Procurement Magazine May 2022 | Page 137

Nick Underdown
Ted Pardee
SUSTAINABILITY

“Unfortunately , greenwashing is rife within many sectors ”

NICK UNDERDOWN HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS , OPEN SEAS

Nick Underdown

My name is Nick Underdown , I work for Open Seas , a charity based in Scotland dedicated to promoting sustainable seafood and improving fisheries management for the protection and recovery of the marine environment . As a former journalist and past contributor to Ethical Corporation Magazine , I have a longstanding interest in corporate social and environmental responsibility . Every business has an environmental and social footprint , either positive or negative , and contributes to some of the key issues of our time : climate change , inequality , ocean plastic or air pollution and biodiversity loss .

Ted Pardee

My name is Ted Pardee , and I am the Chief Revenue Officer at Premise , where I am responsible for all topline revenue , business development , customer success , and marketing . Before joining Premise , I was Vice President of Sales at Accela , the leading Permitting and Business Licensing Software provider for the state , local , and federal governments . I have a broad scope of experience in technology , operations , and market development with more than 30 years of software industry experience , including two decades of senior executive management within venture capital and private equity-backed businesses . procurementmag . com 137