Jenn Swain: Burton Sustainability - Our People, Our Product, and Our Playground

In December of 2017, Burton Snowboards announced ambitious sustainability goals to achieve by the end of 2020. In this virtual talk, Global Senior Sustainability Manager Jenn Swain discusses Burton's progress to-date and the challenges they've faced along the way. A native Vermonter and new snowboarder, Jenn Swain leads a team in development and implementation of sustainability strategies at Burton. She is passionate about protecting the people and playground that sustain snowboarding and the mountain lifestyle. Key topics include: fair labor, chemicals management, preferred materials, traceability, waste reduction, circular economy, packaging optimization, carbon reduction, goals tracking and reporting, benchmarking, communications, charitable giving, and policy advocacy. Learn more about the Gund Institute: https://www.uvm.edu/gund