Working Groups

SHI Working Groups

Please indicate which Working Groups you’d like to join

Note: Scope 3 requires financial support and/or emissions data contribution.

Scope 3 – Phase 2 Launched

Phase 1 companies continuing: Herb Pharm, the Synergy Company, Traditional Medicinals, Yogi, ES Botanics
New participants: Verdure Sciences, Asheville Tea Company, Blue Sky Botanics, Harmonic Arts

At the launch meeting, Eric Kowalewski from Sustainable, the German consultancy, outlined the data collection process and how we’ll move from measurement to climate mitigation. Our goal is to continue to develop the botanical industry emissions database to serve the botanical industry at large. Participating companies are making this possible by contributing both financially to hire Sustainable and contributing emissions data from their farms/suppliers.

Benefits: Participants benchmark their emissions, access shared database, receive climate strategy guidance, and identify potential collaborative climate mitigation initiatives.

Co-organized with Zacharia Levine.

Beyond Certifications – Reactivating

In our Learning Labs, we discuss what 4.0 means for the herbal industry (certifications are part of 3.0, 4.0 is moving from ego-eco-systems level change). This group will meet monthly, starting with speakers from certifying bodies and auditors to share what’s working, what isn’t, and how they’re adapting. We’ll then define a collective work plan.

Benefits – Peer problem-solving. The goal is to move beyond discussing challenges to identifying potential solutions.

Storytelling and Marketing

This group is planning the joint launch of SHI’s new Buyer’s Guide to Herbal Products (created with the Institute of Natural Medicine). Join us to participate in the launch or other initiatives. Benefits for being involved include co-marketing opportunities, shared content resources, and other initiatives.

Sourcing Risks and Quality – Combined

These groups were exploring similar themes from different angles and are now merged. Peer to peer learning and joint problem solving around risk assessment tools, supplier evaluation frameworks, and other sourcing and quality practices.

Wild Plants – Focused Work Phase

We’re completing a series of guides on wild plants. If you want to actively contribute to guide development, join us. Otherwise, we’ll reopen this group once this phase concludes.