John Weiss, VP of sustainability and environmental policy at Entergy, the Fortune 500 company is chasing an ambitious sustainability goal. They're targeting net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
With 600 buildings, nearly 20,000 employees, 25,000 students, and a fleet of vehicles, Harvard University oversees a vast amount of infrastructure. And the university is working to ensure that infrastructure ends its use of fossil fuels by 2050. We talk with Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Henriksen.
Bay Bridge Ventures, founded this year, is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and impactful technology companies. Kim Kolt, a General Partner at the firm, shares advice for incorporating sustainability into metrics and discusses upcoming sustainability trends.
Jon Leland, Chief Strategy Office at Kickstarter, shares how sustainability became a priority inside the company and explains how buy-in from creators on the platform has advanced sustainability.
Ellis Jones, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, explains how the company’s Global Sustainability Team does its work and highlights how metrics have helped move progress forward inside the organization.
Mark Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at multinational crop nutrient company Nutrien, shares how embedding sustainability into the core business and ethos of the company can create platforms for growth.
Effective sustainability requires multifaceted, open innovation, says Professor Ashley George. As President and Founder of the nonprofit Tech for Good, George shares three key traits that make business leaders successful at building a sustainable practice.
In an excerpt from the new book Innovation Accounting, authors Dan Toma and Esther Gons talk with DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer about the intricacies of measuring innovation progress.
The reporting structure of Materion’s six-member sustainability team was set up with the intention of embedding sustainability into company’s strategic planning, decision-making, and core operations. We talk to Jon Newton, the Cleveland company’s Global Director of Sustainability.
Founded in 2004, Eniva Biomass set out to create a renewable, low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. It is now the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, used to generate heat and electricity. Its goal: operating as a net-zero emissions company by 2030. We talk to Kim DuBose, Director of Commerce...
AT&T is not waiting on government regulation to make its sustainability goals and reporting transparent. Shannon Carroll, AT&T’s Assistant Vice President of Global Environmental Sustainability, shares his advice for companies that want to jumpstart their sustainability efforts or enhance their existing work.
The US dairy industry is committed to achieve carbon neutrality, optimized water usage and improved water quality by 2050. To understand how these goals are put into action, InnoLead spoke to Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy about a new partnership aimed at getting farmers to adopt more sustainable practices.
Michael Cross explains how Entergy’s KeyString Labs is set up; the need to start with concrete, near-term results; and how his team stays close to customer needs.
Delta’s Managing Director of Sustainability Amelia DeLuca sits down with InnoLead to discuss electric airplanes, carbon offsets, biofuels, and communicating sustainability objectives to employees and customers.
Dole, one of world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable producers, is taking action to combat food inequality, climate change, and human rights issues. Dr. Lara Ramdin, Chief Innovation Officer, and Barbara Guerpillon, Global Head of Ventures, share how they are driving the company’s sustainability initiatives through open innovation.