Chris McFarlane

About Chris McFarlane

I\'m a passionate, experienced, and results driven sustainability professional. I\'ve spent years working on waste and recycling, sustainable packaging, reusables, renewable energy, environmental reporting and leveraging my companies scale to lead the transition to the circular economy of the future. As an avid runner, I\'m goal oriented and dedicated. I always see a task through to the finish, both in work and personally. What I value most in my job is the opportunity to make life better for those around me through genuine relationships, being a servant leader, and living sustainable values. Specialties • Sustainability • Recycling Composting and Waste Diversion• Environmental Reporting • Reusables Packaging Systems• Renewable Energy • Sustainable Packaging • Project Management • Presentation Skills• Logility • Facilitation Skills• SAP R/3, APO • Demand & Forecast Planning

Experience

1. Waste and Circularity Strategy Program Manager, Global Sustainability Strategy

   Starbucks

   Jan 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Led global enterprise environmental reporting to establish baseline to inform strategy for ambitious 2030 sustainability goals• Created and aligned leadership to enterprise waste strategy, outlining path to achieving 2030 50% waste to landfill reduction• Represented Starbucks externally to trade groups and NGO’s focused advancing circularity – WWF, TRP, WEF, EMF, FPI• Waste expert on project teams focused on reduction efforts, reusability, infrastructure, packaging, operations, and claims• Led work as founding member of the NextGen Consortium with Closed Loop Partners develop more sustainable coffee cup• Collaborated across waste industry stakeholders to test, research, and increase the recovery of recyclable and compostable materials across the US• Developed and trialed circular solutions for single use hot coffee cups, reusable cupshare program, and baristas green aprons

Education

• Western Michigan University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Sap Apo
• Catchbull
• Sap
• Demand Planning
• Consumer Products
• Leed Projects
• Project Management
• Imovie
• Business Process
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Demand Solutions
• Management
• Sustainability
• Sap Implementation
• Green Building
• Retaillink
• Sales Operations
• Leed Green Associate
• Presentations
• Employee Training
• Sap Bw
• Forecasting
• Pkms
• Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable Design
• Supply Chain
• Sustainable Business