Andrea Chase

About Andrea Chase

Passionate and inspiring Head of Sustainability with a demonstrated history of leadership in working within and consulting for CPG companies, manufacturing, service based businesses, business to business companies and environmental industries. Expert in sustainable business benchmarking, sustainable strategy development, sustainable program execution, sustainability reporting, environmental management systems, sustainability certifications-auditing, carbon accounting, sustainable product development, responsible supply/value chain and more. Sustainability community advocate and Co-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the B Corporation Beauty Coalition, a global industry coalition dedicated to advancing regenerative and equitable practices within the beauty industry. Guest professor for prominent Southern California universities on the topic of sustainable business benchmarking and materiality, and social enterprises. Proactive cross functional motivational leader with strong organizational and planning skills. A creative problem solver with a focus on achievement and results.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   B Local Los Angeles

   Jan 2015 — Present

   Founded with the purpose to bring together the Los Angeles impact leaders of the B Corporation community. B Local Los Angeles is on a mission to: Improve the vitality, happiness and growth of the Los Angeles B Corporation community by sharing knowledge and collaborating on best practices that inspire change. B Local Los Angeles is the non-profit affiliation of B Corporation Certified companies in Los Angeles, California. Responsible for Board management and recruitment of volunteer Board of Directors, development of external mission aligned partnerships in order to help spread word about the use of business as a force for good, long term partnerships created include guest lecturing and creating curriculum for several prominent Southern California Universities.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- Development of sustainability curriculum for UCLA, Pepperdine Socially Environmentally & Ethically Responsible (SEER) MBA Program, Santa Monica City College, UCI, Cal State Channel Islands, Polk Institute and more- 500+ hours spent on local community education on sustainable business topics over the last decade- Expansion of newsletter subscribers by 300%- Liaison with B Lab, certifier of B Corporations, and international B Local Leaders to share best practices to ensure grass roots movement is growing in unison.

Education

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications

  2006 — 2010

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Fine/Studio Arts, General

  2006 — 2010

• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

  Master of Science - MS, Sustainable Management

  2020 — 2023

Skills

• Sustainable Product Development
• Sustainable Business
• Sustainable Reporting
• New Business Development
• Sustainability Certification
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media
• Marketing Research
• Marketing Communications
• New Product Launching
• Creative Direction
• Advertising
• International Product Development
• Marketing
• Sustainability
• Online Marketing
• Marketing Management
• Management
• Email Marketing
• Brand Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Product Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Sustainable Business Strategies
• Copywriting
• B Corporation Certification
• Direct Mail
• Brand Management
• Marketing Strategy