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Porter Friedman
Senior Agriculture Manager, US/Canada
Porter oversees the agricultural certification programmes for the United States and Canada which includes certifications such as Rainforest Alliance and Round Table For Sustainable Palm Oil.
Porter is the Agriculture Programme Manager for the United States & Canada. In this role, Porter both oversees the agricultural certifications team as well as acts as the a Technical Expert and Lead Auditor for our standards offered.
Porter has been working in sustainable certification for 10+ years, first at Rainforest Alliance, working with the Forest Stewardship CouncilTM (FSCTM) certification and now at Preferred by Nature in his current role. Throughout this time Porter has worked with companies large and small to create and strengthen sustainable supply chains on regional and global levels.
"It has always been important for me that my work makes a positive impact on people and the planet and working for Preferred by Nature allows me to do just that. I enjoy working for a mission driven organisation that supports environmental and social sustainability. Further, it’s very rewarding to be able to see the positive impact our work has on land-use and sustainable supply chains first hand."
Skills at a glance
- Rainforest Alliance Auditing
- RSPO Auditing
- FSC Auditing
- Quality management systems
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Experienced Trainer
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ameley@preferredbynature.org
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bprewitt@preferredbynature.org
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jjickling@preferredbynature.org
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kwires@preferredbynature.org
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kbrenner@preferredbynature.org
kbishop@preferredbynature.org
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kskyrm@preferredbynature.org
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lkerr@preferredbynature.org
mandersen@preferredbynature.org
mgraveel@preferredbynature.org
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msulocka@preferredbynature.org
misaacson@preferredbynature.org
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mgonzalez@preferredbynature.org
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nmjelde@preferredbynature.org
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rjames@preferredbynature.org
