🌓 Daniel Bena ☀️

Learn more: https://www.danbena.com Dan Bena most recently led the Sustainable Development and Food Safety agenda for PepsiCo Global Operations, the world’s second largest food/beverage company, which serves consumers in more countries and territories than the United Nations has members. He serves/has served in various Board or other capacities for the Safe Water Network; World Business Council for Sustainable Development (#WBCSD); Steering Board of the World Bank 2030 Water Resources Group (#2030WRG); United Nations CEO Mandate; World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security; US Water Alliance; Creative Visions Foundation; the documentary, Water Pressures; the Environmental Leader publications group; Advisor to Keela.co; Advisor to SuperYouFun.org; Honorary Professor and Trustee at Glasgow Caledonian University; Editorial Advisor to Elsevier's new Journal of Water Security (2017). Delivered keynote address at the Royal Swedish Gala, spoken at over 100 diverse venues, including the Our Food, Our Future Summit, attended by the Prime Minister & Agriculture Minister of Ireland, provided testimony to the US Senate, and delivered opening remarks at the United Nations Youth Assembly to over 1,000 youth delegates from over 100 countries. October 24th was proclaimed “Dan Bena Day” in the State of New York, as Bena was a “Light Up The Night” honoree. Invited by the mayor of his city to serve on a new Sustainability Advisory Board to develop a forward-looking sustainability plan for the city. He published his first book, Sustain-Ability: How a Corporate Conscience Sustains a Company’s Ability to Win. In Oct 2017, he was recognized as a Global Goals Local Leader by the United Nations Association. Information and opinions expressed are my own, and not those of PepsiCo. Specialties: Sustainable development; sustainability; water stewardship; CSR, purpose, social impact and investment strategy, partnerships, writing.