Ben R. Jordan has held roles at The Coca-Cola Company focused on both internal operational issues and relationship-building with key stakeholders. In his current role, he drives sustainability programs in climate, packaging, and agriculture. Jordan has participated actively in Coca-Cola’s involvement with numerous leading environmental organizations, and he sits on the members council of Bonsucro (the Better Sugarcane Initiative), the board of trustees of The Nature Conservancy in Georgia, and the advisory board of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. He is a participant in the World Economic Forum’s Food Security and Agriculture partners group and the Consumer Goods Forum Pulp, Paper, and Packaging Working Group. Jordan serves as an educational counselor for MIT, an adjunct instructor at Emory University, and a reviewer for the Journal of Industrial Ecology.

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Deb Fillis Ryba is a strategic innovator who has worked to advance sustainability in the public and private sectors. She joined Danone Waters America last year to bring evian’s global sustainability ambition to life in the U.S. Prior to joining Danone Waters of America, she put coalitions together to address sustainability challenges related to water, packaging and carbon at Nestle Waters North America. She started her career as an environmental scientist and planner at the federal, state, and local levels. Ryba was a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia. In her free time, she is a social entrepreneur.

As a consumer sectors team manager, Berkley works with BSR’s consumer products and food, beverage, and agriculture member companies to align business and sustainability strategy and improve social and environmental performance.

She also brings expertise on the relationship between climate and freshwater resources to support BSR’s efforts to catalyze private-sector action on climate change.

Berkley brings broad experience in reporting and disclosure, stakeholder engagement, issues management, and sustainability storytelling. Prior to BSR, she was part of Edelman’s Business + Social Purpose team and the Ceres water program. She has counseled companies in a variety of sectors and geographies, and collaborated with investors and NGOs to increase understanding of and action on sustainability topics. Berkley has also conducted ecology field research exploring ecosystem controls in the United States and South Africa.