By Caroline Cox
The concept of sustainability is about looking ahead and making changes now that will improve the future – for the environment and for business. With that in mind, we’ve also compiled a list of “5 Women to Watch” along with PINK’s list of the Top 10 Women in Sustainability. Remember their names: you’ll be hearing a lot from these women in months and years to come.
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Britta Gross: Director, Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization, General MotorsIt’s clear that both GM and Gross make sustainability a top priority. Gross, mother of two daughters, says her goal is “to see that we eliminate most of the need to use fossil fuels in [GM vehicles] within my children’s lifetime.” But, to have any significant impact, solutions should appeal to mainstream consumers – “not just a small group.”
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Kathy Hopinkah Hannan: National Managing Partner, Diversity and Corporate Responsibility, KPMG LLPDuring Hannan’s tenure, KPMG launched its first-ever Living Green Champion Awards program in 2010. The program recognizes KPMG partners and employees who excel in environmental stewardship and make significant sustainability efforts within their communities.
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Elizabeth Johnson: Reconnect Program Manager, DellDell’s partnership with Goodwill, called Reconnect, allows people in the U.S. and Canada to donate unwanted computers and equipment for responsible recycling. Under Johnson’s management, the program has created about 250 jobs, and more than 170 million pounds of e-waste have been recycled since the program’s inception in 2004.
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Pat Rayl: Second Vice President of Technology Services, AflacAt Aflac Incorporated, Rayl leads the Database Administration, Network Operations Center, Computer Operations Center and Technical Services Organizations. Since joining the company in 1992, she has risen from various IT positions to run Aflac’s Smart Green programs, focused on data center power management, hardware recycling and reducing paper use. More than 33,000 pounds of electronic equipment have been recycled so far.
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Alison Taylor: Vice President of Sustainability – Americas, SiemensTaylor is serious about sustainability. She’s responsible for driving the sustainability program for Siemens in the Americas and advancing sustainability knowledge, tools and capabilities company-wide. She strives to embed sustainability into the company’s daily operations and business strategies. Harnessing the energy and great ideas of the 60,000 employees in the U.S. who stand behind sustainable technologies like wind turbines, efficient lighting and appliances, light rail trains and smart grid technology – it’s a big job.
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