrapreneurs

January 30, 2012

By Nathan Springer

As part of our ongoing look at how to make change from within the enterprise, there are three social network tools that may make it easier to do the hard work of mobilizing allies to sow the seeds of sustainability inside the business.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Employee Engagement
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How Social Intrapreneurs Can Navigate Networks and Power Structures

January 26, 2012

By Nathan Springer

One of the biggest challenges facing people who want to do good from within the enterprise is simply in finding the right people to talk to and work with to get things done. This week's classes offered insights and skills to make the right connections.

  • Employee Engagement
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How Social Intrapreneurs Can Seize the Moment for Green Projects

January 19, 2012

By Nathan Springer

Knowing when the time is right to make the case for sustainability-related projects is as important is picking the right projects in the first place. Week two of a class on social intrepreneurs lays out how to strike while the iron's hot.

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  • Employee Engagement
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