Valerie Bone

About Valerie Bone

Experienced Social & Environmental sustainability professional with a demonstrated history of supply chain improvement in the consumer goods industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, Community Engagement. Currently: Sustainability Consultant & Principal, VB Consulting LLC VB Consulting | REDMOND, WA Mission focused consulting support, providing: business oriented sustainability strategy, plus tools and coaching for social responsibility and environmental sustainability. Working with global brands and suppliers to develop and engage tailored sustainability strategy, including: Strategic plans, Tools for analysis and achievement, CDP Reporting, Ocean Plastics product development. Independent consultant with large global network. Providing 20 years of experience in business oriented sustainability achievement. Formerly: Director – Corporate Responsibility, PMI Worldwide (PMI) Pioneered and scaled up PMI\'s global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program that achieved leadership results, during exponential growth for PMI Worldwide. Managed global team responsible for CSR. Created and published yearly CSR Reports 20••••20. CDP Reporting 20••••20 with improvement to CDP B score. Achieved Project Gigaton \"Giga-Guru\" status. TSC THESIS Reporting with Case Study published on TSC website. Collaborated with PMI customers including: Starbucks, REI and Carhart. Former member of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Climate Action Corps. Board Officer of Nature Vision, a non-profit organization in Washington State: https://naturevision.org/

Experience

1. Sustainability Consultant & Founder, Vb Consulting Llc

   Vb Consulting Llc

   Jul 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Mission focused consulting support, providing: business oriented sustainabilitystrategy, plus tools and coaching for social responsibility and environmentalsustainability.Working with global brands and suppliers to develop and engage tailoredsustainability strategy, including: Strategic plans, Tools for analysis andachievement, CDP Reporting, Ocean Plastics product development.Independent consultant with large global network.Providing 20 years of experience in business oriented sustainabilityachievement.

Education

• Philadelphia University

  Bachelor Science

Skills

• Program Management
• Product Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Packaging
• Consumer Products
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Brand Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Product Design
• Strategy