Chris Geiger
Senior Environmental Specialist, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Chris Geiger manages some of the nation’s most progressive and effective environmental programs in the civic sector. Since 2003 he has led San Francisco’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program, which has reduced the City’s pesticide use by over 80% since its inception, received the National IPM Achievement Award in 2006, and has been widely emulated nationwide. He is also in charge of implementing the Department of Environment’s Green Purchasing efforts. The Green Purchasing or “SF Approved” Program researches environmentally friendly specifications for a wide variety of products purchased by City departments, such as cleaning products, papers, computers, and lighting products, and publishes them for general us on the SF Approved List. Dr. Geiger coordinates program activities, manages consultant contracts, and conducts technical reviews, and has served on a variety of regional and national committees, including the US Green Building Council’s Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group, the Steering Committee for the national Responsible Purchasing Network, and the Board of Directors for the Bay Friendly Landscaping Coalition.
My Sessions
Aure Adell
Lauren Asplen
Liana Alvarez
Jessian Choy
Nadine Cino
Tim Farrow
Lee Fleming
Stacey Foreman
Chris Geiger
Marisa Guber
Karen Hamilton
Clare Hobby
Del Hudson
Cristina Indiveri
Bjorn-Erik Lonn
Matt Lyon
Eliot Metzger
Minal Mistry
Mellissa Nguyen
Anne Pernick
David Phillips
Shawn Postera
Joan Prummel
Mike Wallace
Farid Yaker
Shelley Zimmer
Barry Zimmerman
Lauren Zimmerman
This session is for innovative projects that are ready to be LAUNCHED, JOINED, EXPANDED, or REPLICATED! Presenters give an overview of new and innovative projects that advance sustainable purchasing. Attendees claim a seat at a roundtable with a topic of interest to them. Topics are repeated twice. Read more here about what to expect from … read more >>