Sustaining Sustainability

In this special episode, we are doing something a bit different. Last week was the Center for Sustainable Business' bi-annual meeting with our corporate partners, the Sustainable Business Forum, where we were lucky to hear a keynote address from Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and the CEO and Co-Founder of IMAGINE, which helps build net positive companies that thrive by giving more than they take.

In his address, Paul Polman discusses:

• The relatively low costs of action on global challenges compared to the high costs of inaction

• The need for new kinds of leadership to tackle these challenges

• How ESG measurement and disclosure improve transparency and can help re-build trust in society

You can watch the full video of Paul's keynote address at this link: bit.ly/PaulPolmanSBFKeynote

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This episode was researched, recorded, edited, and produced by Prof. CB Bhattacharya and CSB Team of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Sustainable Business: www.sustainablebusiness.pitt.edu

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from San Francisco by Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme, Director at Moody's ESG Solutions, a new business unit of Moody’s Corporation formed to serve the growing global demand for ESG and climate analytics and empower organizations to make better, more sustainable decisions.

In this episode, Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme and Professor Bhattacharya discuss:

• Integrating physical and economic climate risks into financial decision making

• How to view investments through the lens of the just transition

• The drivers of change in how financial institutions are approaching ESG reporting

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Washington, DC by Alex Thier, the CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, which is working to eradicate forced labor and human trafficking around the world.

In this episode, Alex Thier and Professor Bhattacharya discuss:

• How to address modern slavery with a systems change approach

• The intersections between modern slavery and climate and environmental issues

• The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on modern slavery and child labor

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Sacramento, California by Paul Shapiro, author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, and the CEO of The Better Meat Co., which produces plant proteins that are uniquely formulated to blend effortlessly into meat or can be used to create completely plant-based products.

In this episode, Paul Shapiro and Professor Bhattacharya discuss:

• How fungi can be used to create a meat experience for consumers without harming the planet

• The rise of awareness in ESG metrics and its expansion into animal welfare issues

• A future for the food industry with decent jobs for workers

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from Pittsburgh by Betty Cruz, President and CEO of World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the Council, Betty served as the leader of Change Agency, a social enterprise which she founded in 2016, and Project Director for All for All, an immigrant inclusion initiative.

Betty has extensive experience in community outreach, communications, partnership-building, and program management – spanning nearly 20 years. She has developed citywide initiatives for Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto, managed major accounts for a national nonprofit dedicated to building playgrounds across the U.S., and supported public relations for global brands representing a wide range of industries.

In the Episode Betty Cruz and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss

- Who are the stakeholders to bring sustainable future

- What should you do to make a difference

- How to get involved in sustainability

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from the United Kingdom by Mike Barry, Ex Director of Sustainable Business at famous retail company Marks & Spencer. Marks and Spencer Group plc is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in London, England, that specializes in selling clothing, home products and food products, generating 10.2 Billion Euros in the year 2020 alone.

Mike is a leader in sustainable change. One of the pioneers of green business in the corporate world he helped to develop, launch and implement Marks and Spencer’s ground-breaking sustainability programme, Plan A (because there is no Plan B for the one world we have). In ten years, Plan A delivered £750m of net business benefit and over the years won 230 awards.

In the Episode Mike Barry and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss

- How businesses could transform into sustainable business

- Initiatives led by Marks and Spencer to drive sustainability in business

- Five steps to build more sustainable business and more...

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined by Sweta Chakraborty

About the guest:

Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is a risk and behavioral scientist whose work is motivated by the need for clear, credible, evidence-based communication to urgently and proactively manage the risks that threaten human security and well-being. She is the U.S. Representative for “We Don’t Have Time,” the Sweden-based tech start-up that launched Greta Thunberg. She is also the founder and principle of Adapt to Thrive, a venture that seeks to better inform individuals, businesses, and government entities on the complex, interconnected challenges, already existing and emerging from a warming planet. She earned her doctorate in risk management from King’s College London, and her undergraduate degrees in Decision Science and International Relations from Carnegie Mellon University.

In the Episode Sweta Chakraborty and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss –Human biases in perceiving the threat of Climate Change and how Science can contribute to a more inclusive society

Conversation Time Stamp

2:00 – 4:00: Sweta’s transformation journey from academia to risk communication

4:00 – 5:37: How do innate biases affect human behavior and influence their reaction to issues like the pandemic and climate change

5:58- 8:15: What would be a feasible response to current climate crisis from individuals and businesses that

8:16 – 10:16 How is climate change and COVID-19 interlinked and what to expect from the future

10:17 - 12:24 How can science and the field of risk management help mitigate disproportional impact and build an inclusive society

12:25- 13: 57: Message to businesses as they tackle COVID-19

13:58 - Conclusion: Actions that individuals can take to tackle risks associated with Climate change and COVID-19

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from the United Kingdom by Peter Lacy, Global Sustainability Service Lead and Chief Responsibility Officer at Accenture. Accenture plc is a Fortune Global 500 company, operating across over 40 industries with revenues of $44.3 billion in 2020.

In the Episode Peter Lacy and Prof. Bhattacharya discuss

- Industry-wide initiatives to combat climate change and the value of partnerships.

- Circular Economy and Peters contribution to Accenture’s sustainability vision

- Corporate communication strategy to highlight innovation and circular economy initiatives.

- Accenture’s sustainability initiatives and more….

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from New York City by Vanessa De La Ossa, Vice President of Sustainable Finance Americas at ING. ING Americas is the brand name of ING’s wholesale business in the Americas region, and a part of ING Group N.V. (“ING”), a global financial services company of Dutch origin with a network spanning 40 countries. ING has more than 53,000 employees helping its 38.6 million customers manage their money and meet financial goals. Ms. De La Ossa discusses a relatively new field in the finance industry known as “sustainable finance,” the importance of this new field for businesses and the environment, and ING’s “terra approach” to sustainable business strategy: "One thing that we’re seeing is that one to two years ago […] many clients, especially here in the U.S., were not interested [in sustainable finance] at the time or didn’t think that they could play in the market, and now it’s the opposite. Now, we’re getting so many requests and we’re inundated."

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In this episode, CSB Director CB Bhattacharya is joined from New York City by James Gowen, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Chief Sustainability Officer at Verizon. Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology, communications, information and entertainment products and services, generating $128.3 billion of revenues in 2020. Mr. Gowen will discuss Verizon’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2035, digital inclusion, and important lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: "There is no silver bullet to just save the environment going forward. It’s going to be a series of incremental steps – some of them are going to have to be larger – we understand that."

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