Tristan Steichen

About Tristan Steichen

Accomplished Management Consultant providing strategic sustainability services to a diverse portfolio of clients, from global to small and mid-sized organizations. Engagements occur with C-suite and senior leadership for strategic services, and Director-led implementation of sustainability programs and projects. Sustainability expertise spans a broad range of disciplines (climate, recycling, supply chain, etc.), and most recent focus has been on developing multi-stakeholder collective actions that focus on developing circular solutions in packaging, particularly in post-consumer applications.Executive Director for the National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition (NLCRC), an industry-based coalition for the recovery and recycling of lubricant containers. Chairman of the Governance Board for the REMADE Institute.At ALO Advisors, I work with business leaders who are tackling today’s greatest sustainability/ESG challenges. ALO’s approach is based upon the understanding that when the economics work, the social and environmental benefits last. We provide impactful solutions that help clients effectively reduce risks and/or pursue opportunities related to their sustainability/ESG strategies, plans, and programs in areas of product/packaging waste, decarbonization, human rights, diversity and inclusion, water security, etc. With a keen emphasis on translating sustainability’s benefits into tangible terms that business leaders can understand, our primary service areas include- Collective Action Design, Facilitation & Implementation Services- Enabling More Sustainable Business Decisions supported by the Return On Sustainability Investment (ROSI) method- Formulating/Deploying ESG/Sustainability Integration Strategies- Catalyzing Sustainability-Driven InnovationCo-authored several circular economy-related publications, including: “Modularity in ICT” (October 2016) and “Water and the Circular Economy” (October 2018). When I’m not advising clients I can be found playing with my two children or enjoying a fine scotch (occasionally at the same time) or hacking through the woods at my home in southeastern Pennsylvania.Expertise- ESG Strategy / ESG Strategic Planning, ESG Implementation, Materiality Assessments- Sustainability, EHS Operations, EHS Transformation, Occupational Health- Circular Economy, Plastics Recycling, Waste Minimization- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Post Consumer Content (PCR), Packaging Legislation- Remanufacturing, Re-Use, Re-X

Experience

1. Executive Director

   National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition

   Jan 2021 — Present

Education

• Virginia Tech

  BS, Environmental Science

  1990 — 1995