Led by the Regenerative Organic Alliance, which includes organizations and brands like Rodale Institute, Dr. Bronner’s, and Patagonia, Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC™) helps consumers make informed choices about their food purchases.
Though the USDA Certified Organic seal continues to be a rigorous standard, it has some gaps when it comes to soil health and animal welfare requirements. Most importantly, it omits the treatment of farmers and farm workers. Many brands, farmers, ranchers, and nonprofits felt that a more holistic standard could go above and beyond the organic label.
ROC™ uses the USDA Certified Organic standard as a baseline. From there, it adds important criteria and benchmarks that incorporate the three major pillars of regenerative organic agriculture – soil health, animal welfare, social fairness - into one certification.
Join us for this one-hour presentation by Regenerative Organic Alliance Program Manager (and fellow AWWEE member) Katy Williams about this revolutionary new certification for food, textiles, and personal care ingredients and learn where you can find Regenerative Organic Certified™ products.
Event Speaker
Katy Williams
Over the course of her career, Katy has directed large-scaled projects and diverse teams with a clear vision and a people-centric brand of leadership. She ensures that clients, both internal and external, are getting the best service possible through transparent communication, innovative problem solving, and authentic relationship building.
Katy brings her organizational management experience to her role as Operations Manager at the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA). The ROA oversees a rigorous food and textile certification, Regenerative Organic Certified™, that focuses on soil health, animal welfare and social fairness for farmers and farm workers. Katy volunteers with TreePeople, Sierra Club and the Climate Reality Project where she can positively impact environmental and social justice change.
When she isn’t at her desk, you can find Katy happily puttering in her community garden plot, hiking, knitting, camping in Sequoia National Forest with her husband or visiting her adult twins.
Registration
Registration for this event is free to members and non-members.