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Join us on May 20 for a Cascale member webinar to dive into the Traceability Intelligence Handbook.
Join us for an exclusive member webinar on Tuesday, May 20!
To support our members in navigating today’s complex sustainability and traceability landscape, we’ve created the Traceability Intelligence Handbook—a practical resource designed to provide insights, clarify key topics, outline requirements, and support risk identification.
In this members-only session, we’ll take a deep dive into how the Handbook can help to:
Designed exclusively for Cascale members and available on Cascale Connect, the Handbook is tailored for professionals overseeing supply chain traceability and ESG compliance, including Traceability Coordinators, Managers, Directors, and VPs, ESG Data Managers, and Material Sourcing and Sustainability Specialists.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see how the Handbook can support your traceability strategy. Save your spot and register today!
APAC / EMEA: 9:00 AM CET / 12:30 PM IST / 3:00 PM HKT
AMER / EMEA: 8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET / 5:00 PM CET
Speakers
James previously focused on transparency and traceability initiatives at Fashion for Good’s Innovation Platform, working alongside innovators, brands, suppliers, and other ecosystem partners to guide and coordinate traceability implementation and multi-stakeholder projects.
With an academic background in supply chain sustainability, he completed his Masters in International Development Msc at the University of Amsterdam, focusing on ESG governance of agricultural commodities (focus on Cocoa in W. Africa). After, he worked for Tony’s Chocolonely’s impact team on traceability for impact-driven cocoa projects in Ghana. Then moved to PVH as a sustainability coordinator in their supply chain team, before joining Fashion for Good. His working and academic interests are in supply chain sustainability, traceability systems, circular business models, international development, and social anthropology.
James was born in Winchester, near the south coast of the UK. He enjoys great music from RnB, to jazz fusion, and loves talking sampling and production. He loves travelling and absorbing new culture, and was lucky enough to travel Russia, China, and Oceania before his masters studies. He is fascinated by how the world works, in terms of governance and how to improve the equitable development of societies. Hobbies include, piano, travelling, sports (basketball, football, ultimate frisbee), and eating lots of Syrian, Lebanese and Moroccan food in Nieuwe West – Amsterdam.
Gabriele Ballero is the Manager of Public Affairs at Cascale. He supports the Senior Director of Policy & Public Affairs in coordinating and undertaking key work streams of Cascale Public Affairs Strategy, delivering widespread and effective government engagement and education to ensure that Cascale and the global consumer goods industry gives more than it takes. He is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Chris Marshall is the Director of the Transparency Program at Cascale, the apparel, footwear, and textile industry’s leading alliance for sustainable production. He is responsible for leading the Transparency Program, which provides a consistent way for brands, retailers, and manufacturers to share sustainability information on apparel and footwear products, across impact categories such as water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and use of fossil fuels. He is based in Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
Before joining Cascale team, Chris was the Senior Director of Merchandising, at PVH where he was tasked with leading a team developing sports performance apparel. Chris comes with 16+ years of experience in the footwear and apparel industry in companies such as Nike, Converse, Vans (VF), Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein (PVH). His functional experience ranges from planning, sourcing, vendor compliance, and product merchandising.
Chris prides himself on being a lifelong learner and he has recently finished his master’s degree in digital management. In his free time you can find him chasing the sun, wild camping throughout his multi-day hikes in the mountains.
Ellie is the Manager of Member Engagement, Brand & Retail at Cascale. She works to provide a foundation in the region for a harmonious, effective value added member experience. This involves supporting efficient, relevant and streamlined engagement to Cascale members. She is based in London.
Before joining Cascale team, Ellie worked at ASOS where she provided support to partner brands in their progression against the company’s sustainability requirements, including setting carbon reduction targets. She implemented robust processes to improve partners’ resilience to social and environmental regulatory changes. In this role, she was instrumental in driving engagement across internal teams by creating training materials, used to raise awareness and engagement with the company’s sustainability strategy. Before this she completed a Masters in Sustainability and Business at the University of Leeds.
When she’s not working, Ellie’s always finding time to travel and loves to explore new places. When at home you’ll find her hunting out independent coffee shops, meeting up with friends (and their dogs) and enjoying sport.
Kelci is the Senior Manager of Member Engagement for Brand & Retail. She is responsible for ensuring Cascale members have the support they need to fully utilize the Higg Index tools, achieve their impact goals, and contribute to the sector’s progress. She is currently based in Houston, Texas.
Before joining Cascale team, Kelci was the Projects & Partnerships Manager at the Allegheny County Library Association, maximizing social impact for the 71-site federated member system. She led myriad initiatives aligning partners from the private sector, nonprofits, boards of directors, and government to deliver value and ensure member success. Previously, Kelci was part of the Public Affairs team at Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles.
Kelci is a graduate of the University of Queensland, Australia. A passionate rock climber, she’ll take any excuse to travel and climb around the world. With few mountains in Texas, Kelci has turned her attention to mountain biking and coffee science.
Quinten Geleijnse, Manager of Product Tools at Cascale, plays a central role in shaping the strategic direction of the Higg Index Product Tools. By coordinating and facilitating engagements across Cascale network, he gathers valuable feedback to prioritize initiatives in alignment with Cascale’s vision. Quinten is responsible for various Higg Product Tool workstreams from launch to completion. By expanding training materials for the tools, Quinten aims to foster adoption and maximize the tools’ impact.
Prior to joining Cascale, Quinten was a sustainability consultant at Sustainalize and ERM. Through his experience with managing various Life Cycle Assessment projects for apparel brands, Quinten brings project management skills as well as technical knowledge on LCAs and impact measurement methodologies. Quinten has played a key role in developing Booking.com’s Travel Sustainable badge, which was awarded the 2023 World Changing Ideas award by Fast Company. Quinten holds a Master’s degree in Energy & Sustainability Management.
Quinten lives in Utrecht, The Netherlands. While playing casual football and padel matches during the week, holidays are all about the adrenaline rush as Quinten enjoys mountain biking, kayaking and hiking amid scenic mountains. When winter sets in, Quinten’s love for intricate board games takes center stage, sharing the joy with friends and family.
We are thrilled to partner with Innovation Forum for the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA on June 24-25.
Join us in Hong Kong on September 15-17, for Cascale’s flagship Annual Meeting, where our brand, retailer, manufacturer, and affiliate members will come together under the theme “A Movement for All” to drive impact at scale. Through collective action, future-proofing with standardized tools and data – such as the Higg Index – and amplifying diverse voices, this hybrid event will showcase how unified action creates tangible, and sustainable, business value for all. This is where transformation happens. Be a part of it.
