Chief Sustainabilty Officer

IBM

IT Services & Consulting Revenue US $ 60.52bn 310,000 Employees

Responsible for the global environmental affairs , energy efficiency , toxicology and chemical management , and product safety and related hardware compliance functions at IBM , Balta is dedicated to growth that drives innovation and shifts in business and technology . For nearly 40 years , Balta has been an integral leader at IBM , he has served on the company ’ s Global Enablement Team for Kenya and East Africa and is the company ’ s Partnership Executive for Carnegie Mellon University ( where he received a degree in civil engineering ).

“ There is no question in my mind that sustainability is good for the bottom line . Someone once said ‘ if you think education is expensive , try ignorance .’ That applies to environmental sustainability as well ”

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