Debbie O'Brien Krackeler

Debbie O'Brien Krackeler, Senior Consultant, The Cahn Group, LLC

Debbie O'Brien Krackeler has a decade of experience working with companies on corporate social responsibility solutions. She is Senior Consultant to The Cahn Group and Director of Business Development at Clear Voice Hotline Service. Prior to that, she spent nine years at Business for Social Responsibility where she served as Director of Consumer Products and Director of Human Rights. The primary focus of Ms Krackeler's engagement with companies is on helping them develop strategies and policies to integrate corporate responsibility policies and practices into their core business operations. Ms. Krackeler advises companies on the development of sustainable supply chain practices. She provides strategic counsel and training on the full range of program implementation issues including development of risk assessment and audit standards tools, communications with suppliers and stakeholders, country and issues specific challenges, monitoring and verification, and remediation.
 
Ms. Krackeler has conducted over thirty training workshops for suppliers and brand representatives on compliance and codes of conduct in Asia and Latin America, and has spoken at a variety of conferences on the issue of responsible supply chain management. Her clients have included big and small companies including adidas, Ford Motor Company, Gap Inc, Kraft Foods, Levi-Strauss & Company, Monsanto, Nordstrom, Nike, Novartis, Peets Coffee, Proctor & Gamble, Reebok, Starbucks, Target, Timberland, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods Market.