Scot Case

Scot Case is vice president of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest trade association for retailers. He has focused on the intersection of business, environmental, and social concerns since the mid-1990s. With strategic leadership experience in multiple industry sectors, he provides a system-wide perspective that helps NRF members thrive in a rapidly changing future.

Throughout Case’s career as a strategist, consultant, and sustainability expert, he has worked with organizations including the White House, World Bank, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, large publicly traded and private-sector companies, and federal, state and local governments around the world. He was one of two partners in an environmental standard-setting and certification company that they sold to Underwriters Laboratories. In addition to his current board role at SERI, Case previously served on the Advisory Board of the Global Ecolabelling Network and was the first employee of the Global Electronics Council (formerly Green Electronics Council), which manages the EPEAT sustainable electronics standard.

A frequent keynote speaker and conference presenter on strategy development, leadership, and sustainability, Case has published dozens of articles and case studies, testified before Congress, and been quoted broadly in mainstream media. Case is originally from Charlotte, N.C., and holds a master's degree in political science with a focus on sustainability from Virginia Tech.